Metadata and Discovery Freshers Fair 

Tuesday 15 October 2024, 12.00pm - 1.00pm

Delivered via Zoom

Join us at the Metadata and Discovery Freshers Fair for an exclusive look behind the scenes and meet members of the MDG committee. Speakers will offer insight into committee activities and their own professional roles within the metadata and discovery landscape.

The session will commence with an introduction to the committee, including its purpose and membership. Following this, we will provide a concise overview of the steps involved in becoming a metadata professional. Subsequently, a presentation on Resource Description and Access (RDA) will be delivered.

To showcase the broader applications of metadata, we will then highlight three key areas of metadata work beyond traditional cataloguing. Finally, we will extend an invitation to potential new members to join our committee.

12:00 Introduction to MDG and its activities - Will Peaden
12:10 How to get into Cataloguing - Anne Welsh
12:15 RDA matters - Jenny Wright
12:25 Metadata transformation - Fran Frenzel
12:35 MARCEdit task list - Ceilan Hunter-Green
12:45 Publisher metadata - Concetta La Spada
12:55 Wrap up and invitation to join group - Will Peaden

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Get to know the incredible CILIP Communities - our volunteer networks who meet regularly to programme events, trainings and conferences and publish journals, blogs and newsletters. Any CILIP member can join our community groups, attend events and/or get involved with the committee and help shape the future of their work...

The Metadata and Discovery Group (MDG) is a CILIP Special Interest Group promoting best practice in resourcing discovery and collection management.

What does MDG do?

MDG is actively engaged in the development and maintenance of metadata standards, including RDA, seeking to work in partnership with the organisations and groups responsible for their advancement.
MDG unites all those with an interest in metadata and discovery, including colleagues working in the cultural sector, business and commerce and the publishing industry.
MDG works with regional cataloguing and metadata special interest groups to provide training and networking opportunities as well as a biennial conference.
MDG publishes an open access online journal Catalogue and Index.
MDG advises CILIP on matters concerning bibliographic control.

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