External schemas for use with METS
External schemas are schemas that define an XML vocabulary and
syntax appropriate for use in conjunction with METS in its descriptive
and administrative metadata contexts. For a fuller explanation of
external schemas and external schema endorsement, see the Schema
Endorsement: how and why page.
Endorsed External Schemas
The following schemas have been endorsed by the METS Editorial
Board for use with METS:
- Descriptive Metadata
- Dublin Core
- Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)
- MARCXML MARC 21 Schema (MARCXML)
- VRA Core
- Administrative Metadata
- textMD (Schema for Technical Metadata for Text)
- NISO Technical Metadata for Digital Still Images Standards
Committee
- Preservation Metadata
Other External Schemas
A partial list of other schemas that can be used with METS follows:
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