Archives & Archivists listserv colleagues; In case of interest, I'm forwarding information about the release by the California Digital Library of a draft XML schema for capturing critical metadata to enable end users to make determinations regarding a work's copyright status. As noted below, we regard this as a "proof of concept" release and welcome any and all feedback. Cheers! Bill Landis Metadata Coordinator California Digital Library University of California Office of the President 415 20th Street, 4th floor Oakland, CA 94612-2901 (510) 987-0809 [log in to unmask] == CDLINFO Newsletter, May 25, 2006, Vol. 9, No. 9 CopyrightMD The California Digital Library is making available the first draft of its XML schema for copyright metadata, CopyrightMD. This schema grew out of work at the CDL to address the integration of rights information into the digital library workflow. During the course of this work the CDL identified a minimum set of data elements needed to support current and future assessments of the copyright status of a work. These data elements have been expressed in a simple prototype XML schema (copyrightMD.xsd), which can be found with documentation and examples at: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/rights/schema/ Although this schema was developed for the University of California's digital library, we recognize that it may be of use to other members of the digital library community. The CDL invites members of that community, and any other cultural heritage organizations that are working with digital resources, to comment on the schema design, the data elements, and any other aspects of this work. The web page contains an email address for those comments. We consider this to be the "proof of concept" stage and are interested in collaborating on further enhancements with other interested projects and organizations. CopyrightMD is one outcome of the efforts of CDL's Rights Management Group and its advisory group, the Data Elements Working Group. More information on the CDL Rights Framework project is available at: http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/rights/ A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>