DCMI Date WG workplan 2003/2004:

1. Investigate options to provide for the interoperable representation of commonly-recorded dates which cannot be satisfactorily represented using ISO 8601 Data elements and interchange formats - Information interchange - Representation of dates and times, including the following categories of dates:

• B.C.E. dates [DC-Lib; DC CLD WG]
• Questionable dates [DC-Lib]
• Approximate dates [DC-Lib]
• Open-ended date ranges [DC CLD WG]
• Non-Gregorian dates
• Large dates (e.g., geologic periods, astronomical time)

2. Consider potential additional refinements for DC Date:

• Date captured [DC-Lib]

3. Consider potential additional schemes for DC Date and/or DC Coverage:

• ISO 8601 [DC-Lib]
• Any additional schemes that arise from work item one

References:

• DC-LIB: DC-Library Application Profile (DC-Lib)
• DC CLD WG: DCMI Collection Description Working Group