Metadata in the DIP Clause Samples

Metadata in the DIP. The description of the metadata builds upon the existing common, SIP and AIP specifications. The description is divided into three sections, which correspond to the three core metadata categories: structural60 (METS61); preservation62 (PREMIS63); and descriptive64 (EAD65)). Metadata elements that are necessary for Access are highlighted below66. These Access specific metadata elements have been identified using the method which has already been described67. As such they have, 59 Cf. “Introduction to the Common Specification for Information Packages in the E-ARK project”, chapter 4.2 Full structure of the E-ARK Information Package, pages 24-25. 60 Structural metadata describes the physical and/or logical structure of digital resources; it expresses the intellectual boundaries of complex objects and can be used to describe relationships between an object's component parts. Structural metadata is commonly used to facilitate navigation and presentation of complex items by defining structural characteristics such as pagination and sequence. And, like METS, can be used to aggregate related metadata. Source ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/dcc/bestpractices/chapter_11_structuralmetadata.html The standard that E-ARK recommends for structural metadata is METS 61 Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard. The METS schema is a standard for encoding descriptive, administrative, and structural metadata regarding objects within a digital library, expressed using the XML schema language of the World Wide Web Consortium. The standard is maintained in the Network Development and MARC Standards Office of the Library of Congress, and is being developed as an initiative of the Digital Library Federation. Source ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/standards/mets/ 62 Preservation metadata is an essential component of most digital preservation strategies. As an increasing proportion of the world’s information output shifts from analog to digital form, it is necessary to develop new strategies to preserve this information for the long-term. Preservation metadata is information that supports and documents the digital preservation process. Preservation metadata is sometimes considered a subset of technical or administrative metadata. Source ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/wiki/Preservation_metadata The standard that E-ARK recommends for preservation metadata is PREMIS. 63 The Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies. The PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata is the international standa...