2021 Training Workshop: Metadata and How to Make It, for FROGBEAR and Beyond
Channel: UBC FROGBEAR Project
Date: 2022-02-09

This session introduces basic metadata concepts for digital humanities and metadata practices for the FROGBEAR project in particular.  This includes how structured metadata makes it possible to find, aggregate, and analyze information, and how to create useful metadata in the course of data collection in the field. The session also looks at the web interfaces that make FROGBEAR data accessible and how rich, well-organized metadata makes this material more valuable. This includes making records easy to find, creating geographic data suitable for GIS analysis, and writing appropriate and thorough record descriptions. The workshop covers the format and conventions of FROGBEAR metadata, including presentations from the UBC library and an experienced field researcher.

RESOURCES:

• UBC Library Metadata Workshop
https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/intro-metadata/

• FROGBEAR Data Collection Instructions
https://wiki.ubc.ca/Documentation:Library:Circle/FROGBEAR_Data_Collection

• FROGBEAR Database
https://frogbear.org/frogbear-database-of-religious-sites-in-east-asia/

• FROGBEAR Materials in Open Collections via Circle
https://bit.ly/3xTawNR