OK, then I need a bit more of an explanation of the other agent roles in
the metsHdr, in particular:

ARCHIVIST
PRESERVATION
CUSTODIAN

It seems to me that the inherent meaning of these implies not just the
METS document but also the digital resources. I can see where CREATOR
and EDITOR can refer to the METS document alone, but with the others I'm
having a hard time giving them that semantic.

kc

On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 08:15, Jerome McDonough wrote:
> On Aug 30, 2004, at 10:48 AM, Evan Owens wrote:
>
> > I read the documentation to say that the agent roles in the <metsHdr>
> > are roles in connection with the METS file, not the digital object that
> > the METS file documents. Thus for example agent role "IPOWNER" means
> > IP
> > owner of the METS file, not the digital object described by METS file.
> > Information about the IP owner for the digital object would go in the
> > rights MD section of the administrative MD.
> >
> > Is that a correct reading of the standard?
> >
>
> Yes.
>
>
> Jerome McDonough
> Digital Library Development Team Leader
> Elmer Bobst Library, New York University
> 70 Washington Square South
> New York, NY 10012
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