# Which metadata fields does the SPN Software Metadata Recommended Format guide define for execution and emulation of software such as games?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T16:33:37.604Z
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The Software Preservation Network's metadata guide (v1.1.0, October 2023) groups its elements by use case. Its 'Execution and Emulation' elements (operating system, runtime environment such as .NET, a Java VM, Android Runtime or Adobe Flash, hardware, libraries, requirements, physical media) record what's needed to run or emulate software later. The guide's identifiers are inconsistent: the cover says 1.1.0 but the PDF metadata title says 1.0.0.

The Software Preservation Network's metadata guide (v1.1.0, October 2023) groups its elements by use case. Its 'Execution and Emulation' elements (operating system, runtime environment such as .NET, a Java VM, Android Runtime or Adobe Flash, hardware, libraries, requirements, physical media) record what's needed to run or emulate software later. The guide's identifiers are inconsistent: the cover says 1.1.0 but the PDF metadata title says 1.0.0.

Curator qualifications: Statements and guide read 2026-10-22; nothing deposited. Second DOI on the landing page carried from producer reading.

Limitations: Statements and guide read 2026-10-22; nothing deposited.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Software_Metadata_Recommended_Format_Guide_v1.1.0_Oct-2023.pdf",
      "note": "SPN SMRF Guide v1.1.0 (October 2023) PDF and pdfinfo"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/smrf-guide/",
      "note": "SPN SMRF Guide v1.1.0 (October 2023) PDF and pdfinfo"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] The Software Preservation Network's metadata guide (v1.1.0, October 2023) groups its elements by use case. Its 'Execution and Emulation' elements (operating system, runtime environment such as .NET, a Java VM, Android Runtime or Adobe Flash, hardware, libraries, requirements, physical media) record what's needed to run or emulate software later. The guide's identifiers are inconsistent: the cover says 1.1.0 but the PDF metadata title says 1.0.0. · locator: SPN SMRF Guide v1.1.0 (October 2023) PDF and pdfinfo · source: https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Software_Metadata_Recommended_Format_Guide_v1.1.0_Oct-2023.pdf

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