Digital Resource Services

Standards Information

Information about relevant standards: digitisation, file formats, best practices...

Dublin Core

http://dublincore.org/

Standard metadata set used on web pages (and DSpace installations) worldwide.

National Library of Australia

http://www.nla.gov.au/digital/standards.html

When in doubt, the best source of expertise on digitisation and preparation standards is the National Library.

World Wide Web Consortium

http://www.w3.org/

The W3C is a prime source for information on XML and web-related standards and tools.

OASIS

http://www.oasis-open.org/home/index.php

http://xml.coverpages.org/

A storehouse of information on third-party XML applications.