It has been a bumpy start to ETL505. There is so much information that is covered in only the first couple of weeks of the course that it is hard to get my head around! I have gone from not even knowing what the term “metadata” is to understanding its meaning and being able to analyse resources according to the metadata they include. At times I have found the concepts covered in the prescribed text to be overwhelming and a little confusing but the textbook and the course itself has certainly given me an appreciation of the sheer importance that library systems and tools play in our ability to find, identify, select, obtain and explore educational resources (particularly digital resources). My head is swimming with so many new definitions and concepts!