METS from scratch
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Learn how to create METS objects from scratch, including steps to analyze the object, decide on extension schema, create the root element, build file sections, create structural maps, and add administrative and descriptive metadata.
METS from scratch
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Jerome McDonough New York University October 21, 2003 METS from scratch
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>
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?
extension schema • descriptive metadata • administrative metadata • technical • rights • digital provenance • source • XLink
root <mets> element • attributes: OBJID, LABEL, TYPE, PROFILE • namespace declarations • schemaLocation declaration
building the file section • file grouping • file specific technical metadata • internal vs. external files • file location mechanisms • welcome to XML namespacing • the GROUPID attribute
building the structural map • <div> structures • content file affordances • plain <fptrs> vs. use of <area>/<par>/<seq> elements
building administrative metadata • internal vs. external • welcome to XML namespacing (again) • relating files to administrative metadata
building descriptive metadata • internal vs. external • relating object, files to descriptive metadata
building the <metsHdr> • why altRecordID?
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.