Federal Agencies
Digitization Guidelines Initiative

Home > Glossary > M > Metadata, process

Term: Metadata, process

Note:
 “Search Glossary” button searches only the glossary. Temporary note: search not enabled for two- and three-character terms; browse by alphabet.
 “Search“ button at the top right of the page searches the Web site, not the glossary.

Suggest a term

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Term: Metadata, process

Definition:
Metadata that documents the details of the processes used to reformat (convert) or transcode content, called digital provenance (<digiprovmd>) in METS. For images, this subcategory can be documented in MIX and, for sound recordings, in AES-X98C, a draft standard from the Audio Engineering Society called Process History.
Category:
Metadata
Resource:
DigiProv Extension Schema Explanation from LC AV Prototyping Project (2003)
//www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/avprot/digiprov_expl.html
See also:
Metadata, technical; Metadata, source; Metadata, file characteristics