Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata (PRISM), an IDEAlliance Working Group, has announced the availability of the new PRISM Cookbook for Profile 1 (XML) Implementers. The PRISM 2.0 Specifications and Cookbook can be freely downloaded from http://www.prismstandard.org/.
The PRISM Cookbook builds on the PRISM Specification and assumes users have a basic understanding of metadata and PRISM. It assists implementers by providing a set of practical implementation steps for a chosen set of use cases and provides insights into more sophisticated PRISM capabilities. While PRISM has 3 profiles, the cookbook only addresses the most commonly used profile 1, the XML profile. All recipes begin with a basic description of the business purpose it fulfills, followed by ingredients (typically a set of PRISM metadata fields or elements), and closes with a step-by-step implementation method with sample XMLs and illustrative images. Recipes include preparing a print article for use by an external partner; using PRISM to enhance the searchability of content; and preparing web articles for use by an external partner.
In addition to the PRISM 2.0 Cookbook, the PRISM Working Group has posted Errata for its PRISM 2.0 Specification. Errata addresses a range of issues, from editorial to technical, that have been reported by the PRISM user community. The erratum includes a listing of each errata item along with red-lined versions of each document within the PRISM 2.0 Specification and new XSDs and DTDs for the PRISM Aggregator Message (PAM).
The PRISM Working Group is also working on the next version of the PRISM Specification, PRISM 2.1, for release in late 2008. This release will address complex rights for multi-platform and global distribution channels. Change Request Forms for PRISM 2.1 can be downloaded at www.prismstandard.org. All forms must be submitted by July 15.
