This paper describes approach of development of Metadata solution for digital library
architecture for resource description and retrieval. This deals with the concept of
Metadata [2], the different Metadata standards (Dublin core in particular [5]),
Digital library environment, computer network capabilities etc. This paper also
discusses two of the Digital Library architecture protocols, for resource description
and retrieval. They are STARTS (Stanford Protocol Proposal for Internet Retrieval
and Search) [8] and SODA (Smart Objects and Dump Archives)[13] architecture to
arrive at a possible protocol that would help to build Indian Digital Libraries [5].
While proposing the new architecture the existing Indian environment with respect to
information sources and user's query of the information sources [5.1], which are
feasible for launch of this protocol for information processing and retrieval has been
dealt with. This is a pilot study which the author has done while doing his Fulbright
fellowship in the College of Library Information Studies, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD during 1999-2000
