Tools and Techniques for Preservation Metadata Extraction and Collection

Abstract

Presentation topics include: the tools and techniques that can be used to automatically extract preservation metadata embedded or associated with digital objects; what to do with the extracted metadata; what can and can't be done with current tools (including the National Library of New Zealand's Preservation Metadata Extract Tool); future technologies; workflows; validation/extraction stacks; and the importance of good metadata structure for effective preservation reporting and risk analysis.