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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
>     Office: E25-131
>     Phone: (617) 253-1096
>

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