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Date added 17 December 2009
Last edited 17 December 2009

Full Title

ANSI/NISO Z39.87 - Data Dictionary - Technical Metadata for Digital Still Images

Description

ANSI/NISO Z39.87 - Data Dictionary - Technical Metadata for Digital Still Images defines a technical metadata set for raster still images. It is designed to support access and preservation over the long-term, while enabling interoperability across systems, software and services and facilitating the exchange and interpretation of digital still images.

Standards Developing Organisations

NISO: National Information Standards Organization
ANSI: American National Standards Institute

Rights

No available information.

Lifecycle Actions

Access, Use and Reuse
Description and Representation Information

Standard Framework

Digital Archive Standards

Standard Type

Metadata Description Standard

Current Version

2006 - ANSI/NISO Z39.87 - Data Dictionary - Technical Metadata for Digital Still Images [external]: Available to download from NISO.

Further Information

Wikipedia entry for Z39.87 Data Dictionary -Technical Metadata for Digital Still Images (MIX) [external]
MIX: NISO Metadata for Images in XML Schema [external]: XML Schema for expressing Z39.87 compliant metadata.

Alternative Current Versions

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Previous Versions