id Url Resource class Title Subject Description Publisher Format Date Created Medium Spatial Coverage Rights Holder https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2500 Unit 1: Lesson 3: Metadata and Reference Codes Main Ideas: Metadata is a useful tool for the for archivists and researchers to effectively search for items and categorized them. Metadata can be a useful source of information for researchers using items. Reference numbers or codes are useful for searching for physical items in archives and collections as well as digital. | Activity/Reflection In this lesson we learned about Metadata and hoow it is useful for researchers and archive workers. In this activity you will select from the provided items below and search for similar items within SHSMO's collection by reviewing and using their metadata in your search.  https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/ec/id/22349/rec/29 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/art/id/262/rec/1 https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/plat/id/303/rec/7 https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2261 dctype:Image "Organization for Black Struggle offers GLBT Scholarship" LGBTQ+, Organization for Black Struggle A digital scan of a newspaper article discussing a scholarship offered by OBS JPG State Historical Society of Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2255 dctype:Image OBS Membership Picnic Flyer Informational flyer. A black and white digital scan of a physical flyer. Text on the flyer says: "OBS Membership Picnic Sat. September 2nd 3-7 pm Herman Park"; "In case of rain, meeting will be held same day, 3-5 pm at Cabanne Library 1106 Union"; and "Information! Food & Sodas Fun! Contests! Games & Prizes Fun!" The Organization for Black Struggle JPG February 23, 2025 Paper 9' x 11' The State Historical Society of Missouri https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2253 dctype:Image A Forum on Environmental Racism, World Agricultural and Biowarfare Advertisement History A digital scan of an advertisement for an event on environmental racism. The Organization for Black Struggle JPG February 21, 2025 Paper 9' x 11' State Historical Society of Missouri