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Please excuse cross-posting of this message. **************************************************************** On June 6th the Nova Scotia Provincial Library will host an audio conference on “Building Virtual Collections Using Distributed Metadata” with Mark Jordan. Protocols and tools are available that allow libraries to assemble metadata from a variety of sources and organize it into useful virtual collections. The presenter, who is both a developer of metadata application profiles for supporting virtual collections and of software for building virtual collections, will introduce participants to a number of tools and techniques that can be used to collect distributed metadata and present it to end users. The Benefits: Learn about necessary background and current technologies from an active implementer, in as jargon-free an environment as possible. After participating in this session, you will know what you need to know to build your own virtual collection. Who Should Participate? Library staff who are interested in learning more about distributed virtual collections. Participants need not have a technical background. Key Topics: Common approaches to aggregating distributed metadata Key protocols and technologies Metadata application profiles Software for building virtual collections Presenter: Mark Jordan is Head of Library Systems at Simon Fraser University. He is currently on secondment to AlouetteCanada as Project Manager for their Metadata Toolkit. He is also the author of Putting Content Online: A Practical Guide for Libraries (Chandos, 2006), and is the maintainer of Digitizationblog. Developed for The Education Institute by the British Columbia Library Association. SESSION DETAILS: Time: Wednesday, June 6, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Place: Conference Room, Nova Scotia Provincial Library, 3770 Kempt Road, Halifax This session is free; parking is available in front of the building. Please respond to Carol Morris at [log in to unmask] or by phone at 424-2477 if you would like to attend this session. ******************************************************************** We respectfully request that you refrain from wearing any scented products, including perfume, hair spray, cologne, deodorant, etc. and we thank you for your cooperation. ********************************************************************