Announcing OpenWEMI
In 1998, the International Federation of Library Associations introduced a new model for library catalog data, focusing on the bibliographic relationships within metadata. This …
Blog posts
In-depth articles and perspectives on metadata standards and practices
DCMI announces draft of specification for tabular application profiles
The Dublin Core Application Profiles Interest Group wishes to receive comments on the DC Tabular Application Profiles (DC TAP) draft specification. The DC TAP specification aims to …
Metadata Developments in China
Metadata is widely applied in China within political, cultural, scientific, and educational contexts. Various national and industry metadata standards have been established, …
DC Tabular Application Profiles
DC Tabular Application Profiles Many communities today create application profiles (APs) for their data. Application profiles provide the rules that govern the creation and reuse …
Dublin Core™ Application Profiles at eleven years (2011)
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Note: This piece, posted to a DCMI wiki in 2011, was reformatted and lightly edited for the DCMI blog in 2019. The notion of an "application profile" was introduced to …
Reflections on the DCMI Abstract Model (2011)
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Note: This short piece, posted to a DCMI wiki in 2011, was reformatted and lightly edited for the DCMI blog in 2019. The DCMI Abstract Model (DCAM) specifies an abstract syntax for …