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Term: Metadata, preservation

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Term: Metadata, preservation

Definition:
Term strongly associated with the Preservation Metadata for Digital Materials (PREMIS) working group. The group defined a core preservation metadata set, supported by a data dictionary, and identified strategies for encoding, storing, and managing this metadata. Many data elements that are important for preservation are found in other categories, especially those classified as administrative.
Category:
Metadata
Resource:
Preservation Metadata for Digital Materials (PREMIS)
https://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/
PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata, v3.0
https://www.loc.gov/standards/premis/v3/index.html
See also:
Metadata; Open archival information system (OAIS)