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Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) Official Web Site

METS Schema, & Documentation

General Documentation

METS Primer (PDF) 2007-09-30 final version

METS Overview & Tutorial

Current Schema Version and Documentation

METS Schema current version is 1.7
METS Schema 1.7 direct link to specific version
XLink Schema for METS versions 1.4 and up

Older Schema Versions and Documentation

METS Schema 1.6
METS Schema 1.6 with documentation in Chinese (Chinese - 中文译文)
METS Schema 1.5
METS Schema 1.4
METS Schema 1.3
METS Schema 1.2
METS Schema 1.1
XLink Schema with incorrect XLink namespace versions 1.3 and previous

METS Schema 1.6 Documentation
METS Schema 1.6 Documentation (Chinese - 中文译文)
METS Schema 1.5 Documentation
METS Schema 1.3 Documentation
METS Version 1.2 Documentation (Created with XML Console software)

Suggestions for Future Schema Revisions

METS Schema Change Requests use the wiki to make change requests

The Library of Congress >> Standards
September 15, 2008