Dataset preservation
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METS and DDI/FGDC
- DDI is Data Documentation Initiative, a metadata specification for the social and behavioral sciences; see http://www.ddialliance.org/.
- FGDC is Federal Geographic Data Committee Metadata Standard [FGDC-STD-001-1998]; see http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/csdgm/
- DDI and FGDC are considered descriptive metadata (mdSec) in METS. From http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/METSOverview.v2.html: "Valid values for the MDTYPE element [in mdSec] include...DDI (Data Documentation Initiative), FGDC (Federal Geographic Data Committee Metadata Standard [FGDC-STD-001-1998]."