Hi David,
since your post followed mine, and I did throw around some acronyms,
I thought I'd just give a very brief belated explanation for them.
I'm sorry I got carried away and didn't provide this information in
the original post - it's a really bad habbit. I'm glad you spoke up,
and I promise to mend my ways. :-)
EAD - Encoded Archival Description, an xml dtd for marking up
archival finding aids. More at http://www.loc.gov/ead/
METS - Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard, an xml schema for
encoding digital objects. More at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/
OAIS - Open Archival Information System, a high-level description put
together by a NASA subcommittee on how to archive both physical and
digital objects; for applications to the cultural heritage community,
see http://www.rlg.org/pr/pr2001-presmeta.html
SIP - Submission Information Packet, one of the data documents
defined by the OAIS; the data submitted from a contributor to an OAIS
compliant archive. See link above.
I know my short explanations probably won't go all that far in
elucidating the subtle mysteries behind the acronyms, but in case
you're interested, just explore the links. One of the panel proposals
for MCN 2002 includes a speaker on OAIS, so the conference itself
will also be a good place to learn more about these elusive acronyms,
and we'll probably also have a speaker on METS. If in doubt, another
good resource for deciphering acronyms is the Standards & Controlled
Vocabulary SIG page at
http://www.mcn.edu/SIGS/StandardsAndVocab/stand_subscribe.htm.
Cheers,
Guenter
Some of the recent threads on this list serve have been very pertinent from
a collections management point of view. On the other hand a couple of recent
messages have used acronyms which may not have been understood by all
readers of the list serve. I come from a collections management background
rather than a software background but I am not unfamiliar with database
concepts since I have designed a collections management system myself. The
main reason for my subscribing was to educate myself further on the use
software in a collections management context. But I need to know what some
of the more specialized software terms refer to. If there is a resource for
finding definitions of the terms used on this list serve please post it. It
would probably be of great use to more people than just myself.
David Farrell, Collections Assistant
Peel Heritage Complex
9 Wellington Street East
Brampton, ON L6W 1Y1
(905) 791-4055 ext. 2108
(905) 451-4931 fax
www.region.peel.on.ca/heritage/index.htm
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