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This is a neat idea. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:30 PM, 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 > -- > Ingrid Schneider, M.L.S. > Metadata & Authority Control Librarian > New Mexico State University Library > PO Box 30006 / MSC 3475 > Las Cruces, NM 88003 > Phone: 575-646-4707 >