Development Funding for PBCore provided by the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting

PBCore is a Metadata & Cataloging Resource
for Public Broadcasters & Associated Communities

There are two sections. The first contains Papers & Presentations specific to metadata, the PBCore, and Public Broadcasting. The second lists various Resources & Links related to metadata standards and guidelines.

Papers & Presentations
Resources & Links

September 2009	PBCore Presentation for the American Archive Pilot Project Conference: Let Us Re-Reconnoiter
December 2007	PBCore Features in CURRENT, December 17, 2007
March 2007	PBCore and Version 1.1 presented at SURA ViDe 2007
January 2007	PBCore and Version 1.1 presented at NETA 2007
April 2006	PBCore Next Steps Reviewed at 2006 PBS Technology Conference
17 April 2006	PBCore XSD (XML Schema Definition) Overview Ready for Comment
15 April 2005	PBCore Update 2005: PBS Technology Conference
16 April 2005	PBCore Metadata Dictionary Review 2005: PBS Technology Conference
January 2005	PBMD: Progress Report at NETA 2005 Annual Conference
October 2004	PBCore: Metadata Ready for Primetime Presentation at the Iowa DTV Symposium 2004
August 2004	PBMD: Brochure "Shhhh...It's time to listen to your inner librarian!" (version 2)
August 2004	Press Release: PBCore Test implementations Complete; Launch Imminent
June-July 2004	PBMD: Test Implementations - Summary Report
1 March 2004	PBMD: Request for Comments Surveys - Summary Report
April 2004	PBMD: Brochure "Shhhh...It's time to listen to your inner librarian!" (version 1)
14 April 2004	Managing Program Data in a Digital World Presentation at the 2004 PBS Technology Conference
20 Oct 2003	PBMD: Background & Progress Report at the ASIS&T 2003 Conference
1 Oct 2003	PBMD: Summary Paper submitted to the Dublin Core 2003 Conference
25 Sept 2003	PBMD: Progress Report at Evolving the Links Sept 2003 Meeting
15 April 2003	PBMD: Progress Report at Integrated Media Association, iMa, 2003 Annual Conference
06 April 2003	PBMD: Progress Report at PBS Technology Conference 2003 Annual Meeting
10 Jan 2003	PBMD: Progress Report at NETA 2003 Annual Conference
21 Nov 2002	Media Asset Retrieval Systems (ASIS&T 2002 Annual Conference)
06 Nov 2002	DAM Evangelists: The Gospel of Digital Asset Management (Iowa DTV Symposium 2002)
26 Sept 2002	Public Broadcasting Medadata Dictionary Project (WGBH Asset Management Symposium)
24 June 2002	I Never Metadata I Didn't Like (PBS 2002 Annual Meeting)
13 May 2002	The Case for Shared Metadata Standards
19 April 2002	Metadata Glossary
April 2002	D-Lib Magazine: Metadata Principles and Practicalities
17 Oct 2001	Covering Our Assets
13 Sept 2001	Metadata for Broadcast and new Media (IBC Session Papers)
10 Sept 2001	Why Metadata Matters
9 Sept 2001	ViDe (Video Development Project) Application Profile for Dublin Core
5 Sept 1997	IFLA: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

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As PBCore finds itself used in a multitude of settings, databases, media information systems, and organizations, it is appropriate to "Re-Reconnoiter" with the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary, particularly with regard to the American Archive Pilot Project (AAPP). At the September 2009 conference, hosted by Oregon Public Broadcasting, PBCore is re-visited, highlighting its origins, its purpose, how it can be applied, and what could be considered better practices in the use and abuse of metadata descriptions.

The goal of the American Archive Project is stated ...

... to serve as a digital repository of content produced by public television and radio, and is designed to be used by the general public, educators, broadcasters and historians. It is both preservation and a distribution system, which shares the public service orientation and sensibility of the public broadcasting system.

The AAPP is a pilot project to develop a subset of historically relevant digitized television and radio content. The goal of the project is to help CPB identify the challenges and issues encountered in the digitization of public broadcasting content as it relates to the implementation of the full Archive, which could ultimately involve scores of thousands of hours of content – both programs and back up material – reaching back as many as seven decades.

Certainly metadata plays a pivotal role. In a Re-Reconnoiter of PBCore, Paul Burrows (Media Solutions, University of Utah) recalls the genesis of the metadata dictionary and joins with the participants in exploring how its well-researched and well-defined metadata elements can be applied in describing media items and in sharing those descriptions between different information systems.

PDF Version of the PBCore Presentation at AAPP

QuickTime Movie Version of the PBCore Presentation at AAPP (movie advances by using the Play button to move to each new slide)

 

 

CURRENT is the publication about the public television and radio industry in the USA. In the December 17, 2007 issue, Marcia Brooks (project manager for the PBCore project during the last several years) writes about the PBCore Metadata Dictionary. The article updates us on the past, current, and future events surrounding PBCore and its usage across many different metadata communities.

CURRENT Article December 17, 2007: "Get Going in Metadata Today with this Amazing Free Kit!"

 

 

At the 2007 conference of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) and the Video Development Initiative (ViDe)(March 26-29), the release of PBCore Version 1.1 was highlighted in a presentation by Paul E. Burrows reviewing the current activities of the PBCore Project. Attendees were updated on the advocacy, promotion, and adoption engagements of PBCore with industry groups, national and local program producers, PBS, NPR, Content Depot, and vendors of traffic and scheduling software.

Changes made from version 1.0 to 1.1 were explained, as were the importance of the PBCore XML Schema Definition document (XSD).

New training opportunities for PBCore, both online and on-demand, were announced. As well, a call-to-action to participate in PBCore's Community of Practice by joining the Listserv.

PDF of the SURA ViDe 2007 Presentation

 

 

 

At the 2007 conference of the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA)(January 25-28), the new release of PBCore Version 1.1 was highlighted in a presentation by Paul E. Burrows reviewing the current activities of the PBCore Project. Attendees were updated on the advocacy, promotion, and adoption engagements of PBCore with industry groups, national and local program producers, PBS, NPR, Content Depot, and vendors of traffic and scheduling software.

Changes made from version 1.0 to 1.1 were explained, as were the importance of the PBCore XML Schema Definition document (XSD), soon to be published.

New training opportunities for PBCore, both online and on-demand, were announced.

PDF of the NETA 2007 Presentation

QuickTime slide show of the NETA 2007 Presentation

 

 

With version 1.0 of the PBCore metadata dictionary published via its website (http://www.pbcore.org), the project has moved into a new phase. Through the next 18-months, funded by CPB and managed by NCAM, the National Center for Accessible Media, PBCore will aggressively engage in advocacy, training, implementation, and support activites in order to build a "Community of Practice" for the dictionary and its adoption by users, vendors, and standards groups.

The recently released draft of the PBCore XSD (XML Schema Definition) advances the integration and interoperability potential of the metadata dictionary by providing a structure to map to and from other schema-based products, tools and services.

Markup tools are of growing interest. Also planned are mappings and extensions for the PBCore elements to other systems and initiatives, such as HD Radio PSD, PBS PODS, archiving/repositories, and education/classroom utilizations.

Liaisons with various groups will be undertaken, as well as building use cases and models.

The presentation, delivered by Gerry Field, is available as a PDF document in the link below.

PBCore Next Steps 2006 (pdf)

The XSD (XML Schema Definition) for the PBCore metadata dictionary is available in draft form and is ready for comment from interested parties. The schema is available in both pdf and Word doc (zipped) formats.

For background information about XML schemas, link to our web page PBCore XML Schema.

To comment on the XML Schema, please submit feedback and suggestions through our PBCore listserv (sign up through the link PBCore Listserv).

Background Information: The Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary (PBCore) Version 1.0 is the product of a number of years of collaboration involving local and national television and radio organizations, numerous constituencies and related disciplines. It is intended as a common metadata and cataloguing resource for public broadcasters and associated communities. PBCore Version 1.0, as published on the PBCore website on April 1, 2005, defines 48 metadata elements, and remains current and valid.
(See http://www.pbcore.org for detailed information and extensive tutorials.)

There is a need to express the PBCore dictionary elements and definitions in a concise and structured manner to enable integration and interoperability across multiple systems. The PBCore XML Schema builds on the entire PBCore effort to date and takes this step. This document attempts to provide background rationale and discussion, along with the complete PBCore XML Schema and an example PBCore asset document (record).

PBCore XSD (XML Schema Definition) Overview Ready for Comment April 17, 2006 (pdf and Word doc)

Dennis Haarsager
At the 2005 PBS Technology Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dennis Haarsager provided an update in activities and a progress report of the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project.

Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project Update (PBCore) April 2005

Paul E. Burrows
At the 2005 PBS Technology Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Paul E. Burrows shared an overview of the newly published PBCore Metadata Dictionary, v1.0.

PBCore Metadata Dictionary Review, April 2005

James Steinbach
At the 2005 annual conference of the National Educational Telecommunications Association in the eMedia track on metadata fundamentals and digital asset management, attendees were updated on the status and future agendas of the Working Group of the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project and the PBCore.

Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project Update (PBCore)

Alison M. White (CPB), Gerry Field (WGBH)
As the PBCore approached official publication in the late Autumn of 2004, its history, applications, metadata elements, web presence, and User Guide were reviewed for the attendees of the 2004 Iowa DTV Conference.

PBCore: Metadata Ready for Primetime (PPT converted to QuickTime)

PBCore: Metadata Ready for Primetime (PPT converted to PDF)

 

This August version is an update to the April 2004 brochure, "Shhhh...It's time to listen to your inner librarian." It announces the launch of the PBCore Metadata Dictionary, version 1.0.

PBCore Flyer, version 2

In this press release it is announced that the inaugural version of PBCore (Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary), a standard way to describe all public broadcasting content, has emerged from the Test Implementation phase and is being finalized for the launch of version 1.0 in September 2004. Under development since January 2002, PBCore is the result of unprecedented cross-organizational cooperation by a team of public radio and television producers and managers, archivists and information scientists.

Press Release in PDF Format

Alan Baker (Test Implementation Phase Director), Marcia Brooks, (PBMD Project Director)
There was a sincere belief by all participants in the Test Implementation Phase that their organization, and public broadcasting at large, needs something like the PBCore to be widely available, and in use by a majority of public broadcasters, if they are going to be able to capitalize on opportunities in the future. These opportunities range from simple labor cost savings to new business opportunities.

Also, because broadcasters have not had affordable Digital Asset Management solutions available to them, many have delayed acting to solve pressing problems related to storage and handling of their content, especially that material which is born digital and resides on production and broadcast servers. This delay created a situation where many broadcasters are in critical need for solutions that will enable them to share content with their production and distribution partners, as well as help ease the burden on their current digital production, broadcast, and archive systems.

Test Implementations - Summary Report

Steven R. Vedro (RFC Phase Director), Marcia Brooks, (PBMD Project Director), Paul E. Burrows and Eric R. Carlson (RFC Survey Instruments)
Beginning in January 2002 a team of public broadcasting station and national network representatives and invited guest experts worked to develop a draft metadata dictionary for public broadcasting. This effort, managed by WGBH/Boston under a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, resulted in a draft "Public Broadcasting Core Metadata Elements Dictionary" completed by the project's "Dictionary Team" in January of 2004. Controlled vocabulary "refinements" for each of the metadata elements were completed on February 27th and 28th.

Immediately following this activity, a Request for Comments (RFC) process was started. The RFC activities consisted of three data-collection rounds:

1. A preliminary survey of the "usefulness" of each of the PBCore Dictionary element definitions and refinements/vocabularies was conducted from February 4-10, 2004. Seventeen (17) members of the PBCore Dictionary Working Group were invited to participate; three (3) reviewed the survey questions and made general comments, and ten (10) members completed the full survey.
   
2. A larger group of thirty-two (32) invited respondents and five (5) additional Working Group members (37 total) took the full survey between February 16 and March 1st; and
   
3. A small group of nine (9) "metadata experts" from the library science, national standards, and media indexing and archivist communities extended their comments via an "open-ended" survey. They were also asked a number of questions relating to the "philosophy" of metadata schemas that could inform the work of the team asked to update and maintain the "PBCore."

PBMD RFC Invitation to Participate in the Surveys

PBMD RFC - Summary Report

Distributed at the PBS Technology Conference in Las Vegas (2004) was a 4-page brochure announcing the impending publication of the PBMD Metadata Dictionary. The brochure is affectionately called "Shhhh...It's time to listen to your inner librarian."

PBMD Brochure, version 1

Paul E. Burrows
Presented at the 2004 PBS Technology Conference. Who has not heard the fable "The Blind Men and the Elephant," told by the Persian poet Jalãl al-Din Rümï (d 1273) or the derivative work it inspired by the American poet John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887). The fable has been scraped and harvested to illustrate untold numbers of lessons and pearls of wisdom. Well, let's join in. None of us are probably blind to the challenges and opportunities for Public Broadcasting when faced with managing program data in the digital era. But we each describe the beast from unique, sometimes divergent, sometimes complementary, perspectives. This session recognized the vagaries and complexities of describing program data, rights usage, subject descriptions, and the information sharing that takes place as a program or project is released, distributed, and made ready for play-out to our audiences.

As the fable concludes...

4th Public Broadcaster: "It's a pillar. I touched it."
...or "It's an Episode Title."
6th Public Broadcaster: "A sword, I say."
...or "It's a Series Title."
2nd Public Broadcaster: "A venomous snake."
...or "It's a National NOLA Code."
1st Public Broadcaster: "A bed."
...or "It's a Local NOLA Code." 
3rd Public Broadcaster:  "A rope."
...or "It's a Children's Program."
5th Public Broadcaster: "A beautiful fan!"
...or "It's a Docu-Drama-Newsy-Interview Type Thing."
(And so they continue as we fade to black. They may be arguing still.)

Managing Program Data in a Digital Era (PPT converted to QuickTime)

Paul E. Burrows, Efthimis N. Efthimiadis
As part of the 2003 conference of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, the background, current issues, and future work of the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project were reviewed by Paul Burrows (University of Utah) in a session on broadcasting metadata moderated by Efthimis Efthimiadis (University of Washington). Version 1 of the PB Core metadata was introduced and the objectives of newly formed task groups for the next phase of the project were summarized.

PowerPoint Presentation as PDF and Quicktime

Alison White, Alan Baker, Marty Bloss, Paul E. Burrows, Efthimis N. Efthimiadis, Marcia Brooks, David MacCarn, Thom Shepard, Cate Twohill
As part of the 2003 Dublin Core Conference in Seattle, Washington, the PB Core was introduced by Efthimis Efthimiadis, University of Washington. A review of the metadata elements, v1, was provided, as well as discussions about the project's issues, challenges and next steps. Central to the session was the presentation of a formal paper submitted by the Metadata Project (see PDF link below). The paper summarizes the PB Core as the result of the public broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project (PBMD Project), an effort of the public radio and television broadcasters to develop a schema for the description of their assets. PBMD Project is under the auspices of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The paper discusses the user-centered development of the schema, the elements of the PB Core, the application profile, and the feedback and evaluation process of the schema.

PBMD Project Paper submitted to the Dublin Core 2003 Conference

Accompanying PowerPoint presentation

Alison White, Marcia Brooks, Paul E. Burrows
At the final gathering of participants for the Evolving the Links series of conferences at the University of Wisconsin (http://evolvinglinks.uwex.edu/) Alison White (CPB), Marcia Brooks (WGBH), and Paul Burrows (KUED/Media Solutions/Univ of Utah) provided an update on the accomplishments, activities, and goals of the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project. Three perspectives were reviewed with regard to the project: (1)Public Policy perspective, (2) Business Interests, and (3) Knowledge Sharing. The development and status of the PBCore Metadata Elements were presented, as well as long-term sustainability issues regarding the application of the PBCore.

Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project Update

Alan Baker, Alison White
At the 2003 annual conference of the Integrated Media Association (iMa) Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, attendees were updated on the status and agendas of the Working Group of the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project.

Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project Update

Alan Baker, Alison White
At the 2003 annual meeting of the PBS Technical Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, attendees were updated on the status and agendas of the Working Group of the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project.

Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project Update

Paul E. Burrows, Alison White
At the 2003 annual conference of the National Educational Telecommunications Association in San Antonio, Texas, the concurrent session on "Getting Ready for Asset Management" updated the attendees on the status and future agendas of the Working Group of the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project.

Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project Update

Examples: Data Sharing in Public Broadcasting Stations

Example of Extensibility Needs

Meaning of Application Profile

Examples: Crosswalk Mapping

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Efthimis Efthimiadis, Alison White, Paul E. Burrows
At the 2002 annual conference of the American Society for Information Science and Technology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, members of the Working Group for the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project presented background information about Public Broadcasting's interests in Media Asset Retrieval Systems and updates on the MARS Project as well as the latest news from the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Workgroup's activities.

Media Asset Retrieval Systems in Public Broadcasting
Alison White, CPB

MARS: Work Domain Analysis of Public Broadcasting
Efthimis N. Efthimiadis & Jens-Erik Mai, University of Washington

Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project: Update
Paul E. Burrows, Media Solutions, University of Utah

Alison White, David MacCarn, Grace Agnew
At the 2002 Iowa DTV Symposium, the session description promised,

You’ll shout 'Hallelujah' when you become enlightened about the new world of Digital Asset Management. CPB’s media maven Alison White will spread the word(s) from the Metadata Dictionary Project. (Metadata is all the information about your valuable digital media assets and you’ll find out, you have more than you thought.) David MacCarn will deliver the gospel according to a new DAM model recently developed at WGBH in Boston. And Grace Agnew, Library of Congress & Association of Moving Image Archivists, will baptize you in the deep digital waters of organizing & storing your valuable media assets.

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Digital Asset Management and the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project
Alison White, CPB

MIC: Moving Image Collections
Grace Agnew, Rutgers University

DAM Reference Architecture
David MacCarn, WGBH Educational Foundation

Alison White
At the WGBH Asset Management Symposium (September 26 and 27, 2002), Alison White, CPB, reviewed the objectives and activities of the Working Group for the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project and discussed how the metadata core that emerges will impact the public broadcasting community.

PBMD Project Update

Alison White, Marilyn Pierce, Tim Olson, James Steinbach, Marcia Brooks
At the PBS Annual meeting for 2002, members of the Working Group for the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project raised awareness of the project and advised the multi-disciplinary audience as to why the project's work is important to all.

I Never Metadata I Didn't Like

Mary Jane McKinven
Building on Steven Vedro's original article "Why Metadata Matters," this piece (originally published in Current), poses a series of "Frequently Asked Questions" that public broadcasters are likely to ask themselves about the importance of metadata and Digital Asset Management (DAM) and their implications for local station operations.


The Case for Shared Metadata Standards

Thom Shepard
As part of the WGBH Educational Foundation's work in developing metadata models and dictionaries, Thom Shepard compiled a metadata glossary to assist public broadcasters in using and applying a common set of terms and definitions. The PDF document contains numerous links to associated web sites.


Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project: Glossary

D-Lib Magazine
[quoting from the introduction to the article] The rapid changes in the means of information access occasioned by the emergence of the World Wide Web have spawned an upheaval in the means of describing and managing information resources. Metadata is a primary tool in this work, and an important link in the value chain of knowledge economies. Yet there is much confusion about how metadata should be integrated into information systems. How is it to be created or extended? Who will manage it? How can it be used and exchanged? Whence comes its authority? Can different metadata standards be used together in a given environment? These and related questions motivate this paper.


Metadata Principles and Practicalities

Alison White
During the 2001 Iowa DTV Symposium "Covering Our Assets" session, CPB's Alison White emphasized the critical importance of Asset Management in tomorrow's digital content production, exchange and delivery.


Covering Our Assets

The September 2001 meeting of the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam, Netherlands, included an all-day session of 12 presentations regarding Metadata for Broadcast and New Media. In association with SMPTE, the presentations were divided into two topical areas: (1) Metadata in Action, and (2) Metadata History, Standards and Implementation. The following HTML link outlines the agenda of the presenters and contains links to Adobe Acrobat PDF versions of the PowerPoint slides.


Metadata for Broadcast and New Media

Steven Vedro
Steven Vedro's article "Why Metadata Matters," originally published in Current, surveys metadata research and standards-making and explains why we must all understand this (formerly) esoteric field.


Why Metadata Matters

Grace Agnew, Dan Kniesner, Markus Buchhorn, Jean Hudgins, Douglas King, Mary-Frances Panettiere, Manjula Patel
ViDe User's Guide: Dublin Core Application Profile for Digital Video


Application Profile for Dublin Core

IFLA
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) engaged a study in the late 1990s to produce a framework that would provide a clear, precisely stated, and commonly shared understanding of what it is that a library bibliographic record aims to provide information about, and what it is that we expect the record to achieve in terms of answering user needs. The study also recommended a basic level of functionality and basic data requirements for records created by national bibliographic agencies.


Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records

Resources & Links

 

Association of Moving Image Archivists: Storage Standards and Guidelines

CPB Asset Management WebSite

"Database Design for Broadcasters" by Patrick Turner
Broadcasting Engineering, October 1, 2002

D-Lib Forum
Technology of the Global Digital Library

Dublin Core Metadata Dictionary Project

"A Primer on Metadata for Learning Objects" by Rory McGreal and Tonie Roberts
e-learning online magazine, October 1, 2002

IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.

IFLANET: Digital Libraries Metadata Rescources

ViDe (Video Development Project) Application Profile for Dublin Core

Joint Technical Committee for Learning Objects Metadata
International Standards Organization

"Learning Objects 101: A Primer for Neophytes" by Glenn Millar
Published by the Learning Resources Unit of the British Columbia Institute of Technology

Learning Technology Standards Committee (LTSC)
Learning Object Metadata

MARC Standards, Library of Congress

Metadata.Net Projects and Metadata Tools

Metadata for Broadcast and New Media
Sessions from the International Broadcasting Conference, September 2002

• Metadata in Action
• Metadata--A Practice in Perspective
• Programme Creation: The Metadata Big Bang
• SMEF in Practice
• Opportunities and Strategies
• Production for the Interactive Consumer: The Metadata Pipe from Broadcaster to Consumer
• Metadata History, Standards and Implementation
• SMPTE W25 Report
• Report on EBU, User Requirements and SMPTE N26 Report
• GFORS Update
• EBU P/Meta/Metadata in europe--Users Get a Grip
• Implementation Models

"Metadata Principles and Practicalities"
D-Lib Magazine, April 2002

"Metadata: Why Should We Care?"
University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections

MPEG Industry Forum

MPEG Home Page (Motion Pictures Experts Group)

MPEG Video Standards - from 1 to 21, article by Larry Bouthillier, 18 Feb 2004

MPEG-7, Overview of the Standard (standard for metadata, not digital video)

MPEG-21, Overview of the Standard (standard for metadata, not digital video)

"MPEG-7 Behind the Scenes"
D-Lib Magazine, September 1999

MPEG-7 FAQs

NISO Data Dictionary for Technical Metadata for Digital Images

Open Digital Rights Language Project

Sharable Courseware Objects Reference (SCORM)

SMPTE Recommended Practice 103 "Care, Storage, Operation,
Handling and Shipping of Magnetic Recording Tape"
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

Storage and Archiving/Asset Management
United Entertainment Media, Inc.

Questionnaire on Digital Asset Management Software Functionality
AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists)

XML Schema Definitions and Specifications as listed by W3C

• XML Schema Part 0: Primer
• XML Schema Part 1: Structures
• XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes
• XML Schema Tutorial
  by Roger L. Costello, September 2001
• The XML Schema Specification in Context
  by Rick Jelliffe, Academia Sinica Computing Centre
  2000-02-24 draft only, compares XML Schema with XML DTDs, SGML DTDs, HyTime, and perl regular expressions
• The Current State of the Art of Schema Languages for XML
  Rick Jelliffe, paper, XML Asia Pacific 2001, Sydney, Australia. A characterization and comments on schema languages for XML at the end of 2001
• Course "Programming XML in Java" Web site
  by John Punin, Autumn, 2001
• XML Schema, A Brief Introduction
  by Ian Stuart, October 26, 2001
• XML Schema tutorials materials: slides, additional materials
  by Henry Thompson at XML 99 in Philadelphia (a GCA Conference)
• Using W3C XML Schema
  by Eric van der Vlist, October 17, 2001
• Schemas for XML
  by Norman Walsh, July 1, 1999
• Kal Ahmed has created topic maps from the XML Schema family of specifications. The HTML-ized result is now up at http://www.techquila.com/topicmaps/xmlschema/
• Danny Vint has created quick reference cards, available at http://www.xml.dvint.com/

 

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