Build your metadata expertise through this comprehensive 4-course micro-credentialing series. Each course is designed to deepen your understanding of metadata functions, standards, and relationships. These four courses, along with all Amigos online sessions on the Continuing Education Services schedule, are free for members. Register today for the first course in the series, Metadata Principles and Practices: Metadata Basics.
The Metadata Principles and Practices Micro-Credential is made up of four separate two-hour courses and one capstone. Courses are held on select Wednesdays, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Central:
- Metadata Basics October 15, 2025
- Metadata Standards and Types October 22, 2025
- Metadata Customization, Exchange, Transformation and Migration October 29, 2025
- Metadata Relationships November 5, 2025
- Micro-Credentialing & Capstone Project self-paced
The Amigos micro-credential program provides staff at member libraries the opportunity to demonstrate mastery in a particular area and to record that mastery on a resume or CV.
To earn the Metadata Principles and Practices: Micro-Credential certificate, participants must complete all four courses, submit individual course assignments, and successfully complete the final capstone project. Registration for the capstone is required, and there is a $70 fee.