METS What is METS ? What is METS ? A schema that provides a flexible mechanism for encoding descriptive, administrative, and structural metadata for a digital library object. A schema that provides a flexible mechanism for encoding descriptive, administrative, and structural metadata for a digital library object. The schema is written in xml format. The schema is written in xml format.

METS Schema A METS document consists of seven major sections: A METS document consists of seven major sections: 1) METS Header 1) METS HeaderMETS HeaderMETS Header The METS Header contains metadata describing the METS document itself, including such information as creator, editor, etc. The METS Header contains metadata describing the METS document itself, including such information as creator, editor, etc. 2) Descriptive Metadata 2) Descriptive MetadataDescriptive MetadataDescriptive Metadata The descriptive metadata section may point to descriptive metadata external to the METS document or contain internally embedded descriptive metadata, or both. The descriptive metadata section may point to descriptive metadata external to the METS document or contain internally embedded descriptive metadata, or both. 3) Administrative Metadata 3) Administrative MetadataAdministrative MetadataAdministrative Metadata The administrative metadata section provides information regarding how the files were created and stored, intellectual property rights, metadata regarding the original source object from which the digital library object derives, and information regarding the provenance of the files comprising the digital library object. The administrative metadata section provides information regarding how the files were created and stored, intellectual property rights, metadata regarding the original source object from which the digital library object derives, and information regarding the provenance of the files comprising the digital library object.

METS Schema 4) File Section 4) File SectionFile SectionFile Section The file section lists all files containing content which comprise the electronic versions of the digital object. elements may be grouped within elements, to provide for subdividing the files by object version. The file section lists all files containing content which comprise the electronic versions of the digital object. elements may be grouped within elements, to provide for subdividing the files by object version. 5) Structural Map 5) Structural MapStructural MapStructural Map The structural map is the heart of a METS document. It outlines a hierarchical structure for the digital library object, and links the elements of that structure to content files and metadata that pertain to each element. The structural map is the heart of a METS document. It outlines a hierarchical structure for the digital library object, and links the elements of that structure to content files and metadata that pertain to each element.

METS Schema 6) Structural Links 6) Structural LinksStructural LinksStructural Links The Structural Links section of METS allows METS creators to record the existence of hyperlinks between nodes in the hierarchy outlined in the Structural Map. The Structural Links section of METS allows METS creators to record the existence of hyperlinks between nodes in the hierarchy outlined in the Structural Map. 7) Behavior 7) BehaviorBehavior A behavior section can be used to associate executable behaviors with content in the METS object. Each behavior within a behavior section has an interface definition element that represents an abstract definition of the set of behaviors represented by a particular behavior section. Each behavior also has a mechanism element which identifies a module of executable code that implements and runs the behaviors defined abstractly by the interface definition. A behavior section can be used to associate executable behaviors with content in the METS object. Each behavior within a behavior section has an interface definition element that represents an abstract definition of the set of behaviors represented by a particular behavior section. Each behavior also has a mechanism element which identifies a module of executable code that implements and runs the behaviors defined abstractly by the interface definition.

METS Header The METS xml document that we have received did not have a METS Header. So I got an example from the web. The METS xml document that we have received did not have a METS Header. So I got an example from the web. Example : Example : Jerome McDonough Jerome McDonough Ann Butler Ann Butler

Descriptive Metadata Example from the xml file : Example from the xml file :

Administrative Metadata Example from the xml file : Example from the xml file :

File Section One of many taken as example from the file: One of many taken as example from the file:

Structural Map Example from file (trimmed(mainly from Graphic Support part): Example from file (trimmed(mainly from Graphic Support part):

Structural Links No example in file, example from the web: No example in file, example from the web:

Behavior No example in file, example from the web: No example in file, example from the web: