Metadata

Course Main Objective

This course deals with the concept of metadata in the electronic environment, how to link metadata with digital objects, ability to use the plans and standards of metadata and dealing with it and to use the metadata creating software and understand the structure of metadata tags and know reasons of the metadata quality assurance.

Course Learning Outcomes

• 1. Knowledge and Comprehension
• 1.1 Explain the essential concepts of metadata (characteristics and levels used in libraries and its functions and relation to search and retrieval).
• 2. Skills
• 2.1 Apply the metadata tags and mechanism of inserting them on websites.
• 2.2 Use the general and specialized standards in searching for resources on networks.
• 3. Values
• 3.1 Communicate effectively and bear responsibility through group assignments.

Course Content:

• The concept of metadata (translating the term, definition of metadata, origin and evolution, properties, levels).
• Metadata use, the metadata and cataloguing, making use of the metadata in libraries.
• The functions and purposes of metadata, divisions of metadata, main categories of metadata.
• The relation of metadata with search and retrieval on the web.
• The metadata tags and their application on websites.
• The general standards of metadata.
• The specialized standards of metadata.
• Building and managing the metadata and its applications.
• Quality control within the metadata.

Textbook (s) 

Primary Sources:

Al-Basunei, Badawiya.M. (2020). The Principles and Applications of Metadata in the Digital Environment. Dammam: Al-mutanabi.

Secondary Sources:

Abdel Hadi, Muhammad.F., Khalid, Abdel Fattah. (2016). Metadata: Its Theoretical Basics and Applied Applications. Cairo: Al-Masriah Al-Lubnaniah Bookstore.
Zeng, Marcia (2014). "Metadata Types and Functions". NISO. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
 "Best Practices for Structural Metadata". University of Illinois. 15 December - 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.- Retrieved 17 June 2016.

Course ID: INFO402