1. 1 QA Focus – Supporting JISC's Digital Library Programmes Quality Assurance For Metadata Brian Kelly and Amanda Closier UKOLN Gareth Knight AHDS http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/qa-focus/ This session addresses the importance of quality assurance for metadata and describes the QA methodology developed by JISC-funded QA Focus project.

2. 2 QA Focus – Supporting JISC's Digital Library Programmes Draft Timetable About QA Focus15:00 About You Simple QA for metadata 15:10 (group exercise) QA Focus Methodology15:30 QA For Metadata15:45 (group exercise) Discussion & Conclusions16:15 Finish16:30

3. 3 QA Focus – Supporting JISC's Digital Library Programmes An Introduction to QA Why Is QA Needed Now? In the past JISC had standards-based philosophy but: Approach of "let a 1,000 flowers bloom" Diversification as no killer application then (it could have been Gopher!) Things are different now: The Web is the killer application There is now a need for interoperability (not just self- contained independent Web sites) JISC Programmes increasingly intended as service development and not 'speculative' research There is a need for publicly-funded services to be seen to provide value for money Introduction

4. 4 QA Focus – Supporting JISC's Digital Library Programmes About QA Focus QA Focus: Funded to support JISC's digital library programme Covers technical interoperability (digitisation, Web, metadata, software development & service deployment) Has developed: A QA methodology Range of support materials Has taken a developmental approach to QA Provided by UKOLN and AHDS: Brian Kelly and Amanda Closier, UKOLN Hamish James and Gareth Knight, AHDS

5. 5 QA Focus – Supporting JISC's Digital Library Programmes About You Briefly say: Who you are The project you are involved in Your knowledge and experience of QA (if any) Your knowledge and experience of metadata (if any)

6. 6 QA Focus – Supporting JISC's Digital Library Programmes QA For Metadata Exercise 1 - In small groups: Attempt exercise 1a (Exercise 1b will be discussed but need not be attempted in the workshop) Spend about 10-15 minutes on the exercise