This sounds like it's completely appropriate to do this on the "Library
Success" wiki:
<http://www.libsuccess.org/>
Roy
On 3/11/10 3/11/10 € 10:30 AM, "Ingrid Schneider" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Apologies for cross-posting. Some of you may have seen this last week.
>
> I have an idea that I've been tossing around for a while, and I'd like
> to ask your opinion on it and gauge possible interest.
>
> As a new metadata librarian working on building a digital program from
> the ground up, I've spent a lot of time searching for little bits of
> information. Information on different metadata schemes, what software is
> available for what purpose, functions of the software we currently have
> that might help us on our way, exporting and importing data, etc., etc.,
> etc.
>
> The idea I had was to start a wiki where all the myriad knowledge and
> information on metadata, digital collections, digital objects, IRs, etc.
> can be gathered. I envision gathering such information as:
> *Different metadata schemes: maybe summaries, intended uses, pros and
> cons, idiosyncrasies, etc.
> *Different software options: coverage of software being used in our
> institutions; again with pros and cons, idiosyncracies, workarounds, etc.
> *Processes: how exactly do you export from FileMaker Pro (for example)?
> Or build a tab delimited file for importing? How does the tab delimited
> file link to the digital objects?
> *Resources: Information on relevant blogs, mailing lists, associations,
> interest groups, etc.
> *Information from mailing lists: Answers to questions that come up
> frequently, topics that generate special interest among the
> participants, topics that may be of interest to people outside of the list.
>
> Of course, I'm still learning much of this, so I'd have to ask for
> community participation. If enough people seem interested in having the
> resource available and/or contributing I'll go ahead and move forward
> with it. Feel free to email me off list, and thank you for reading my
> email!
>
> Ingrid Schneider
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