The Metadata Encoding and Transmission Schema (METS) Version 2 is now available. This is a new major revision of the schema.
The METS 2 schema is available for use, with several supporting resources:
Resources available for METS 2:
- Overview and tutorial
- Detailed documentation (work in progress)
- Schema reference
- Suggested attribute values
- METS 1 to 2 transformation
- Examples of migrating METS 1 to METS 2
Profiles for METS 2 are a work in progress.
- Draft METS 2 Profiles schema
- METS 2 Profiles schema reference
Compared to METS 1, METS 2 simplifies the schema, makes it more consistent, and removes reliance on the outdated XLink standard. It aims to retain a clear path for migration from METS 1 for most use cases.
There is also a detailed description the changes from METS 1 to METS 2 along with fully-worked examples of METS 2 documents.
METS 1.x continues to be available.
METS is maintained by the METS Editorial Board. To contact the board, provide feedback, and discuss METS 2, join the METS mailing list.