GENERAL SIP METADATA Clause Samples

GENERAL SIP METADATA. The general SIP metadata is based on the METS standard and presented as a profile. METS profiles are intended to describe a class of METS documents in sufficient detail to provide both document authors and programmers with the guidance they need to create and process METS documents conforming to a particular profile.21 Creating a METS profile requires a good understanding of the METS Profile components. An overview of these components can be found in the METS online documentation22 and in Appendix D on page 44 in the D3.2 specification. There are 5 main sections in this METS profile: • <metsHdr> - METS header (metadata about the creator, contact persons, etc. of the IP). • <dmdSec> - descriptive metadata (references to EAD, EAC-CPF, etc.). • <amdSec> - administrative metadata (how files were created and stored, intellectual property rights, etc.). • <fileSec> - file section, lists all files containing content (may also contain metadata about files). • <structMap> - structural map, describes the hierarchical structure of the digital object and the whole IP (i.e. object + metadata). These sections will be described in more detail in sections 3.1 to 3.6. All these sections present the E- ARK SIP requirements for METS elements in table form according to the following structure: • Element - The name of the element in plain text used in the accompanying schema for elements or attributes. For more information regarding elements and attributes in XML see WWW Consortium (▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/). • Definition - Defines the functions of the element. Contains an explanation of the element and some example values. • Cardinality – Represents the number of occurrences of an element (see below). o 0..1 The element is optional and cannot be repeated. o 0..* – The element is optional and can be repeated. o 1 The element is mandatory and can only be stated once. o 1.. The element is mandatory and has one or more occurrences. • METS - Defines the element in the METS standard used for designing the E-ARK element. The column uses XML-syntax. [ ] defines where the value is placed. 21 METS Profiles, ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/standards/mets/mets-profiles.html 22 METS Profile Components, ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/standards/mets/profile_docs/components.html