Metadata Standards Employed in Persian Manuscript Databases

Determining the extent to which، as well as the variety of metadata standards are used in the process of digitization Persian manuscripts in databases of the National Library of Iran، Parliamentary Library of Iran، Aastaan Qods Library، Malek Library and Museum. a checklist was employed to collect، and statistics was used for analysis of data. Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS)، Dublin Core (DC) and Metadata Object Description Standard (MODS)، are used respectively in Persian manuscripts databases. In descriptive parts as well as notes consistency was not found in employing standards. Attention must be paid to correct the situation. Setting up a centre for coordination is suggested.