3. Pet adoption centre The place where rescued abandoned pets may be sent Pets wait for their next owner Electronic microchip implanted as “ID card” Health services: injection + de-sexing
4. Adoption Good health condition + suitable living environment required Register as members first Home visits to the adopter’s family after adoption Database system Used to store pet’s information consistently
15. Microchip implant for identification Locate and identify pets Assign unique number Notification to staff and members Signaling to staff when pets need treatment Notification of expiring membership Catalogue for keeping records Store pets’ information Retrieve the information by using search function
16. Updating pet information Help adopters on decision making When pets receive injections, update health records for keeping track on health condition Arranging of home visit after adoption Monitor the pets’ latest condition Summarizing statistics Formulate strategy for operation or promotion
25. Surprised to notice how metadata closely relates to us Impressed by the significance of: Planning for data structure Criteria for data selection No longer be appropriate to use single schema (Dublin Core) to construct a metadata scheme Adoption of mixing different metadata schema (Barker & Campbell, 2010)
26. Barker, P. & Campbell, L. M. (2010). Metadata for Learning Materials: An Overview of Existing Standards and Current Developments. Technology, Instruction, Cognition & Learning, 7(3/4), 225. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
