Greetings:

The Software Preservation Network (SPN) Metadata Working Group is pleased to release an update to the Software Metadata Recommended Format (SMRF) Guide. As with the first SMRF release, SMRF 1.1.0 provides an adaptable framework to describe a range of software types to support discovery, access, and reuse in libraries, museums, archives, and repositories, and it also brings some key updates:


  *   Updated layout for an easier scanning and reading experience
  *   Case studies section that provides contextual metadata examples for specific software items
  *   Expanded usage notes with descriptions that include how SMRF elements could support five defined use case categories: Execution and Emulation, Discoverability, Preservation, Administrative, and Citation

You can find a link to the SMRF Guide on the SPN website: https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/smrf-guide/

A sincere thank you to our community and reviewers for all their feedback on this document.


Our best,

The SPN Metadata Working Group
Elena Colón-Marrero (Bentley Historical Library)
Dianne Dietrich (Cornell University Library)
Claire Fox (Yale University Library)
Karen Hanson (Portico)
Allen Kwan (Government of Ontario)