def parsemetadata(ebook):
	"""Parses an etext meta-data definition to extract fields.
	Args:
		ebook (xml.etree.ElementTree.Element): An ebook meta-data definition.
	"""
	result = dict.fromkeys(META_FIELDS)
	# get etext no
	about = ebook.get('{%(rdf)s}about' % NS)
	result['id'] = int(os.path.basename(about))
	# author
	creator = ebook.find('.//{%(dc)s}creator' % NS)
	if creator is not None:
		name = creator.find('.//{%(pg)s}name' % NS)
		if name is not None:
			result['author'] = safeunicode(name.text, encoding='utf-8')
		birth = creator.find('.//{%(pg)s}birthdate' % NS)
		if birth is not None:
			result['authoryearofbirth'] = int(birth.text)
		death = creator.find('.//{%(pg)s}deathdate' % NS)
		if death is not None:
			result['authoryearofdeath'] = int(death.text)
	# title
	title = ebook.find('.//{%(dc)s}title' % NS)
	if title is not None:
		result['title'] = fixsubtitles(
				safeunicode(title.text, encoding='utf-8'))
	# subject lists
	result['subjects'], result['LCC'] = set(), set()
	for subject in ebook.findall('.//{%(dc)s}subject' % NS):
		res = subject.find('.//{%(dcam)s}memberOf' % NS)
		if res is None:
			continue
		res = res.get('{%(rdf)s}resource' % NS)
		value = subject.find('.//{%(rdf)s}value' % NS).text
		if res == ('%(dc)sLCSH' % NS):
			result['subjects'].add(value)
		elif res == ('%(dc)sLCC' % NS):
			result['LCC'].add(value)
	# formats
	result['formats'] = {file.find('{%(dc)s}format//{%(rdf)s}value' % NS).text:
			file.get('{%(rdf)s}about' % NS)
			for file in ebook.findall('.//{%(pg)s}file' % NS)}
	# type
	booktype = ebook.find('.//{%(dc)s}type//{%(rdf)s}value' % NS)
	if booktype is not None:
		result['type'] = booktype.text
	# languages
	lang = ebook.findall('.//{%(dc)s}language//{%(rdf)s}value' % NS)
	result['language'] = [a.text for a in lang] or None
	# download count
	downloads = ebook.find('.//{%(pg)s}downloads' % NS)
	if downloads is not None:
		result['downloads'] = int(downloads.text)
	return result
Parses an etext meta-data definition to extract fields.
	Args:
		ebook (xml.etree.ElementTree.Element): An ebook meta-data definition.