--- storage/meta/meta-format.tex	2003/09/11 14:21:42	1.10
+++ storage/meta/meta-format.tex	2003/09/11 14:52:43	1.11
@@ -72,9 +72,18 @@ supplied by the provider of the resource
 automatic scripts later in the process, these elements must be present
 in the final file.
 
-The outer container element is \texttt{resource}. Sub-types (``ECHO'',
-``MPIWG'') can be specified if necessary with a \texttt{type}
-parameter. Its sub-elements are:
+The outer container element is \texttt{resource}. It has the following
+\textbf{attributes}:
+
+\begin{description}
+\item[type] sub-type of resource (e.g. ``ECHO'',
+  ``MPIWG'') -- optional.
+  
+\item[version] version number of metadata format (currently 1.0) --
+  required.
+\end{description}
+
+\noindent The allowed \textbf{elements} inside \texttt{resource} are:
 
 \begin{description}
 \item[description] An informal textual description of the
@@ -739,7 +748,7 @@ scanned document.
 
 \begin{small}
 \begin{verbatim}
-<resource type="ECHO">
+<resource type="ECHO" version="1.0">
   <description>Fleck, 1980</description>
   <name>fleck.1980</name>
   <creator>University of Bern</creator>
@@ -780,7 +789,7 @@ architectural drawing.
 
 \begin{small}
 \begin{verbatim}
-<resource type="ECHO">
+<resource type="ECHO" version="1.0">
   <creator>Bibliotheca Hertziana</creator>
   <content-type>scanned images</content-type>
   <file>