Standards utilized for manuscript description by online Islamic databases

To examine consistency in manuscript description in Islamic manuscript databases with regard to cataloging, physical description, and metadata schema. Design/Methodology/Approach: 17 online Islamic manuscript databases were identified. Data was collected through correspondence with the responsible persons as well as reviewing the literature on database design and development. With regard to cataloging, AACR and AMAREMM are used more than other metadata standards. TEI was used more frequently in databases. In terms of using standard tools and sources for securing consistency in subject headings and names, databases do not use common authority files or thesauri. The level of consistency is low.