Burton, AdrianBlackall, ChrisYeadon, Scott2008-04-242011-01-042011-02-232008-04-242011-01-042011-02-237/02/2008http://hdl.handle.net/1885/46724http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/46724In this paper we examine a range of metadata-related issues facing the developers and maintainers of digital repositories in Australia. We discuss metadata developments in the areas of digital preservation, repository interoperability, and collection-level discovery services in the context of a range of innovative repository projects designed to improve metadata creation, management and sharing within the Australian higher education and research sector.enhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Metadata Coalface for Digital Repositories