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Previous versions of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard

Download previous versions of the Discovery Metadata Standard Guidance notes;

  •  MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard v.3.1.1 Guidance Notes (brief version pdf)
  •  MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard v3.1.1 Guidance Notes (full version pdf)
  •  Changelog from MEDIN Standard v3.1 to MEDIN Standard v3.1.1 (pdf)

 

  •  MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard v.3.1 Guidance Notes (brief version pdf)
  •  MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard v3.1 Guidance Notes (full version pdf)
  •  Changelog from MEDIN Standard v3.0 to MEDIN Standard v3.1 (pdf)

 

  •  MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard v.3.0 Guidance Notes (brief version pdf)
  •  MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard v3.0 Guidance Notes (full version pdf)
  •  Changelog from MEDIN Standard v2.3.8 to MEDIN Standard v3.0 (pdf)

 

  •  MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard v2.3.8 Guidance Notes (brief version pdf)
  •  MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard v2.3.8 Guidance Notes (full version pdf)
  •  Differences between MEDIN Standard v2.3.8 and GEMINI2.2  (pdf)

 

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