Linking multiple translations of a standard

Model: Multilingual Dublin Core™ Project

• University of Library and Information Science, Tsukuba, Japan
• Uses RDF schemas to share machine-readable tokens for translations of DC terms in Japanese, Arabic, Punjabi (26 languages to date)
• Java applets for displaying fonts
• Raises policy questions: How can we manage the evolution of Dublin Core™ as a multilingual standard? How can other language communities help shape the global (English) standard?

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