Selected Metadata Schemas
Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd Edition (AACR2)
Cataloguing Cultural Objects (CCO)
Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA)
Conceptual Reference Model (CRM)
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)
International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC)
ISAD(G) (General International Standard Archival Description)
Machine-Readable Cataloging (MARC 21)
Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard
Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)
MPEG-7 (Moving Pictures Expert Group)
MPEG-21 (Moving Pictures Expert Group)
Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)
Resource Description and Access (RDA)
Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)
Selected Controlled Vocabulary Resources
Cultural Objects Name Authority
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Library of Congress Authorities
Library of Congress: Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I (Subject Terms)
Library of Congress: Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II (Genre & Physical Characteristic Terms)
National Agricultural Thesaurus
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) Controlled Vocabularies