Metadata in the DRM

• Metadata in the DRM provides:

  • Information about transmittal content designed for human users
  • Summary information that can also be used by consuming software

• The first variety corresponds to the ISO metadata standard, examples:

  • <Responsible Party>, <Access>, <Citation>, <Description>

• The second variety consists of the "summary" classes:

  • <Transmittal Summary>
  • <Environmental Domain Summary>
  • <SRF Summary>
  • <DRM Class Summary Item>
  • <Hierarchy Summary Item>
  • <Primitive Summary Item>

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