catalogwill
Catalogwill is a hypothetical open-standard framework designed to manage wills, probate records, and related legal documents in digital archives and administrative systems. It provides a common metadata schema, document types, and inter-document relationships to support efficient indexing, retrieval, and long-term preservation.
Concept and scope: The goal is to enable interoperable cataloging across archives, law firms, courts, and personal
Data model and features: Core entities include will, codicil, probate record, executor, beneficiary, asset, and estate.
Implementation and use: While not an official standard, catalogwill has informed discussions about interoperability in digital
Relation to standards: Catalogwill aligns with general archival metadata practices such as Dublin Core and PREMIS