[SPG_Active_Members] Open-SourceMetadata Extraction Tool

[H.M. Gladney]

Potentially interesting software, FYI. 


Cheerio, Henry

-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Paynter [mailto:Gordon.Paynter at natlib.govt.nz] 
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 4:58 PM
To: padiforum-l at nla.gov.au
Subject: [padiforum-l] Announcement: National Library of New Zealand
Open-SourceMetadata Extraction Tool

The National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) is
pleased to announce the open-source release of version 3.2 of its Metadata
Extraction Tool.

The Metadata Extraction Tool programmatically extracts preservation metadata
from a range of file formats including PDF documents, image files, sound
files, office documents, and many others. It automatically extracts
preservation-related metadata from digital files, then outputs that metadata
in XML. It can be used through a graphical user interface or command-line
interface.

The software was created in 2003, and redeveloped this year. It is now
available as open-source software from http://meta-extractor.sf.net/ under
the terms of the Apache Public License.

To find out more:
* Visit the project homepage: http://meta-extractor.sf.net/
* Read the information sheet:
http://meta-extractor.sourceforge.net/meta-extractor-info-sheet.pdf
* Download the software:
http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=189407 

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