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Howdy, Earlier this year, Chris Vicary from UFL pointed out that the transition from METS version 1.3 to version 1.4 highlighted a problem with how we've been providing access to the METS schema. While prior versions of the METS schema are made available at the METS website in 'versioned' subdirectories, the current working version of METS is always located at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/mets.xsd and does *not* have a directory on the website for its particular version. When we moved from METS 1.3 to 1.4, the new 1.4 schema went into the 'official current version' mets.xsd location, while the previous 1.3 version moved to http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/version13/mets.xsd. It was pointed out that it would be helpful to have the latest version have its own 'versioned' subdirectory just like the outdated versions, so that users could if they so choose point to a specific version of the METS schema at a location where the content will not change, even if the schema is outdated by a new version. The Editorial Board discussed this at our last meeting and decided this was a good suggestion. So, henceforth, the most recent version of the METS primary schema will be available at both the 'current working version' URL (http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/mets.xsd) *and* at a version specific URL (which for the current version is http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/version14/mets.xsd). Those wanting a URL which always points to the most current version can use the first URL; those wanting a version specific pointer to the 1.4 schema can use the second. Jerome McDonough Digital Library Development Team Leader Elmer Bobst Library, New York University 70 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 (212) 998-2425 [log in to unmask]