Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 16:27:53 -0500
From: "Peter N. Schweitzer" <peter@geochange.er.usgs.GOV>
Reply-To: "Peter N Schweitzer,  Reston, VA " <pschweitzer@usgs.gov>
Sender: owner-nsdi_l@fgdc.er.usgs.GOV
Subject: NSDI_L metadata software update


Recent changes to mp and xtme may be of interest to the recipients
of NSDI-L and several other lists receiving this message.

mp now generates META elements conforming (?) to the Dublin Core.
This should make our metadata records easier for search engines
to find and characterize.  Those who are familiar with the Dublin
Core are welcome to suggest better mappings of FGDC elements to
Dublin Core elements; I hope to refine my mappings where possible.

mp now preformats (inserts <pre> and </pre>) lines in textual
values beginning with >.  This makes it easy to do some simple
formatting of information within the textual values.

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I have built executables for DG/UX, Linux, Solaris 2.5.1, Irix 6.4 (new),
HP/UX 9.05 (old--I'm working to build it on 10.10), SunOs 4.1.3, 
DOS under DOS4Gw and Win95 (console).  AIX is currently not updated
because I seem to have lost my account on a nearby RS/6000.

I encourage all users to obtain updated versions of the software,
and to obtain them from my server.  The URL is
  <URL:http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/pub/tools/metadata/>  

Please contact me if you have questions or problems installing or
using the software.

Peter

-- 
Peter N. Schweitzer (MS 906, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192)
(703) 648-6533  FAX: (703) 648-6647  email: pschweitzer@usgs.gov
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