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METS from scratch

Learn how to create METS objects from scratch, including steps to analyze the object, decide on extension schema, create the root <mets> element, build file sections, create structural maps, and add administrative and descriptive metadata.

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METS from scratch

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  1. Jerome McDonough New York University October 21, 2003 METS from scratch

  2. steps to a METS object analyse object decide on extension schema create root <mets> element build file section build structural map build administrative metadata build descriptive metadata build <metsHdr>

  3. object analysis • three content files: high bit rate MPEG4, low bit rate QuickTime, and TEI text transcription • how many manifestations are we dealing with? • what’s the intended use? • is there innate structure to manifestations? • do we want to present that structure? • what do we need to manage this object? • what do we need to let users find this?

  4. extension schema • descriptive metadata • administrative metadata • technical • rights • digital provenance • source • XLink

  5. root <mets> element • attributes: OBJID, LABEL, TYPE, PROFILE • namespace declarations • schemaLocation declaration

  6. building the file section • file grouping • file specific technical metadata • internal vs. external files • file location mechanisms • welcome to XML namespacing • the GROUPID attribute

  7. building the structural map • <div> structures • content file affordances • plain <fptrs> vs. use of <area>/<par>/<seq> elements

  8. building administrative metadata • internal vs. external • welcome to XML namespacing (again) • relating files to administrative metadata

  9. building descriptive metadata • internal vs. external • relating object, files to descriptive metadata

  10. building the <metsHdr> • why altRecordID?

  11. a few final words of advice • validation is your friend; make sure your XML software really validates everything, including extension schema sections. • if you are creating content (say, TEI), make sure you create it in a way that makes it easy to build METS around it. • simpler is better. • METS profiles are even better friends than validation.

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