ALTO: Technical Metadata for optical Character Recognition

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ALTO (Analyzed Layout and Text Object): Technical Metadata for Optical Character Recognition

Brief Description

An XML schema that details technical metadata for describing the layout and content of physical text resources. It most commonly serves as an extension schema used withing the administration section of the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Schema however ALTO (Analyzed Layout and Text Object) can be used alone.

URL for Resource

http://www.loc.gov/standards/alto/

Standards Creating / Publishing Body

Library of Congress

Date of Latest Revision

2016

Current Version (Color, Name, Number)

3.1

Topics

Metadata, Structured Data

Associated SERP Framework Element

Open Standard / Neutral Formats

Related Standards

ALTO is often used within the administrative section of the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Schema (METS).

Date Resource Added/Modified

March 12, 2018

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