The original objective of the dublin core was to define a set of elements that could be used by authors to describe their own web resources. The dublin core metadata initiative dcmi had its origins at a time when the world wide web was in its infancy. Xmp is implemented in all adobe publishing products and supported by dozens of independent software vendors and user groups. Metadata structure is defined in formats, which again are based implicitly or explicitly on something that the library community calls cataloguing rules, agreements on how to extract metadata from the resource. While there are different standards available, the dublin core metadata initiative is the most widely adopted and offers users the greatest flexibility.
The world wide web consortium w3c has begun implementing an architecture for metadata for the web. Pdf qualified dublin core metadata best practices for gredos. This contains the history and purpose of the dublin core metadata initiative. Dublin core is an initiative to create a digital library card catalog for the web. Representatives of the dublin core effort are actively involved in the development of this. Dublin core metadata initiative dcmi posts facebook.
More recently, dcmi has become recognised as a trusted steward of metadata. Over 15 years ago, in october of 1994, a hallway conversation took place at the 2nd annual world wide web conference in chicago. Dec 05, 2017 the dublin core metadata initiative dcmi is an organisation dedicated to promoting the widespread adoption of interoperable metadata standards and developing specialised metadata vocabularies. The dublin core metadata element set is a vocabulary of fifteen properties for use in resource description. The paper describes olac metadata, its relationship to dublin core metadata, and its dissemination using the metadata harvesting protocol of the open archives initiative. Working with dublin core omeka classic user manual. The dublin core metadata initiative is an opensource movement that aims standardize data about digital objects. Jackson myungja han kurt groetsch megan mustafoff timothy w. When people say dublin core, they usually mean one of two different but related things.
Dublin core metadata schema metadata creation library. The dublin core metadata initiative, or dcmi, is an organization supporting innovation in metadata design and best practices across the metadata ecology. Other communities of metadata experts will create and administer additional metadata sets. Qualified dublin core metadata best practices for gredos article pdf available in journal of library metadata 101. Apr 08, 2004 dublin core is one approach to standard metadata, and it has received much support but is not the only initiative. Extending dublin core metadata to support the description. At the core of olac is its metadata format, which is designed to facilitate description and discovery of all kinds of language resources, including data, tools, or advice. The dublin core metadata initiative dcmi is an organisation dedicated to promoting the widespread adoption of interoperable metadata standards and developing specialised metadata vocabularies. The dublin core metadata initiative dcmi is an organization dedicated to promoting the widespread adoption of interoperable metadata standards and developing specialized metadata vocabularies for describing resources that enable more intelligent information discovery systems.
It was created by the dcmi or dublin core metadata initiative which was initiated by the ncsa and oclc in 1995. The dublin core metadata standard is a simple yet effective element set for describing a wide range of networked resources. Dcmis activities include consensusdriven working groups, global conferences and workshops, standards liaison, and. The full set of dublin core metadata terms can be found on the dublin core metadata initiative dcmi website. Built into the dublin core standard are definitions of each metadata element like native content standard that state what kinds of information should be recorded where and how. While the language of the development of dc standards is english, the initiative recognizes that the language of metadata is generally the language of the resource described. One common standard in use is the dublin core metadata element set dcmes or dc, which offers 15 main elements expressed as simple attributevalue pairs without any qualifiers such as encoding schemes, enumerated lists of values, or other processing. Presentation about dublin core for lis 882 metadata, fall 2010, dominican university. From an seo perspective, use dc is an advantageous because search engines can use this data to understand better your content. Both the cataloguing rules and the format may be very simple or extremely complicated. It is an open organization engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards and serves as the maintenance agency for the dublin core metadata standard. Proceedings of the international conference on dublin core and metadata applications published by the dublin core metadata initiative issn. Datacite metadata schema documentation for the publication. The name of the element set, in addition to reflecting its geographic patrimony, captures the notion that dc is a starting place a core.
The initiative began in 1995 with a workshop in dublin, ohio, that brought together librarians, digital library researchers, content providers, and. This article was written by the creators of dublin core. Download pdf 249 kb abstract using a commercially available visual graphical analysis tool, the national science digital library nsdl has developed techniques to. Dublin core dc the dublin ore metadata initiative, or dmi, i s an open organization engaged in the development of interoperable metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models.
Encoded archival description ead the ead document type definition dtd is a standard for. Dublin core metadata initiative dcmi dcmi is an open organization supporting innovation in metadata design and best practices across the metadata ecology. Dublin core metadata initiative dcmi andrew wilson dcmi usage board. Dublin core is made up of 15 metadata data that describes data elements that offer expanded cataloging information and improved document indexing for search engine programs. Sometimes they actually mean the dublin core metadata initiative or dcmi for short. The dublin core schema is a small set of vocabulary terms that can be used to describe digital resources video, images, web pages, etc. The dublin core metadata initiative dcmi is nonprofit community that fosters innovation in.
The dublin core has been standardized as iso 15836 published in 2003, revised in 2009. The dublin core metadata element set dcmes is also known as simple dublin core. These terms are part of a larger set of metadata vocabularies maintained by the dublin core metadata initiative. Metadata elements from these sets could be linked with dublin core.
Dublin core metadata harvested through oaipmh amy s. A metadata schema registry server in perlc based on rdf and sparqlredland, alongside a gui client in javaswt with jena for searching, browsing and creating application profiles, schemas and element sets describing resources in dublin core and lom. Associated with many of the data elements are data value standards such as the dcmi type vocabulary and iso 639 language codes, etc. This is an authoritative site on the various aspects of dublin core. The niso national information standards organization and iso international standards organization have accepted it as a standard. Another approach to standard metadata is the warwick framework. Simple dublin core is a basic 15element set designed to represent core features across all resource formats. Properties in the terms namespace are included in iso 158362. Extending dublin core metadata to support the description and. The original set of 15 classic metadata terms, known as the dublin. Digital libraries will be one of the main ways to access structured information through the internet. Information related to resources or objects is known as metadata.
A fresh reference model dtd was devised, using vocabulary and structure influenced not just by mars and dcms, but by the global dublin core metadata initiative and its citations group 11, 12. Quality, openness, interoperability 2017 proceedings of the international conference on dublin core and metadata applications 2629 october 2017 published by. It is recommended as an excellent introductory source for. Dcmi continues to attract a worldwide constituency. The national library of the netherlands kb fosters the national infrastructure for scientific information and plays an important role in the. For more than twenty years, the dcmi community has developed and curated dublin core specifications. The resource description framework, or rdf, is designed to support the many different metadata needs of vendors and information providers. Dublin core metadata initiative dcmi, silver spring, maryland. Dublin core is a widely misunderstood metadata standard.
Another approach to standard metadata is the warwick framework, and others may. Dec 16, 2010 presentation about dublin core for lis 882 metadata, fall 2010, dominican university. The continuing development of the dublin core and related specifications is managed by the dublin core metadata initiative dcmi. International conference on dublin core and metadata applications. The dublin core metadata initiative is an open forum engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models. Faced with a proliferation of electronic resources. The dublin core metadata initiative supports innovation in metadata design and best practices. A personal history of the dublin core metadata initiative. Dcmi works openly, and it supported by a paidmembership model. Jul 12, 2012 when people say dublin core, they usually mean one of two different but related things.
International conference on dublin core and metadata. Included are the fifteen terms of the dublin core metadata element set also known as the dublin core plus several dozen properties, classes, datatypes, and vocabulary encoding schemes. Dcmi international conference on dublin core and metadata. Dublin core is one approach to standard metadata, and it has received much support but is not the only initiative. Dc2011, the eleventh international conference on dublin core and metadata applications, will take place at the national library of the netherlands in the hague from 21 through 23 september 2011. This document is an uptodate, authoritative specification of all metadata terms maintained by the dublin core metadata initiative. The introduction in 2001 of the open archives initiative protocol for metadata harvesting oaipmh increased interest in and awareness of metadata quality issues relevant to digital libraryinter. Named for dublin, ohio, where a gathering of librarians first discussed its need, the schema is now maintained by the dublin core metadata initiative dcmi. The name dublin is due to its origin at a 1995 invitational workshop in dublin, ohio.
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