The PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata is the international standard for metadata to support the preservation of digital objects and ensure their long-term usability. Developed by an international team of experts, PREMIS is implemented in digital preservation projects around the world, and support for PREMIS is incorporated into a number of commercial and open-source digital preservation tools and systems. The PREMIS Editorial Committee coordinates revisions and implementation of the standard, which consists of the Data Dictionary, an XML schema, and supporting documentation.
News and articles:
- PREMIS - Schema 3.0
- PREMIS 3.0 Webinar
- PREMIS 3.0 Changes
- PREMIS - Version 3.0 Data Dictionary
- PREMIS - Version 3.0 Data Dictionary Errata Page
PREMIS Implementors' Group ([email protected]):
An unmoderated listserv open to members of the PREMIS implementor community. To subscribe to the forum:
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Data Dictionaries & Schemas
- PREMIS Version 3.0 (current version)
- PREMIS Version 2 (versions 2.0-2.3)
- PREMIS Version 1
Maintenance
- PREMIS Data Dictionary and Schema Revision Process
- PREMIS Maintenance Activity
- PREMIS Editorial Committee
- PREMIS Implementors' Group (PIG) Listserv
- PREMIS Feedback, Questions & Comments
Conformance
- PREMIS Conformance (PDF, 171 KB)
Implementations
- PREMIS Implementation Fairs (2009-2016)
- PREMIS Examples (versions 2.1-3.0)
- PREMIS Implementation Registry
- PREMIS and METS
- Documenting PREMIS-METS Decisions (PDF, 312 KB)
- Using PREMIS with METS Guidelines (PDF, 127 KB)
Tools
Supporting Documentation
- PREMIS Resources (2003-2016)
- Early PREMIS Tutorials (2006-2011)
The PREMIS maintenance activity is responsible for maintaining, supporting, and coordinating future revisions to the PREMIS data dictionary. The Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies Working Group, convened
by OCLC 
and RLG , initially developed the PREMIS data dictionary as a specification with the goal of creating an implementable set of "core" preservation metadata elements, with broad applicability within the digital preservation community. Supporting XML schemas allow for implementation of the core metadata element set and are maintained in the Network Development and MARC Standards Office of the Library of Congress.