Standards

Recommended

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

http://dublincore.org/

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1

Reference Description (ISO Standard 15836-2003)

http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/

Encoded Archival Description (EAD)

http://www.loc.gov/ead/

International Standards Organization (ISO) Archiving Standards

http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/

Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS)

http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/

Motion Picture Engineering Group (MPEG) MPEG 21

http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-21/mpeg-21.htm

Open Access Initiative — Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)

http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-21/mpeg-21.htm