TextMD Extension Schema TextMD contains technical metadata that describe a digital text archival object. TextMD: TextMD contains the following top level elements: 1. encoding: character encoding scheme used in the text object e.g. ASCII; 2. markup: the type of markup language used to encode the text object, e.g. SGML, SML, HTML, etc..; 3. note: additional information about the text object; 4. ocr: the type of OCR software used to produce the text object; 5. word_processor: the type/version of word processor product used e.g. Word, WordPerfect, etc... TextMDType: Complex Type for encapsulating within a single parent element the individual digital text archival object elements that describe an object or portion of an object. But note that the individual digital text archival object elements that comprise the TextMD schema can be used independently of the schema element and directly under a METS mdSec.dmWrap element. The individual elements that comprise a digital text archival object element are documented under their corresponding types. TextMDType has a single attribute, ID (XML ID). encodingType: Complex Type for recording the type of encoding used in an item or portion of an item. encodingType has a single attribute, ID (XML ID). markupType: Complex Type for recording the type of markup language used in an item or portion of an item. markupType has a single attribute, ID (XML ID). noteType: Complex Type for recording the general information about an item or portion of an item. noteType has a single attribute, ID (XML ID). ocrType: Complex Type for recording the type of optical character recognition used in an item or portion of an item. ocrType has a single attribute, ID (XML ID). word_processorType: Complex Type for recording the type of word processor used in an item or portion of an item. word_processorType has a single attribute, ID (XML ID).