Audubon Core Non Normative Document

The non-normative document gives a description of the Audubon Core (formerly "MRTG" for the acronym of its creation team, the TDWG/GBIF Multimedia Resources metadata Task Group) representation-neutral format. The non-normative document is the best introduction to the purpose, architecture, and history of the Audubon Core effort to propose a multimedia resource metadata architecture suitable for biodiversity media. It is intended to argue for the need, and explain how the Audubon Core uses other metadata terminology wherever possible. In addition, please see the Task Group's Initial Recommendations to GBIF, one of which was to produce a metadata schema, under the rationale set out in further detail in the non-normative document.

Current Draft

• File:AudubonCore1.0NonNormative docV1.5.doc V1.5 Word Format as of 2011-09-30 18:47 UTC
• V1.5 PDF Format as of 2011-09-30 18:48 UTC

Earlier Drafts

• Audubon Core NonNormative Document V1.4 Word Format as of 2011-09-30 18:47 UTC
• Audubon Core NonNormative Document V1.4 PDF Format as of 2011-09-30 18:48 UTC
• Audubon Core NonNormative Document V1.3 Word Format as of 2011-09-24 15:42 UTC
• Audubon Core NonNormative Document V1.3 PDF Format as of 2011-09-24 15:42 UTC
• Audubon Core NonNormative Document V1.2 Word Format. Document v 1.2 as of 20:44, 26 June 2011 (CEST)
• Audubon Core NonNormative Document V1.2 PDF Format. Document v 1.2 as of 20:44, 26 June 2011 (CEST)
• Audubon Core NonNormative Document V1.1 Word Format. Document v 1.1 as of 18:00 UTC 11 April 2011
• Audubon Core NonNormative Document V1.1 PDF Format. Document v 1.1 as of 18:00 UTC 11 April 2011
• MRTGNonNormativev0_7v1.doc Non normative MRTG v0.7 as Word document draft as of 04:52, 2 May 2009 (CEST)
• MRTGNonNormativev0_7v1.pdf Non normative MRTG v0.7 as PDF document draft as of 04:52, 2 May 2009 (CEST)
• :MRTGNonNormativev0_6final-6Apr09.doc Non normative MRTG v0.6 as Word document
• MRTGNonNormativev0_6final-6Apr09.pdf Non normative MRTG v0.6 as PDF document