PREMINT

PREMINT (PREservation Metadata INput Tool) is designed to collect information regarding a digital object so that it can be archived and preserved. It takes into account the current state of the digital object, intention behind the creation of the object and the attitude of the creator regarding preservation of the digital object.

PREMINT is partially based on the Variable Media Questionnaire developed by the Guggenheim Museum and utilizes the classification for artworks developed by them. The metadata schemas at the heart of PREMINT are the METS schema and the Audiovisual extensions to the METS schema, both of which have been developed by the Library of Congress.

PREMINT has six components. A summary of each component and screen shots of each component are given below.

• Dublin Core Metadata: Collects Dublin Core Metadata and the classification(s) information of the digital object. Screen Shot

• Digital Object Technical Metadata: Information about the multimedia component that make up the digital object. Screen Shot
  

• Intent Metadata: Metadata in relation to the artistic intention. Screen Shot
  

• Presentation Metadata: Information regarding how the work is to be presented during exhibitions. Screen Shot
  

• Attitude Metadata: The object creators attitude towards the preservation process. Screen Shot

• Structural Metadata: The Spatio-temporal structure of the work, defined in SMIL using software such as Fluition SMIL Authoring Tool. Screen Shot