Related Sites
Metadata Schemes
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
E-journal archive DTD feasibility study [3 May 2002]
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)
<indecs> interoperability of data in e-commerce systems. Learning Resource Meta-data Specification. IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.
METS: Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard
Preservation metadata for digital objects: A review of the state of the art.
Technical Metadata for Digital Still Images. National Information Standards Organization.
Visual Resources Association Data Standards Committee. VRA Core Categories, Version 3.0. (2002).
Metadata Crosswalks
Metadata: Mapping between Metadata Formats
(comprehensive list of mappings to and from all major formats including national versions of MARC).
Issues in Crosswalking Content Metadata Standards. Margaret St. Pierre and William LaPlant. National Information Standards Organization.
Metadata Tools
MetaWeb Project (Australia)
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative: Tools and Software.
Metadata: UKOLN Software Tools
(comprehensive list of tools for a variety of standards including Dublin Core, GILS and IMS)
Nordic Metadata Projects
Open Archives Initiative
Persistent Identifiers
Handle System. Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
DOI: Digital Object Identifier System.
Permanence Ratings
Assigning permanence levels to NLM's electronic publications.
Open Archival Information System Reference Model
Reference model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS).
Selection and Content Guidelines
Selection of Online Australian publications intended for preservation by the National Library of Australia.[3 May 2002].
Networked Electronic Publications Policy and Guidelines. (Canada) [3 May 2002].
PANDORA [3 May 2002].
OCLC Digital Preservation Resources, Digital & Preservation Co-op.[3 May 2002].
Attributes of a trusted digital repository for digital materials. RLG. [3 May 2002].
Selected Digital Preservation Projects
Internet Archive: Building an 'Internet Library'. (2001). [Online]. Available: [3 May 2002].
InterPARES: International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems. (2002) [Online]. www.archive.org [3 May 2002].
OCLC/RLG Working Group on Preservation Metadata. "A Recommendation for Content Information."
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