>FYI -- >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Gordon Paynter ><<mailto:Gordon.Paynter at natlib.govt.nz>Gordon.Paynter at natlib.govt.nz> >Date: Jul 16, 2007 4:57 PM >Subject: [padiforum-l] Announcement: National >Library of New Zealand Open-Source Metadata >Extraction Tool >To: <mailto:padiforum-l at nla.gov.au>padiforum-l at nla.gov.au > >The National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna M?tauranga 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/>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/>http://meta-extractor.sf.net/ >* Read the information sheet: ><http://meta-extractor.sourceforge.net/meta-extractor-info-sheet.pdf>http://meta-extractor.sourceforge.net/meta-extractor-info-sheet.pdf >* Download the software: ><http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=189407>http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=189407 > >You can email the National Library with your questions at ><mailto:metadata-extract at natlib.govt.nz>metadata-extract at natlib.govt.nz >This e-mail is intended for the addressee only >and may contain information which is subject to >legal privilege. The contents are not >necessarily the official view or communication >of the National Library of New Zealand. If you >are not the intended recipient you must not use, >disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail or any >information in, or attached to it. If you have >received this e-mail in error, please contact >the sender immediately or return the original >message to the National Library by e-mail, and >destroy any copies. The National Library does >not accept any liability for changes made to >this e-mail or attachments after sending. > > >All e-mails have been scanned for viruses and >content by security software. The National >Library reserves the right to monitor all e-mail >communications through its network. > >
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