On behalf of UTK
(Apologies
for cross posting)
The
University of Tennessee Digital
Library Center is proud to announce the release of the DLC-MODS
Workbook,
version 1.2 under the GNU General Public License version 3.
The
DLC-MODS Workbook
provides a series of web pages that enable users to easily generate
complex, valid MODS metadata records that meet the 1-4 levels of
specification outlined in the Digital Library Federation Implementation
Guidelines for Shareable MODS Records, (DLF Aquifer Guidelines November
2006).
Developed by programmer
Christine Haygood Deane under the direction of metadata librarian
Melanie Feltner-Reichert,
this open source client-side software provides control of date formats
and
other problematic fields at the point of creation, while shielding
creators from the need to work in XML. Metadata records created
can be partially created, saved to the desktop, reloaded and completed
at a
later date. Final versions can be downloaded or cut-and-pasted into
text editors for use elsewhere.
Developed in support for our
state-wide digitization project, Volunteer Voices, we hope this
system will assist others in their efforts to create valuable digital
libraries also. The software can be viewed here: http://dlc.lib.utk.edu/~cdeane/UTK_LIB_DLC/WB5/workbook.htm
and
downloaded here: http://dlc.lib.utk.edu/~cdeane/UTK_LIB_DLC/beta_download.htm
Please
address comments and
questions to Melanie Feltner-Reichert ([log in to unmask])
and
Cricket Deane ([log in to unmask]).
Jody DeRidder
Digital
Library Center
University
of Tennessee Libraries
Knoxville,
Tennessee