Before revision: Considered by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) to be a subtype of administrative metadata, preservation metadata is used to promote: Interoperability Digital object management Preservation (often in conjunction with technical metadata) Complications of Preservation Metadata Concern over the poor management of digital objects notes the possibility of a “ digital dark age ” .
After revision: Considered by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) to be a subtype of administrative metadata, preservation metadata is used to promote: Interoperability Digital object management Preservation (often in conjunction with technical metadata) Complications of Preservation Metadata Concern over the poor management of digital objects notes the possibility of a " digital dark age " .