[Metadatalibrarians] question--metadata for digitized AV

[Lian Wintermans]

Hello Richard,

METS generally serves as a wrapper for technical (or other
administrative or descriptive) metadata. Though you can record some
technical details in the attributes of the <file> element in the
<fileSec> section of METS, this is usually not enough. You can also
include technical metadata from other schema's in the <techMD> element
in the administrative metadata section <amdSec>.

For audiovisual materials you could, e.g., use the LC Audio Technical
Metadata Extension Schema (audioMD) [available at:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/mets/Schemas/AMD.xsd] -- which will be superseded
by AES-X098-B, developed by the Audio Engineering Society (cf.
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/metadata-and-audio-resour
ces/) -- or PBcore.

A good introduction on this topic is: "Metadata for digital libraries",
a paper by Richard Gartner, dated April 2008. It is available at:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw_0801pdf.pdf. It is
not entirely up-to-date, but serves as a general starting point.

Hope this helps you.
Best wishes,

Lian Wintermans
Metadata Specialist
Acquisitions & Processing
 
Koninklijke Bibliotheek | National Library of the Netherlands
Tel. (+31) 70 3140978
lian.wintermans at kb.nl
www.kb.nl

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[mailto:metadatalibrarians-bounces at lists.monarchos.com] Namens Richard
Wisneski
Verzonden: donderdag 25 februari 2010 19:27
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Onderwerp: [Metadatalibrarians] question--metadata for digitized AV

Hello,
  I am relatively new to this list, so apologies if this question has
been
asked before. What metadata standard do metadata librarians use or
recommend
for digitized audio-video material? We have used PBCore, but I am
somewhat
reluctant to always use this as a default standard for such material
type,
given that the PBCore web site mentions it being for use "by public
broadcasters and related communities." (Are universities considered
"related
communities"? Is my  concern unfounded?)
  Would METS be a viable alternative, especially given LC's AV Project:
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/avprot/metsmenu2.html?
  Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Richard
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Head, Bibliographic/Metadata Services
Kelvin Smith Library
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106-7151
216.368.6599 (w)
rlw54 at case.edu
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