Recording who created or modified a METS document

The agent element <agent> provides for various parties and their roles with respect to the METS record to be documented.

Sub-elements

The element <agent> has two sub-elements, <name> and <note>. The element <name> can be used to record the full name of the agent. The <note> element can be used to record any additional information regarding the agent’s activities with respect to the METS document.

Example

This example shows a METS document that was created on 9th of May 2006 at 10:30 a.m., by Rick Beaubien.

<metsHdr CREATEDATE="2006-05-09T10:30:00">
  <mets:agent ROLE="CREATOR">
    <mets:name>Rick Beaubien</mets:name>
  </mets:agent>
</metsHdr>