Music Library Association

Working Group on Metadata Standards

Purpose:
To examine the descriptive, structural, and administrative metadata elements currently being used to control music materials, including, but not limited to, those elements employed in the projects identified by the International Music Metadata Projects Working Group; formulate a schema of required elements for music metadata applications, along with recommendations for their standardized use; develop “best practices” with regard to the use of, extension of, and/or transmission of data between the new schema and the other major metadata schemas; by May 2006.

Chair:
Stephen Davison (appointed 2003)

Members:
Joe Bartl (2005)
Marcelyn D'Avis (2003)
Matthew Dovey (2005)
Brad Eden (2003)
Ralph Hartsock (2003)
Constance Mayer (2003)
Renée McBride (2003)
Clay Redding (2003)
Jennifer Riley (2005)
Lois Schultz (2003)