Registries (1)
Registries of metadata schemas may offer
one way to deal with this problem
Parallel concept of format registries
There is "… a pressing need to establish reliable,
sustained repositories of file format specifications,
documentation, and related software" (Lawrence,
et al., 2000)
DSpace 'bitstream format registry'
Typed Object Model (TOM) project
Digital Library Federation, et al. recently
proposed a Global digital format registry
DC-2003, Seattle, USA, 29 September 2003