What is metadata? What should I know about it?

• The connections between what we’ve always done and metadata
• Review of different types of metadata
• Explaination of metadata language
• Identification of the drivers for metadata adoption
• Why metadata is important to records and archives work

What metadata specifications are current in recordkeeping and how do they relate?

• Overview of the situation across state and federal boundaries relating to recordkeeping-related metadata specifications, including:
  • Australian (SPIRT) research metadata set
  • AGLS
  • Recordkeeping Metadata Standards for Commonwealth Government Agencies
  • State Records NSW
  • RKMS standard
  • South Australian SARKMS
  • VERS metadata specification

Hands on practical session

• Identifying and attributing metadata

What are the implementation issues and how will recordkeeping metadata impact practice?

• Requirements already in place and those being introduced
• How can recordkeeping metadata standards be implemented
• Use of existing technology
• Links to system design and information architecture