https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/ Recent content in News from 2016 on DCMI Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/12-15-university-of-edinburgh-joins-dcmi-as-institutional-member/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/12-15-university-of-edinburgh-joins-dcmi-as-institutional-member/ <p>The DCMI Governing Board is pleased to announce that University of Edinburgh</p> <p>has joined DCMI as an Institutional Member. The University of Edinburgh is a world-leading centre of academic excellence with the mission to create, disseminate and curate knowledge. As a great civic university, Edinburgh especially values its intellectual and economic relationship with the Scottish community that forms its base and provides the foundation from which it will continue to look to the widest international horizons, enriching both itself and Scotland. <a href="http://dublincore.org/about/oversight/#macdonald">Alasdair MacDonald</a> with the <a href="http://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/library-museum-gallery">Edinburgh University Library</a> will represent the University on the DCMI Governing Board. For information on becoming a DCMI Institutional Member, visit the DCMI membership page at <a href="http://dublincore.org/support/">http://dublincore.org/support/</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/11-11-sub-gottingen-joins-dcmi-as-institutional-member/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/11-11-sub-gottingen-joins-dcmi-as-institutional-member/ <p>DCMI is pleased to announce that Göttingen State and University Library</p> <p>(SUB Göttingen) has joined DCMI as an Institutional Member. SUB Göttingen is one of most important research libraries in Germany, plays a leading role in a large number of national and international projects involving the optimization of literature and information provision and the establishment and development of digital research and information infrastructures. Its scope of activities include the cooperative development of a Germany-wide service infrastructure for the acquisition, licensing and provision of electronic resources; the coordination of large-scale joint research projects for developing research infrastructures in the humanities and cultural sciences in Germany; and the consortial establishment of Open Access research infrastructures linked across Europe and the world. <a href="http://dublincore.org/about/oversight/#ruhle">Stefanie Rühle</a> with the Data Conversion Group will represent SUB Göttingen on the DCMI Governing Board.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-synaptica-becomes-dc-2016-gold-sponsor/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-synaptica-becomes-dc-2016-gold-sponsor/ <p>DCMI is pleased to announce that Synaptica is supporting DC-2016 in Copenhagen as a Gold Sponsor. Since 1995, Synaptica has been developing innovative software tools for organizing, indexing and classifying information, and for discovering knowledge. All of Synaptica's award-winning software products are built on a foundation of open standards and a commitment to client-led solutions and uncompromising customer service. Synaptica's Linked Canvas will be featured in a demonstration during the Conference Opening Reception. Linked Canvas is an easy-to-use tool designed for the cultural heritage community as well as schools and colleges to build interactive educational resources. For more information about Synaptica and Linked Canvas, visit <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/sponsors16#synaptica">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/sponsors16#synaptica</a>. Visit <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016</a> for more information about the conference and to register.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-sutton-stepping-down-as-dcmi-managing-director/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-sutton-stepping-down-as-dcmi-managing-director/ <p>Stuart Sutton has announced his intention to step down as DCMI Managing Director effective 30 June 2017. Over the coming months, the DCMI Executive Committee and the Governing Board will be engaged in succession planning and the process of replacing the Managing Director. For additional information concerning the succession and appointment process, contact DCMI Chair-Elect Paul Walk at p[dot]walk[at]ed[dot]ac[dot]uk. Future announcements concerning the succession process will be posted here from time to time.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-join-us-dc-2016-in-copenhagen-on-13-16-october/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-join-us-dc-2016-in-copenhagen-on-13-16-october/ <p>DC-2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark on 13-16 October is rapidly approaching. The program promises a rich array of papers, project reports, presentations, demonstrations, posters, special panels, workshops and an exciting keynote by Elsevier's Bradley Allen. You will not want to miss this one! Register now at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-danish-bibliographic-centre-dbc-becomes-dc-2016-sponsor/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-danish-bibliographic-centre-dbc-becomes-dc-2016-sponsor/ <p>The Danish Bibliographic Centre (DBC) joins in supporting DC-2016 in Copenhagen as Sponsor of the Conference Delegate Bags. The DBC's main task in Denmark is the development and maintenance of the bibliographic and IT infrastructure of Danish libraries. The DBC handles registration of books, music, AV materials, Internet documents, articles and reviews in newspapers and magazines in the National Bibliography, develops Danbib, the Danish union catalogue, and the infrastructure for interlibrary loan. Danbib is comprised of the National Bibliography and the holdings of the libraries. DBC also develops bibliotek.dk the citizen's access to all Danish publications and the holdings of the Danish libraries. DBC's IT development is based on open source and service oriented architecture. DBC is a public limited company owned by Local Government Denmark and the Danish State.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-ana-alice-baptista-named-chair-elect-of-the-dcmi-governing-board/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-23-ana-alice-baptista-named-chair-elect-of-the-dcmi-governing-board/ <p>The DCMI Governing Board is pleased to announce that Ana Alice Baptista has been appointed to the DCMI Governing Board as an Independent Member. She also assumes the role of Chair-Elect of the Governing Board at the closing ceremony of DC-2016 in Copenhagen. She will succeed Paul Walk as Chair of the Board in 2017. Ana is a professor at the Information Systems Department and a researcher at ALGORITMI Center, both at University of Minho, Portugal. She graduated in computer engineering and has a PhD on Information Systems and Technologies. She is also a member of the Elpub conference series Executive Committee, participated in several research and development projects, and was an evaluator of project proposals under FP7. For more information about the Governing Board, visit the DCMI website at <a href="http://dublincore.org/about/oversight/">http://dublincore.org/about/oversight/</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-02-tongfang-co-ltd-becomes-dc-2016-reception-sponsor/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-02-tongfang-co-ltd-becomes-dc-2016-reception-sponsor/ <p>DCMI is pleased to announce that Tongfang Co., Ltd. has become the DC-2016 Reception Sponsor. Tongfang is a high-tech company established in 1997. Over the years, Tongfang has taken 'developing into a world-class high-tech enterprise' as its goal, and 'serving the society with science and technology' as its mission. The company, by making use of strengths of Tsinghua University in research and human resources, has been implementing such strategies as 'technology + capital', 'cooperation and development' and 'branding + internationalization'. With a corporate culture featuring 'action, exploration and excellence; loyalty, responsibility and value', Tongfang has been making explorations and innovations in industries of information, energy and environment. As of 2013, Tongfang's has a total asset of more than $5 billion. Its annual revenue was over $3.5 billion. For more information on becoming a sponsor for DC-2016, see <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/public/sponsors/Sponsor-16.pdf">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/public/sponsors/Sponsor-16.pdf</a>. Visit the conference website at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-02-rfid-system-technology-co-ltd-becomes-dc-2016-gold-sponsor/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/09-02-rfid-system-technology-co-ltd-becomes-dc-2016-gold-sponsor/ <p>DCMI is pleased to announce that Shanghai RFID System Technology Co., Ltd., has become a Gold Sponsor of DC-2016 in Copenhagen. Founded on October 10, 2004, Shanghai RFID System Technology Co., Ltd. is a leading automatic management solution provider for libraries in China. The library of Chenyi College, Jimei University was the first library installed with RFID automatic system in China. In the past 12 years, the company has provided services for more than 400 libraries in China such as National Library of China, Shanghai Library, and Hangzhou Library. The services provided include library self-service system, book automatic sorting system, digital reading solution, device monitoring, mini library, cloud and big data platform, knowledge discovery system, and mobile applications in library. For more information on becoming a sponsor for DC-2016, see <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/public/sponsors/Sponsor-16.pdf">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/public/sponsors/Sponsor-16.pdf</a>. Visit the conference website at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/08-16-oclc-and-internet-archive-announce-a-revitalized-purl-service/ Tue, 16 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/08-16-oclc-and-internet-archive-announce-a-revitalized-purl-service/ <p>Today, OCLC and Internet Archive announced that the two &quot;organizations have worked together to build a new sustainable PURL service hosted by Internet Archive that will manage existing and future persistent URLs and sub-domain redirections for purl.org, purl.com and purl.net.&quot; (OCLC press release) All previous PURLs have been transferred to the Internet Archive and ongoing maintenance by their owners will continue within a significantly improved context. The new interface is located at <a href="http://www.archive.org/services/purl">http://www.archive.org/services/purl</a>. DCMI congratulates both OCLC and Internet Archive on this significant achievement.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/08-16-mike-lauruhn-appointed-to-dcmi-governing-board/ Tue, 16 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/08-16-mike-lauruhn-appointed-to-dcmi-governing-board/ <p>DCMI is pleased to announce that Mike Lauruhn has accepted an appointment to the DCMI Governing Board as an Independent Member. Mike is Technology Research Director at Elsevier Labs and has been a longstanding participant in DCMI, serving as a member of the Education and Outreach Committee's &quot;Linked Data for Professional Education (LD4PE) initiative&quot; and as co-Program Chair for the DCMI annual conference in 2010. Before joining Elsevier Labs in 2010, he was a consultant with Taxonomy Strategies LLC working with numerous private companies, nonprofits, and government agencies to help define and implement taxonomies and metadata schemas. He began his library career cataloging at the California Newspaper Project at the Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research at the University of California, Riverside. Mike's three year term will begin at the close of DC-2016 in Copenhagen. For additional information, visit the Governing Board page at <a href="http://dublincore.org/about/oversight/#lauruhn">http://dublincore.org/about/oversight/#lauruhn</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/08-16-dc-2016-final-program-published/ Tue, 16 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/08-16-dc-2016-final-program-published/ <p>DCMI is pleased to announce publication of the final program for DC-2016. The program consists of an array of presentations, lightning talks, papers, project reports, posters, special sessions, and workshops. To review the program, visit the Program Page at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/program">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/program</a> where titles link to abstracts. Registration is open at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16</a> with early rates available through 2 September 2016. Significant registration savings are available for DCMI members or ASIST members wishing to attend the collocated DC-2016 and ASIST conferences. The ASIST program is available at <a href="https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2016/program/">https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2016/program/</a> and with seminars and workshops at <a href="https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2016/seminars-and-workshops/">https://www.asist.org/events/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-2016/seminars-and-workshops/</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/08-01-dc-2016-preliminary-program-announced/ Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/08-01-dc-2016-preliminary-program-announced/ <p>DCMI is pleased to announce the publication of the Preliminary Program for DC-2016 at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/program">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/program</a>. The program includes 28 Full Papers, Project Reports, and Presentations on Metadata as well as 14 Posters. Six Special Sessions on significant metadata topics as well as 6 half- and full-day Workshops round out the program. The keynote will be delivered by Bradley P. Allen, Chief Architect at Elsevier, the world's leading scientific publisher. The Final Program including the authors and abstracts of Papers, Project Reports, Posters, and Presentations on Metadata will be available on 15 August. Registration is now open at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16</a> with an early registration rate available through 2 September 2016.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/07-11-final-call-for-dc-2016-presentations-and-best-practice-postersdemos/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/07-11-final-call-for-dc-2016-presentations-and-best-practice-postersdemos/ <p>The submission deadline of 15 July is rapidly approaching for the Presentations and Best Practice Posters and Demos tracks at DC-2016. Both presentations and posters/demos provide the opportunity to practitioners and researchers specializing in metadata design, implementation, and use to present their work at the International Conference on Dublin Core™ and Metadata Applications in Copenhagen. No paper is required for presentations or posters/demos. Accepted submissions in the Presentations track will have approximately 20-25 minutes to present and 5-10 minutes for questions and discussion. Proposal abstracts will be reviewed for selection by the Program Committee. The presentation slide decks and the poster images will be openly available as part of the permanent record of the DC-2016 conference. If you are interested in presenting at DC-2016, please submit a proposal abstract through the DC-2016 submission system before the 15 July deadline at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/cfp">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/cfp</a>. For a fuller description of the Presentations track, see <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/pre16">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/pre16</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/07-11-dublin-core-at-21/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/07-11-dublin-core-at-21/ <p>Announcing an IFLA Satellite event: Friday, August 19 at 11:30 AM at OCLC in Dublin, OH. The Dublin Core™ originated in 1995 at a meeting at OCLC (in the very room where this IFLA Satellite event will take place). This special event will bring an historical view of DCMI's history through people who were there when the Web was young and Dublin Core™ was new and evolving rapidly. Presenters will include metadata experts with long ties to Dublin Core™ including several who were at the original invitational meeting in 1995. A panel discussion will permit speakers to reflect on activities and trends past and present, and project what the future will look like. Attendees are invited to attend a complimentary reception and special unveiling following the presentation portion of the day. The event is being sponsored by the IFLA Information Technology Section and the Dublin Core™ Metadata Initiative with support from OCLC. Additional information and registration is available at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dublin-core-at-21-tickets-25525829443">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dublin-core-at-21-tickets-25525829443</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/06-15-deadline-of-15-july-for-dc-2016-presentations-and-best-practice-poster-tracks/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/06-15-deadline-of-15-july-for-dc-2016-presentations-and-best-practice-poster-tracks/ <p>The deadline of 15 July is approaching for abstract submissions for the Presentations on Metadata track and the Best Practice Poster track for DC-2016 in Copenhagen. Both tracks provide metadata practitioners and researchers the opportunity to present their work in Copenhagen. Neither of the tracks require a paper submission. Submit your proposal abstract for either track at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/cfp">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/cfp</a>. Selections for presentation in Copenhagen will be made by the DC-2016 Organizing Team.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/06-15-dcmi-opens-registration-for-dc-2016/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/06-15-dcmi-opens-registration-for-dc-2016/ <p>Registration for DC-2016 is now open at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16</a>. The International Conference takes place on 13-14 October and the Workshop Series on 15-16. Separate registrations are available for the Conference and Workshops. DC-2016 in Copenhagen is collocated in the same venue with the ASIST Annual Meeting that takes place from 14-18 October. Special rates for the ASIST meeting are available to DCMI members. The program for DC-2016 will include papers, project reports, posters (research and best practice) and presentations on metadata. In addition, there will be a series of topical special sessions and two days of workshops. For more information and to register, visit the DC-2016 conference website at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2016/schedConf/</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/06-15-dcmi-announces-workshop-series-for-dc-2016/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/06-15-dcmi-announces-workshop-series-for-dc-2016/ <p>DCMI is proud to announce a series of four workshops as part of the Professional program at DC-2016. Both half-day and full-day workshops are available. Abstracts of the workshops are available at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/workshop">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/workshop</a>. Delegates to DC-2016 may register for both the International Conference and the Workshops individually at <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/reg16</a>. Day and half-day rates for individual workshops are also available.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/05-30-dublin-core-at-21-a-celebration-in-dublin-ohio/ Mon, 30 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/05-30-dublin-core-at-21-a-celebration-in-dublin-ohio/ <p>IFLA Satellite Event. Dublin Core™ at 21 celebrates DC's amazing 21 year history and anticipates its future. The Dublin Core™ originated in 1995 at a meeting at OCLC (in the very room where this IFLA Satellite event will also take place). This special event will bring a historical view of key people who were there when the Web was young, and Dublin Core™ was new, and evolving rapidly. But the Web does not stand still. Presentations will also provide information on the latest metadata standards-related work underway by DCMI and OCLC's current work with metadata models, standards, and technologies advancing the state of the art for libraries and archives. Presenters will include metadata experts with long ties to Dublin Core™ including several who were at the original invitational meeting in 1995. A panel discussion will permit speakers to reflect on activities and trends past and present. Attendees are invited to attend a complimentary reception and special unveiling following the presentation portion of the day. For more information and to register for this IFLA Satellite event, go to <a href="http://bit.ly/dcmi21">http://bit.ly/dcmi21</a>.</p> https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/05-30-dcmi-opens-presentation-track-for-dc-2016/ Mon, 30 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.dublincore.org/news/2016/05-30-dcmi-opens-presentation-track-for-dc-2016/ <p>The Conference Committee for DC-2016 is pleased to announce that it has opened a Presentation Track for DC-2016 in Copenhagen to provide developers, practitioners, and researchers with the opportunity to present on interesting metadata topics in the areas of metadata services, development and deployment projects, metadata explorations underway, and other innovative developments in the metadata ecosystem. Selections will be made by the Professional Program Committee. The presentations will become part of the permanent record of the DC-2016 conference and will be openly available. Proposal deadline: Friday, 8 July 2016. For more information on the Presentation Track and to submit a proposal, see <a href="http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/pre16">http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/pre16</a>.</p>