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A revised version of the International Standard ISO 15836 has been published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO): ISO 15836:2009 Information and documentation -- The Dublin Core™ metadata element set.

The March 2009 Status Report is now available, covering the period from September 2008 through March 2009. Read the report...

The Usage Board has published a review of the Scholarly Works Application Profile (SWAP), which was found to conform to the profile review criteria in all respects but one.

In further preparation for DC-2009, to be held in Seoul, Korea, 12-16 October 2009 and hosted by the National Library of Korea, the Call for Sponsors was published today on the conference Web site.

Following a workshop session on Metadata for Scientific Datasets at DC-2008, a new DCMI Community has been set up under the name of the DCMI Science and Metadata Community.

The National Library of Korea, the host for DC-2009, to be held 12-16 October 2009 in Seoul, Korea, has opened the conference Web site.

A completely new version of the DCMI Conference Paper repository has been installed at the National Library of Korea. The new repository includes the proceedings of all conferences from Tokyo 2001 until Berlin 2008.

The DCMI Usage Board has published a structured set of criteria for reviewing application profiles based on the DCMI Abstract Model.

The Dublin Core™ Metadata Initiative (DCMI) has completed the legal steps for incorporation as a public, not-for-profit Company limited by Guarantee in Singapore.

At its face-to-face meeting in Berlin, the DCMI Usage Board reviewed the Scholarly Works Application Profile and found it to be in conformance with its current review criteria, pending minor revisions.