Date: 19 Apr 2006 17:32:49 -0000 From: hema singh <hemasingh2004@rediffmail.com> INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE 8TH Mile,Mysore Road,Bangalore-560059 DRTC Colloquium(9)(2005-2007) ON "METADATA" ABSTRACT The term 'metadata' is becoming commonly used to refer to a variety of types of data,which describe other data especially in the context of digital information resources.Metadata is expected to play an important role in resource discovery on the Internet.The term 'meta' derives from the Greek word denoting 'a nature of a higher or more fundamental kind'.A metadata record usually consists of a number of pre-defined elements representing specific attributes of a resource, and each element can have one or more values.Metadata can describe information packages at various levels of granularity.There are various different metadata standards and format to describe digital objects.In this colloquium we propose to discuss different aspects and facets of metadata. TOPICS SPEAKERS 1.Overview Hema Singh 2.Types of Metadata Neha Singh 3.Metadata Standards Sukla Chakraborty Randhir Kumar Ananya Sarkar 4.Markup Language & Metadata Sucheta Lahiri 5.Metadata Crosswalks Md.Ehtesham 6.Metadata for Resource Discovery in DL Samiksha Yadav 7.Conclusion Protiti Majumdar Venue:DRTC Classroom Date:26th April 2006 Time:2:00p.m. All are cordially invited Dr. K.S. Raghavan (Colloquium Coordinator)