I spent 35 years in national libraries, primarily working on library technology standards related to digital libraries. Most of my professional life was spent at the Library of Congress developing national and international standards related to metadata. I live in New York and consult on metadata issues, most recently developing specifications for the description of archived web sites for the New York Art Resources’ Consortium. I teach metadata as an adjunct professor in NYU's Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program, at Pratt Institute’s School of Information and Library Science, as well as for other clients. I work remotely on and off for the Library of Congress on PREMIS, the Bibliographic Framework Initiative, and MODS. I currently serve as chair the PREMIS Editorial Committee.