File Format and XML Schema Registries Briefing Paper

Representation information registries promise to make life much easier for those trying to interpret unfamiliar digital files. In this briefing paper, Alex Ball of UKOLN looks at a selection of existing file format and XML schema registries, as well as some of the more advanced registries currently being developed. This paper is one of a number of state-of-the-art reviews being written for the KIM Grand Challenge Project.