DLF Fall Forum, 25-27 October 2004
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NISO Z39.87 Technical Metadata for Digital Still Images
§NISO Z39.87-2002 (AIIM 20-2002) [Draft Standard for Trial Use]
§In XML – MIX (NISO Metadata for Images in XML Schema)
§“First line of defense” against obsolescence
NISO Z39.87 is currently undergoing revisions, and will be balloted on September 31st 2004. The standard currently proposes 111 data fields, of which 33 are mandatory or mandatory if applicable. Once all the theoretical work of determining the elements necessary for preservation has been done, the practical questions of how to capture these fields in an economic manner loom large.