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Metadata Staff Training
16. What types of training and professional development opportunities have your metadata staff
used to gain their expertise? Check all that apply. N=65
N
Initial Training
N=63
Keeping up-to-date
N=64
On-the-job training 62 59 52
Conferences 59 27 57
Professional journals and readings 59 24 58
Electronic discussion lists 59 22 59
Peers 58 24 57
Professional association-sponsored workshops 56 35 50
Blogs and online readings 54 16 54
Library school 45 45 7
Workshops in house 33 24 28
Other 12 4 10
Please specify other activity.
Initial training Keeping up-to-date
Software documentation Software documentation
Subscription-based online tutorials
University of Virginia Rare Book School &Oxford Text
Archive
Workshops off-site Workshops off-site
Consortial workshops
Consulting for other institutions
Contacts at other institutions
Online preservation courses
Online training
Other workshops
Regional consortia
Webinars
Metadata Staff Training
16. What types of training and professional development opportunities have your metadata staff
used to gain their expertise? Check all that apply. N=65
N
Initial Training
N=63
Keeping up-to-date
N=64
On-the-job training 62 59 52
Conferences 59 27 57
Professional journals and readings 59 24 58
Electronic discussion lists 59 22 59
Peers 58 24 57
Professional association-sponsored workshops 56 35 50
Blogs and online readings 54 16 54
Library school 45 45 7
Workshops in house 33 24 28
Other 12 4 10
Please specify other activity.
Initial training Keeping up-to-date
Software documentation Software documentation
Subscription-based online tutorials
University of Virginia Rare Book School &Oxford Text
Archive
Workshops off-site Workshops off-site
Consortial workshops
Consulting for other institutions
Contacts at other institutions
Online preservation courses
Online training
Other workshops
Regional consortia
Webinars