ANSI/
NISO
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO; ) is a United States non-profit standards organization that develops, maintains and publishes technical standards related to publishing, bibliographic and library applications. It was found ...
Z39.87 is a standard which defines a set of metadata elements for raster digital images. The purpose is to help in the development, exchange and interpretation of digital images. The dictionary functions of this standard assist in the interoperability between systems, services, and software. It is also an aid in the long-term management of and continuing access to digital image collections.
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Metadata standard
A metadata standard is a requirement which is intended to establish a common understanding of the meaning or semantics of the data, to ensure correct and proper use and interpretation of the data by its owners and users. To achieve this common unde ...
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Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard
The Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS) is a metadata standard for encoding descriptive, administrative, and structural metadata regarding objects within a digital library, expressed using the XML schema language of the World Wid ...
(METS)
Bibliography
*NISO standard publication: {{ISBN, 978-1-880124-67-3, ANSI Approval Date: 12/18/06
External links
ANSI/NISO Z39.87 - 2006, Data Dictionary - Technical Metadata for Digital Still ImagesLibrary of Congress
Graphics file formats
Metadata standards