Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress wrote:

> METS is not included in the list because nobody has requested it.
> If someon requests it (you, for example) it will be added.
>
> However if nobody requests it then I don't see any point in
> gratuitiously adding it. I'm not aware of any projects using METS as
> an SRU record format.

I could certainly easily see it used in front of a
content-management/digital object kind of a system, and I imagine one
day'll we'll do something with it.. not yet, though. :-)

--Sebastian

>
> --Ray
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Mark Diggory <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> *To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 09, 2007 9:50 PM
> *Subject:* METS as record format
>
> Hello,
>
> Has anyone out there explored using METS as the return record format
> for SRU/W? I was a little surprised not to see it listed in the
> website ...
>
> http://www.loc.gov/standards/sru/record-schemas.html
>
> -Mark
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Mark R. Diggory - DSpace Systems Manager
> MIT Libraries, Systems and Technology Services
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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