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Dublin Core - DCMI Metadata Terms

Date added 2 October 2007
Last edited 11 May 2009

Full Title

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Terms

Description

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Metadata Terms is an authoritative specification of all metadata terms maintained by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. This includes all elements, element refinements, recommended encoding schemes, and vocabulary authority terms (the DCMI Type Vocabulary).

The 15 element Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, as ratified by ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2007 (which supersedes ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2001 and the equivalent standard ISO 15836:2003) is a subset of the DCMI Metadata Terms.

DCMI Metadata Terms extends the basic Dublin Core Metadata Element Set to support extended and qualified profiles of Dublin Core, tailored to the needs of a number of different communities or functions. These include Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile (for describing whole collections) and Dublin Core Library Application Profile (for describing published library holdings).

Standards Developing Organisation

DCMI: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

Rights

Lifecycle Actions

Access, Use and Reuse
Create or Receive
Description and Representation Information

Standard Framework

Digital Repository Standards

Standard Type

Metadata Structure Standards

Current Version

14 January 2008 - DCMI Metadata Terms [external]

Further Information

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative [external]: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative homepage.
DCMI Abstract Model [external]
Expressing Simple Dublin Core in RDF/XML [external]: Dublin Core Metadata Initiative recommendations.
ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2007, the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set [external PDF]
Wikipedia entry for Dublin Core [external]

Alternative Current Versions

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Previous Versions