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International Standard for Dublin Core Metadata Published
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cynthia Hodgson)
Wed Dec 10 20:13:09 2003
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 18:03:55 -0500
From: Cynthia Hodgson <chodgson@NISO.ORG>
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
has published ISO 15836:2003, Information and
documentation?The Dublin Core metadata element set. Under
NISO's leadership this standard was fast-tracked in ISO
Technical Committee 45 (Information and documentation)
Subcommittee 4 (Technical Interoperability) through the
ISO approval process using a version identical to
ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2001.
The Dublin Core metadata standard provides a core set of
15 metadata elements for cross-domain information resource
sharing. Since the original workshop, held in March 1995
in Dublin, Ohio?thus the name Dublin Core?this core set of
metadata elements has gained worldwide recognition and
use, with translations in over 20 languages. The issuance
of the ISO standard provides the official international
endorsement for use of the Dublin Core metadata.
ISO 15836 is available for purchase in electronic or paper
formats, in English and French, from ISO
<http://www.iso.ch/>. A free downloadable pdf file of the
ANSI/NISO version is available from the National
Information Standards Organization (NISO) website:
<http:www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-85.pdf>. For
additional information about Dublin Core metadata,
including user guides, tools, training materials, and
working group implementation activities, visit the Dublin
Core Metadata Initiative website:
<http://www.dublincore.org/>.
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Cynthia Hodgson
National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
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Bethesda, MD 20814-5248
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