Latest Important Information:

2001-01-29: Russian Translations of the Dublin Core Element Set, v 1.1 and Dublin Core Qualifiers now available

Full translations of Dublin Core Element Set version 1.1 and the Dublin Core Qualifiers are available now in Russian and can be loaded from the Russian Libraries Association.

2001-01-23: "Using Dublin Core" usage guide is now available in French.

2001-01-02: Dublin Core now available in Polish

2000-12-06: DCMI Press Release - E-Learning Takes Important Step Forward

The Learning Technology Standards Committee Learning Objects Metadata (LTSC-LOM) Working Group of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) today announced their joint commitment to develop interoperable metadata for learning, education and training. The joint Memorandum of Understanding is signed by officers representing the LOM Working Group and DCMI. The document, regarding the IEEE standard P1484.12, is co-signed by representatives of concurring projects: ARIADNE (Alliance of Remote Instructional Authoring and Distribution Networks for Europe), EdNA (Education Network Australia), GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials), and the IMS Global Learning Consortium.[Press Release] [Memorandum of Understanding]

2000-11-10: Presentations from DC-8 Workshop

PowerPoint and HTML versions of presentations made at the DC-8 Workshop in Ottawa are now available. http://purl.org/dc/workshops/dc8conference/agenda-resources.htm

2000-10-18: New Project: Picture Australia

The Picture Australia service has been provided for use by all Australians to discover our heritage as documented in pictures. Through a single access point, it is possible to search the distributed image collections of many significant cultural institutions, without having to know where the images are held.

2000-10-16: New Tool: Metabrowser

Metabrowser is a Web Browser that shows Metadata and Web Pages simultaneously. [More]

The 8th International Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Workshop (DC8):

Call for Participation: http://www.ifla.org/udt/dc8/call.htm
Workshop Home Page: http://www.ifla.org/udt/dc8/index.htm
Agenda: http://www.ifla.org/udt/dc8/agenda.htm

2000-10-05: Updated Working Draft: DC-Education Summary Proposal

This document is a Proposal from the Dublin Core Education Working Group [DCEd] to the Dublin Core Usage Committee of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative [DCMI]. The content of this document is intended to reflect the consensus reached within DCEd. DCEd proposes the adoption of the following: (1) two new domain-specific elements with accompanying element qualifiers for a dc-ed namespace; and (2) a new domain-specific qualifier to dc:relation for the dc-ed namespace. In addition, DCEd proposes the endorsement of three elements from the Instructional Management Systems (IMS) namespace (pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding with IEEE LTSC).

2000-09-27: New Software Tool: TagGen - Dublin Core Edition

TagGen Dublin Core is a metatag generator that is use to create metatags in an enhanced wizard interface. Using the TagGen Wizard you can add Page Properties, Site Properties, PICS Properties, and all other search engine related metadata. [More]

2000-09-27: New Project: SCHEMAS

SCHEMAS is an accompanying measure under the European Commission's IST programme, aiming to guide and educate metadata schema implementers about the status and proper use of new and emerging metadata standards, and to promote good-practice guidelines for adapting multiple standards or metadata modules for local use in customised schemas.

2000-09-26: New Working Draft: Using Dublin Core

This document is intended as an entry point for users of Dublin Core. For non-specialists, it will assist them in creating simple descriptive records for information resources (for example, electronic documents). Specialists may find the document a useful point of reference to the documentation of Dublin Core, as it changes and grows.

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