Metadata Services
MIT Libraries

Presentations

• The Semantic Library (powerpoint) by Robert Wolfe
  NEASIST Awards Dinner, Cambridge, MA, 12 June 2008

  A presentation to the New England Chapter of the American Society of Information Science and Technology.

• Creating a Metadata Unit at the MIT Libraries (powerpoint) by Rebecca Lubas
  ALA Midwinter 2008, Philadelphia, PA, January 12, 2008

  A presentation to the ALCTS/CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group.

• Introduction to Metadata for Educational Resources (html) by Robert Wolfe
  OLAC 2006, Phoenix, AZ, October 27, 2006

  A presentation to the Audiovisual cataloging community

• Podcasts at MIT Require Metadata Services (html) by Robert Wolfe
  Digital Instruction Resource Center, September 12, 2006

  A presentation to the MIT Libraries

• Metadata Services Year in Review (html) by Robert Wolfe
  Digital Instruction Resource Center, October 10, 2006

  A presentation to the MIT Libraries

• The Value of Metadata in the Google Era (powerpoint) by Robert Wolfe
  MIT Libraries Information Intersection, May 24, 2005

  A presentation to the MIT Community.

• Metadata Specialists: A New Breed of Librarian at MIT (powerpoint) by Robert Wolfe
  Simmons College, April 15, 2004

  A presentation to Simmons GSLIS students at the NEASIST Career Panel.

• Metadata Services: An Introduction to a new Unit of the MIT Libraries (powerpoint) by Robert Wolfe
  MIT Libraries, March 29, 2004

  A review of the Metadata Services Unit's first year, presented to the staff of the MIT Libraries.

• Metadata: An Introduction presented by MIT Libraries Metadata Services (powerpoint) by Rebecca L. Lubas and Robert Wolfe
  IAP 2004 Presentation, January 27, 2004

  Metadata - "data about data" -- is any information describing any aspect of a resource. Examples of resources are books, web sites, and videos. Metadata can describe a wide variety of information such as the resource's subject matter, the creator of the information, and/or the technical details to store and access the resource. Metadata can be used to find, gather, and maintain resources over long periods of time. The consistent application of metadata according to standards improves searching and makes information retrieval more reliable. In this session, we will look at the uses and varieties of metadata in general and metadata applications at MIT such as DSpace and OpenCourseWare in specific.

• Metadata and Learning Objects (powerpoint) by Robert Wolfe
  Wesleyan College, December 2, 2003

  Presentation to the librarians from Wesleyan, Trinity and Conneticut Colleges working on the LOLA project.

• MIT Libraries' Metadata Unit: Enhancing the Range of Cataloging Services (powerpoint) by Rebecca Lubas
  MIT Libraries, June 18, 2003

  Presentation to the Library staff concerning the creation of the Metadata Services Unit.