 Standards
DCMI Type Vocabulary ISO 3166 Country Codes ISO 639-2 Language Codes FAST: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
LC Authorities (LCNAF and LCSH)
LC Authorities & Vocabularies (in RDF/SKOS for Linked Data and the Semantic Web)LCTGM: Thesaurus for Graphic Materials IMT: Internet Media Types (MIME) TGN: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
ULAN: Union List of Artist Names
Virtual International Authority FileW3CDTF: W3C Date & Time Formats
METS: Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard
MODS XML Schemas
OAI: Open Archives Initiative
VRA 4.0 XML SchemasXML: Extensible Markup Language
5. Metadata Mappings / Crosswalks
Metadata Mappings (Crosswalks) [MIT Libraries]6. Metadata Models and Frameworks
Metadata Standards Crosswalk [Getty]
DCMI Abstract Model (DCAM) FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records
FRAD: Functional Requirements for Authority Data
<indecs> metadata framework
RDF: Resource Description FrameworkTopic Maps
7. Semantic Web and Linked Data
8. Resource Description and Access (RDA)
OWL: Web Ontology LanguageRDF: Resource Description Framework
SKOS: Simple Knowledge Organization SystemW3C Semantic Web Activity
URIs, URLs, and URNs: Clarifications and Recommendations 1.0 / W3C
9. Application Profiles, Data Dictionaries, Best Practice Guides
RDA Elements and Vocabularies Registry (Open Metadata Registry)
RDA Toolkit Home PageRDA: Resource Description and Access / Joint Steering Committee (JSC) for Development of RDA
"RDA Vocabularies: Process, Outcome, Use", D-Lib Magazine, Jan. 2010
DC-Library Application Profile (DC-Lib)10. Digital Library Examples
Guidelines for Dublin Core Application Profiles
Singapore Framework for Dublin Core Application Profiles
Scholarly Works Application Profile (SWAP)DLF/Aquifer Implementation Guidelines for Sharable MODS Records
CDP Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices
IMLS: A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections
Indiana Memory Project Dublin Core Metadata Guide
Mountain West Digital Library Dublin Core Application ProfileNINCH Guide to Good Practice in the Digital Representation and Management of Cultural Heritage Materials
OhioLINK Digital Media Center Metadata Application Profile
TDL MODS Application Profile for Electronic Theses and DissertationsUniversity of Washington Libraries Data Dictionaries / Application Profiles
California Digital Library11. Digital Collection Examples
Alexandria Digital Library Project The National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
University of North Texas Digital LibraryUniversity of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Digital Collections
12. Software and Tools
12.1. XML and MARC Editing Tools
<oXygen/> XML Editor
Altova XML Spy XML Editor
XML Notepad 2007 by Microsoft (free download)
12.2. Digital Collection Content Management Systems
CONTENTdm Digital Collection Management Software by OCLC
Insight + LUNA Software Suite by Luna Imaging
Greenstone Digital Library Software (open source)
12.3. Museum Database Software / Digital Asset Management Systems
Filemaker Pro database management software
PastPerfect museum software
12.4. Institutional Repositories
DSpace software (open source)
Fedora Commons Repository Software (open source)
12.5. Integrated Library System Vendor Products
DigiTool by Ex Libris
Content Pro by Innovative Interfaces
13. Continuing Education Events and Resources
ALCTS Conferences and Events Announcements
NISO Events and Webinars (including NISO/DCMI Webinars)
Cataloger's Learning Workshop: The Digital Library Environment (Cat 21)
w3schools tutorials (XML, XSLT, etc.)
Alexander, Arden, and Tracy Meehleib. 2001. "The Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Its History, Use, and Future." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 31, no. 3/4: 189–212.
Arms, Caroline R., and William Y. Arms. 2004. "Mixed Content and Mixed Metadata: Information Discovery in a Messy World." In Metadata in Practice, edited by Diane Hillmann and Elaine Westbrooks, 223–237. Chi