At the Annual 2007 American Library Association conference in Washington in June, the LITA Standards Interest Group sponsored a program entitled "Using Metadata Standards in Digital Libraries: implementing METS, MODS, PREMIS and MIX". This session explored how libraries are using emerging standards to manage and provide navigation for digital library objects and featured the following: * Rebecca Guenther, Library of Congress: Using Metadata Standards in Digital Libraries: Introduction to METS, MODS, PREMIS and MIX * Morgan Cundiff, Library of Congress: Using <METS> and <MODS> to Create XML Standards-based Digital Library Applications * Nathan Trail, Library of Congress: How to Build, Display and Find METS Objects * Brian Tingle, California Digital Library: Use of METS in CDL Digital Special Collections * Sarah Shreeves, University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign: Creating Rich Shareable Metadata: the DLF Aquifer MODS implementation guidelines * Tom Habing, University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign: METS, MODS and PREMIS, Oh My!: Integrating Digital Library Standards for Interoperability and Preservation * Tod Olson, University of Chicago: MODS as Data Hub The Library of Congress has made the presentations available at: http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/presentations/litaprogram-an2007.html This message has gone to multiple lists; sorry for any duplication. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ Rebecca S. Guenther ^^ ^^ Senior Networking and Standards Specialist ^^ ^^ Network Development and MARC Standards Office ^^ ^^ 1st and Independence Ave. SE ^^ ^^ Library of Congress ^^ ^^ Washington, DC 20540-4402 ^^ ^^ (202) 707-5092 (voice) (202) 707-0115 (FAX) ^^ ^^ [log in to unmask] ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^