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Many national archives authorities have released metadata specifications for record keeping
systems that include preservation needs. In the library field, an international working group
convened by OCLC and the Research Libraries Group (RLG) released a recommended
preservation metadata framework in mid-2002 (available online at
<http://www.oclc.org/research/pmwg/pm_framework.pdf>). Their report is a good starting
point for exploring the metadata that may be needed.
An interesting implementation by the National Library of New Zealand attempts to adapt the
OLCLC/RLG work to a particular programme and its circumstances (available online at
<http://www.natlib.govt.nz/files/4initiatives_metaschema.pdf>). This schema proposes the
following elements (somewhat summarised here):
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