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METS_Profile: @xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/METS_Profile/ http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/profile_docs/mets.profile.v1-2.xsd"
title:
Australian METS Journal Profile 1.0
abstract:
This profile describes the rules and requirements for using METS as an exchange format to support the collection and preservation of and access to journal publications. It is a sub-profile of the Australian METS Profile 1.0 and adheres to the journals content model specified in the <div> TYPE Attribute vocabulary therein.
date:
2007-12-04T15:31:00
contact:
institution:
National Library of Australia
address:
Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
phone:
+61 2 6262 1111
related_profile: @URI="http://www.loc.gov/mets/profiles/00000018.xml" @RELATIONSHIP="inherits"
Australian METS Profile 1.0
extension_schema:
note:
This profile inherits the extension schemas supported by the Australian METS Profile 1.0. No additional extension schema are specified in this profile
description_rules:

This profile describes the rules and requirements for using METS as an exchange format to support the collection and preservation of and access to journal publications. It is a sub-profile of the Australian METS Profile 1.0 and adheres to the Journals content model specified in the <div> TYPE attribute vocabulary therein.

A METS document conforming to this profile may have been created for use as a Submission Information Package (SIP) or a Dissemination Information Package (DIP). The example in Appendix 1 is a conforming METS document representing a published journal issue with a cover image and six articles. This document was created as a SIP to enable a copy of the issue to be archived in a repository. The Example in Appendix 2 is a conforming METS document representing another issue from the same journal that has already been archived in a repository. This document was created as a DIP to enable a delivery system to provide access to the archived copy.

Journal issues and tables of content

In accordance with the Australian METS Profile, a conforming METS document must include descriptive metadata encoded in MODS for the primary object represented by the METS document and each of its structural components, unless <structMap><div> attributes provide a sufficient level of bibliographic description.

In the example in Appendix 1 each of the articles in the issue has its own descriptive metadata but the cover image and sections�are only represented in the structural map because they can be fully described using the <div> TYPE and LABEL attributes.�

To aid discovery and navigation, implementers may also choose to include section headings as <subject><topic> elements in article descriptive metadata, with the �authority� attribute set to �local�. However, this profile still requires the headings to be included in the <structMap>. This will allow a system to reproduce the table of content without having to parse the descriptive metadata or to understand local business rules.

Mandatory elements and persistent identifiers

Where a journal or article is being described in a conforming METS document, title is mandatory. Otherwise it need only be included if the component has its own distinctive title. Additional metadata, including use of controlled vocabularies and reference to authority lists, are encouraged within descriptive metadata but are not mandatory. However, if the METS document is being used as a DIP, each MODS record must include an identifier element containing a persistent, globally unique and locally resolvable identifier for the object or component being described.

The example in Appendix 1 includes identifiers of type URI that resolve to the publisher's copy of the issue. The example in Appendix 2 includes the persistent identifiers assigned by the repository to the primary object and its components on ingest. This document also includes a full set of administrative metadata recording the ingest event for each file.

Fully self-describing metadata

In accordance with the Australian METS Profile, the descriptive metadata must contain sufficient information for the component and its relationship to the host journal to be completely self-describing. MODS supports two ways of doing this: the hierarchy can be fully represented within a single relatedItem instance using repeatable part subelements; or each level of the hierarchy can be nested in its own relatedItem element. This profile requires a separate relatedItem element for each level in the hierarchy that plays a significant role in the delivery of access to the journal and its components.� In addition, if the METS document is being used as a DIP, an identifier element must be included for each relatedItem as described in the section above.

In both examples, the issue-level <dmdSec> has one relatedItem for the host journal. Although the issue is part of an annual volume, this has not been given its own nested <relatedItem> because volume does not play a significant role in the delivery of access to the journal. This is manifested by the fact that volumes do not have their own separate URI in the published copy of the journal.

In both examples, article-level <dmdSec>s have a relatedItem for the issue which itself has a relatedItem for the host journal. This enables the identifiers to be recorded that will support navigation from the article to the issue or to the journal when the metadata is unpacked and deployed in other contexts such as a federated discovery service.

The archived copy includes a relatedItem for the published copy. This may be the preferred version while it remains available online. However, the DIP for the archived copy can also be used to generate a fully navigable version of the journal issue.

Mappings

Mappings from� MARC21 and Dublin Core (unqualified) to MODS are given on the MODS website at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/dcsimple-mods.html. Note that this profile requires the extent of an article to be recorded under relatedItem/part/extent in MODS, although one could see this as being a property of the article, not the host. The main reason for this is that MODS does not yet support the use of the unit attribute when extent is used as a sub-element of physicalDescription. However, there is also a benefit in terms of processing of including all extent metadata in the same place. The start and end data elements in MODS are properties of the host.�

controlled_vocabularies:
vocabulary:
name:
Australian METS Profile <div> TYPE Attribute
maintenance_agency:
Australian METS Profile Agency
description:

This profile supports all values from the journals content model.

structural_requirements:
metsRootElement:
requirement: @ID="metsRoot1"

The <mets> root element must contain a PROFILE attribute with the value "http://www.loc.gov/mets/profiles/00000019.xml".

technical_requirements:
content_files:
requirement:

There are currently no restrictions on file formats used. It is recommended that files listed in fileGrp USE="original" or "master" be of a type suitable for long-term archiving.

tool:
note:

There are no requirements for tools specified in this profile.

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