The PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata is the international standard for metadata to support the preservation of digital objects and ensure their long-term usability. Developed by an international team of experts, PREMIS is implemented in digital preservation projects around the world, and support for PREMIS is incorporated into a number of commercial and open-source digital preservation tools and systems. The PREMIS Editorial Committee coordinates revisions and implementation of the standard, which consists of the Data Dictionary, an XML schema, and supporting documentation.
News and articles:
PREMIS BOF at iPRES2024- Call for Comments on Rights Entity White Paper by Sept. 30, 2024!
- Call for PREMIS EC Members!
- Spanish Translation of Understanding PREMIS!
- PREMIS OWL Ontology version 3
- Announcement
- Ontology documents
- 2021 Revisions of Understanding PREMIS (Czech, English, German, Italian, and Portuguese)
- PREMIS - Schema 3.0
- PREMIS 3.0 Webinar
- PREMIS 3.0 Changes
- PREMIS - Version 3.0 Data Dictionary
- PREMIS - Version 3.0 Data Dictionary Errata Page
PREMIS Implementors' Group (PIG) LISTSERV
An unmoderated listserv is open to members of the PREMIS implementor community. To subscribe to the forum fill out the subscription form at the PIG Listserv site.
Data Dictionaries & Schemas
- PREMIS Version 3.0 (current version)
- PREMIS Version 2 (v. 2.0-2.3)
- PREMIS Version 1
Maintenance
- PREMIS Data Dictionary and Schema Revision Process
- PREMIS Maintenance Activity
- PREMIS Editorial Committee
- PREMIS Implementors' Group (PIG) Listserv
- PREMIS Feedback, Questions & Comments
Conformance
- PREMIS Conformance (PDF, 128KB)
Implementations
- PREMIS Implementation Fairs (2009-2023)
- PREMIS Examples (v. 2.1-3.0)
- PREMIS with METS
Tools
- Preservation Events Controlled Vocabulary, Revision 1 (PDF, 444KB)
- Preservation Events Controlled Vocabulary (PDF, 440KB)
- Preservation Metadata Vocabularies at id.loc.gov
- PREMIS Owl Ontology
- PREMIS Tools for Preservation Metadata via COPTR (Previously the PREMIS Implementation Registry)
Supporting Documentation
- PREMIS Resource
- Early PREMIS Tutorials (2006-2011)
The PREMIS maintenance activity is responsible for maintaining, supporting, and coordinating future revisions to the PREMIS data dictionary. The Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies Working Group, convened
by OCLC 
and RLG , initially developed the PREMIS data dictionary as a specification with the goal of creating an implementable set of "core" preservation metadata elements, with broad applicability within the digital preservation community. Supporting XML schemas allow for implementation of the core metadata element set and are maintained in the Network Development and MARC Standards Office of the Library of Congress.