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METADATA MADNESS

"Visual collection of obsolete media formats that are in dire need of preservation. Formats include open reel audio tape, lacquer discs, wax cylinders, nitrate and acetate film, and other media."

Embedded metadata is a key component of managing digital files, providing information on correct presentation, source of the file, rights, and other information which supports findability, access, authentication, preservation, and more. This paper discusses the concept and uses of embedded metadata in general, and then looks more specifically at its use in WAVE audio files, focusing on the efforts of the Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) to develop recommendations on embedding metadata in audio files created by government agencies. This project resulted in the development of BWF MetaEdit, a tool which allows users to view, edit, and create embedded metadata in WAVE files.

"Beacon for Freedom of Expression is an international censorship database that preserves information about historic and current censored media in a global perspective."