Building Digital New Jersey: The Metadata Foundation
November 18, 2002

Rutgers University Libraries
Alexander Library, Scholarly Communication Center
New Brunswick, NJ

Satellite Locations:

Dana Library Newark, NJ

Paul Robeson Library Camden, NJ

Rutgers University Libraries hosted a Metadata Workshop at the Alexander Library, New Brunswick Campus and at satellite locations in Camden and Newark, on Monday, November 18th. The workshop focused on the importance of metadata standards in the development of quality, interoperable digital projects for the development of shared resources across New Jersey. This has been an interest within VALE, the State Library, and NJEdge. This workshop was designed to serve as a building block towards that vision.

Workshop Schedule

8:45-9:15		Registration   Program Facilitator: Gracemary Smulewitz, Head, Collection Services,     New Brunswick Libraries, Rutgers University Libraries
9:30		Welcome   Marianne Gaunt, University Librarian, Rutgers University
9:45		A Vision of Digital New Jersey: Panel discussion   Norma Blake, New Jersey State Librarian   Betty Steckman, Assistant Coordinator for Library Program, New Jersey State Library   Richard Sweeney, University Librarian, New Jersey Institute of Technology   Sherri Prupis, Educational Technologist, NJEDge   Marianne Gaunt (Moderator)
10:45		Metadata in Context - Digital projects and metadata   Linda Langschied, Head, Scholarly Communication Center, Rutgers University Libraries   Ann Montanaro, Head, Systems Department, Rutgers University Libraries
11:15		Metadata Standards and Applicability - Including a step through of a Dublin Core application profile   Mary Beth Weber, Head, Special Formats Cataloging, Rutgers University Libraries   Ed Berger, Associate Director, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University Libraries
12:00		LUNCH - Provided
1:00		Collaborative Data Models - Building a data architecture for interoperability and extensibility   Rhonda Marker, Head, Cataloging Department, Rutgers University Libraries   Ruth Bogan, Database and Catalog Portal Management Librarian, Rutgers University Libraries
1:30		Metadata for Educational Resources - Extending metadata toward an educational resource portal   Ruth Bogan, Database and Catalog Portal Management Librarian, Rutgers University Libraries   Karen Wenk, Science Digital Initiatives Librarian, Rutgers University Libraries
2:00		Metadata for Preservation and Digital Persistence - Preservation metadata   Ronald C. Jantz, Social Sciences Data Librarian, Rutgers University Libraries
2:20		BREAK
2:30		EAD for Archival Collections - Using EAD to designate the content of descriptive guides to archival collections   Tom Frusciano, University Archivist, Rutgers University Libraries
3:00		“Digital New Jersey” - Where do we go from here? - Discussion   Grace Agnew (Moderator), Associate University Librarian for Digital Library Systems,     Rutgers University Libraries   Norma Blake   Betty Steckman   Richard Sweeney   Sherri Prupis   Marianne Gaunt
3:30		Adjourn
3:30		Informal demonstrations of three RU Libraries digital projects