(Meta)data at the Core: Bridging Human Knowledge and AI Innovation
2025 October 20 th to 25 thUniversity of Barcelona, Spain
DCMI 2025, the twenty-third International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, will bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners to explore the theme "Meta(data) at the Core: Bridging Human Knowledge and AI Innovation". This premier event in the metadata community focuses on advancing our understanding of metadata's crucial role in connecting human knowledge systems with emerging AI technologies.
The conference will be hosted at the Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media, of the University of Barcelona, Spain, from Wednesday, October 22 to Saturday, October 25, 2025. Two important colocated events precede the main conference:
- The Document Society Conference (Monday, October 20)
- The Open Metadata Clinic (Tuesday, October 21)
The conference welcomes contributions across a wide range of submission types:
- Full Papers
- Short Papers
- Panels
- Workshops
- Posters
- Project Reports
- Student Forums
- Tutorials
- Best Practices
- Talks
DCMI 2025 serves as a unique platform for the discussion of innovative research and practice - presenting visions for future metadata development and solutions to practical metadata problems. Join researchers, practitioners, and experts from diverse sectors to explore groundbreaking approaches to metadata management and implementation in the age of artificial intelligence.