This special section of the "Bulletin" includes an introduction and the following articles: "New Metadata Standards for Digital Resources: MODS (Metadata Object and Description Schema) and METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard)"; "Metadata Generation: Processes, People and Tools"; "Data Collection for Controlled Vocabulary Interoperability-Dublin Core Audience Element"; and "A Knowledge Network Constructed by Integrating Classification, Thesaurus and Metadata in a Digital Library". (AEF)