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The recommendations listed below are semantic or technical specifications that have been approved through DCMI's formal approval process. These specifications are stable and are supported for adoption by the Dublin Core community.

Semantic Recommendations

• DCMI Metadata Terms -- a one-stop source of up-to-date information on DCMI metadata terms.
  Ready-reference subsets of the full set of terms ("DCMI Metadata Terms"):
• Dublin Core Metadata Element Set
• DCMI Type Vocabulary: no longer a separate document - see "DCMI Metadata Terms"
Historical versioning information:
• DCMI Metadata Terms: A complete historical record

Other Recommendations

• DCMI Abstract Model.
• Expressing Dublin Core metadata using HTML/XHTML meta and link elements. See also: "Notes on DCMI specifications for Dublin Core metadata in HTML/XHTML meta and link elements".
• Expressing Dublin Core metadata using the Resource Description Framework (RDF). See also: "Notes on DCMI specifications for Dublin Core metadata in RDF".
• Guidelines for implementing Dublin Core in XML. In 2009, this 2003 DCMI Recommendation may be superseded by current work listed under Proposed Recommendations.
• Namespace Policy for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI).
• Guidelines for Encoding Bibliographic Citation Information in Dublin Core Metadata.
• DCMI Box Encoding Scheme: Specification of the spatial limits of a place, and methods for encoding this in a text string.
• DCMI DCSV: A syntax for representing simple structured data in a text string.
• DCMI Period Encoding Scheme: Specification of the limits of a time interval, and methods for encoding this in a text string.
• DCMI Point Encoding Scheme: A point location in space, and methods for encoding this in a text string.

Proposed Recommendations

Proposed Recommendations are technical specifications that are in the process of being approved through DCMI's formal approval process. These specifications are close to stable and enjoy growing support for adoption by the Dublin Core community.

• Expressing Dublin Core Description Sets using XML (DC-DS-XML). Public Comment was held from 1 to 29 September 2008. A related document, Notes on DC-DS-XML XML Format, describes the development of the format and its relationship to the DCMI Recommendation Guidelines for implementing Dublin Core in XML of April 2003.

Working Drafts

Working Drafts are documents under development. After completion, Working Drafts are submitted to the DCMI Managing Director for approval through DCMI's formal approval process. Publication as a DCMI Working draft does not imply endorsement of any kind by DCMI.

• Description Set Profiles: A constraint language for Dublin Core Application Profiles.
• A MoinMoin Wiki Syntax for Description Set Profiles.

Process Documents

Process Documents are produced under the responsibility of the DCMI Executive and describe process and procedures relevant for the operation of DCMI and its work structure.

• DCMI By-laws
• Operational aspects of DCMI Work structure: Communities and Task Groups
• Procedure for approval of proposals by DCMI
• DCMI Usage Board (UB) Administrative Processes

Recommended Resources

Recommended Resources are resources under the responsibility of the DCMI Executive that are recommended as material for use by the DCMI community in support of their use of Dublin Core metadata.

• Agreement between DCMI and the FOAF Project
• DCMI Generic Namespace Policy for RDF Vocabularies
• Guidelines for Dublin Core Application Profiles
• Interoperability Levels for Dublin Core Metadata
• Bibliography
• Expressing Dublin Core metadata using the DC-Text format
• Element Refinement in Dublin Core Metadata
• Frequently Asked Questions
• MARC Relator terms and Dublin Core
• Glossary
• Intellectual Property Notice and Legal Disclaimers
• Policy on Naming Terms
• Privacy Statement
• Publication Policy
• Registry
• Singapore Framework for Dublin Core Application Profiles
• Criteria for the Review of Application Profiles
• Schemas
• Using Dublin Core

Superseded Recommendations

Superseded Recommendations are specifications that have been replaced by newer versions.

• Namespace Policy for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (2001 version). Replaced by Namespace Policy for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (2007 version)
• Using Dublin Core. Replaced by Using Dublin Core (revised version)
• Dublin Core Qualifiers. Replaced by DCMI Metadata Terms
• Encoding Dublin Core in HTML. (Also referred to as IETF RFC 2731 of December 1999.) Replaced by Expressing Dublin Core in HTML/XHTML meta and link elements (2003).
• Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1. Replaced by Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1 (2006 version).
• DCMI DCSV. Replaced by DCMI DCSV (2006 version).
• DCMI Period. Replaced by DCMI Period (2006 version).
• DCMI Point. Replaced by DCMI Point (2006 version).
• DCMI Box. Replaced by DCMI Box (2006 version).
• Expressing Simple Dublin Core in RDF/XML. This 2002 DCMI Recommendation has been superseded by the 2008 DCMI Recommendation "Expressing Dublin Core metadata using the Resource Description Framework (RDF)" listed under Recommendations. See "Notes on DCMI specifications for Dublin Core metadata in RDF" for further information.
• Expressing Dublin Core in HTML/XHTML meta and link elements. This 2003 DCMI Recommendation has been superseded by the 2008 DCMI Recommendation "Expressing Dublin Core metadata using HTML/XHTML meta and link elements" listed under Recommendations. See "Notes on DCMI specifications for Dublin Core metadata in HTML/XHTML meta and link elements" for further information.