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Information about the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, how it works, it's history, the open source software license and the legal statements for copyright and privacy.

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Board of Trustees
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Documents

The definitive documents for the Dublin Core standard as well as documents that are in-process

Recommendations (including the Dublin Core Element Set and Dublin Core Qualifiers)
Proposed Recommendations
Working Drafts (including the Usage Guide)
Notes

Groups

Most of the work of the DCMI is accomplished through the working groups and the special interest groups. Each group has their own Homepage which lists information on current discussions, deliverables, meetings and notes.

Working Groups
Special Interest Groups

Meetings

A list of upcoming DCMI-sponsored or Working Group-sponsored meetings as well as a list of upcoming meetings where presentations about the DCMI will be given.

News

Announcements and news items about the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

General Announcements
Documents Announcements
Meeting Announcements

DCMI Status Reports
DCMI Press Releases

Projects

Real world implementations using Dublin Core metadata.

Resources

A listing of publications and other resources that can help to explain and education about Dublin Core metadata and the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.

Bibliography
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Translations

Tools and Software

Software and utility programs that can assist in the creation, editing, automatic extraction, gathering & production of metadata and the conversion of metadata.

Usage Board

The Usage Board evaluates proposed vocabulary terms (or changes to existing terms) in light of grammatical principle, semantic clarity, and overlap with existing terms. To proposals that are accepted, it assigns a specific status. The Usage Committee strives for consensus, justifying its decisions and interpretations in terms both of principle and of empirical practice.

Workshops

Links to the agenda, schedule and resources from the annual conferences.

Archives

Files and documents that provide an historical record for the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.

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