Standards Directory

Standard for describing archival materials at all levels.

Standard for creating authority records for corporate bodies, persons, and families.

US standard for describing archives, personal papers, and manuscripts.

Canadian standard for archival description.

General-purpose metadata standard for cross-domain resource description.

XML schema for bibliographic metadata, subset of MARC.

XML standard for encoding finding aids.

Standard for describing functions of corporate bodies.

Standard for describing institutions that hold archival materials.

Next-generation archival description standard based on linked data and ontologies.

Standard for metadata supporting the preservation of digital objects.

Reference model for long-term preservation of digital information.

File format registry for identification and preservation planning.

Standardized rights statements for cultural heritage objects.

Standardized licenses for sharing creative works.

Labels for indigenous cultural heritage rights.

Content standard for cultural heritage object description.

Collections management procedures standard for museums.

Ontology for cultural heritage information integration.

Standard for photo and media metadata.

APIs for interoperable image and AV delivery.

South African standard for heritage asset accounting in public sector.

International standard for heritage asset accounting in public sector.

South African data protection legislation.