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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Reser, Gregory <gre...@ucsd.edu> Date: Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:17 AM Subject: [VRA-L] Embedded Metadata News - basic guidelines To: VRA-L at listserv.uark.edu Have you ever found yourself saying:**** ** ** ?I want to embed some metadata in my images, but when I looked at the VRA beta info panel (which is awesome by the way) my eyes glazed over and I started daydreaming about my next vacation. Does it have to be that complex??**** or**** ?As a VR professional, I can make good use of all the fields in the VRA beta info panel (which is awesome by the way) but I have faculty and students who don?t need all of that, they just want to embed a basic description of their work. What advice can I give them??**** ** ** To answer questions like this, the VRA EMwg (Embedded Metadata working group) have developed guidelines for Basic embedded metadata for photos of art and architecture. The guide demonstrates the use of just five fields to succinctly describe creative works and make the difference between Image and Work clear in the context of common photo applications. Also included are ?Getting started? instructions for a few popular tools.**** ** ** The EMwg hopes the guidelines are easy to understand and helpful, without being preachy. Take a look (that?s not a command, just a suggestion): http://metadatadeluxe.pbworks.com/w/page/59200201/Basic%20photo%20metadata%20guidelines **** **** **** Thank you,**** ** ** VRA Embedded Metadata working group**** ** ** Marta Bustillo, National College of Art and Design (Ireland)**** Heidi Eyestone, Carleton College**** Sheryl Frisch, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo**** Joshua Lynn, Minneapolis Institute of Arts**** Heidi Raatz, Minneapolis Institute of Arts**** Greg Reser, University of California, San Diego**** Steve Tatum, Virginia Tech**** -- Heidi S. Raatz Visual Resources Librarian | Permissions Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 612.870.3196 | hraatz at artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org
