http://dublincore.org/ Open organization engaged in metadata innovation and support for the development of interoperable metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models. en-us 1995-2012 2012-01-30T23:59:00Z http://dublincore.org/news/2012/#dcmi-news-20120130-01 2012-01-30T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2012-01-30, The DCMI Bibliographic Metadata Task Group will be holding its inaugural Meeting in London on 26 April 2012 in conjunction with the DCMI Vocabulary Management Community. The meetings will be followed on 27 April by a seminar examining the impact of the London Meeting of 2007, which brought DCMI and the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA (JSC) together to build the RDA Vocabularies. The DCMI meetings on the 26th will be free and open to all. The full announcement of the meetings is available and the agenda for the meeting of this community will be developed on the wiki and the Task Group discussion list over the coming months. DCMI Bibliographic Metadata Task Group will be holding its inaugural Meeting in London on 26 April 2012 in conjunction with the DCMI Vocabulary Management Community. The meetings will be followed on 27 April by a seminar examining the impact of the London Meeting of 2007, which brought DCMI and the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA (JSC) together to build the RDA Vocabularies. The DCMI meetings on the 26th will be free and open to all. The full announcement of the meetings is available and the agenda for the meeting of this community will be developed on the wiki and the Task Group discussion list over the coming months.]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2012/#dcmi-news-20120130-02 2012-01-30T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2012-01-30, DCMI is very pleased to announce that the Information School of the University of Washington has joined DCMI as a Gold Partner with membership through 31 December 2012. Please see the Platinum Partner page for more details. The DCMI Partnership Program is open for all companies and organizations that want to support DCMI financially to continue its work to the benefit of the global metadata audience. Information School of the University of Washington has joined DCMI as a Gold Partner with membership through 31 December 2012. Please see the Platinum Partner page for more details. The DCMI Partnership Program is open for all companies and organizations that want to support DCMI financially to continue its work to the benefit of the global metadata audience. http://dublincore.org/news/2012/#dcmi-news-20120102-01 2012-01-02T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2012-01-02, A NISO/DCMI Webinar http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/dcmi/library_data/ will be held online at 13:00 Eastern Time on 22 February 2012. Library cataloging practice continues to have elements of the era of printed catalogs and alphabetized cards, and needs to modernize to take advantage of new information technologies. Karen Coyle will present her "five stars of library data," an analysis of the changes needed and some steps that libraries can begin to take immediately. She will also discuss the "open world" view of the linked data movement and how this view can increase the visibility of libraries in the global information space. Registration closes on 22 February 2012 at 12:00 Eastern Time. http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/dcmi/library_data/ will be held online at 13:00 Eastern Time on 22 February 2012. Library cataloging practice continues to have elements of the era of printed catalogs and alphabetized cards, and needs to modernize to take advantage of new information technologies. Karen Coyle will present her "five stars of library data," an analysis of the changes needed and some steps that libraries can begin to take immediately. She will also discuss the "open world" view of the linked data movement and how this view can increase the visibility of libraries in the global information space. Registration closes on 22 February 2012 at 12:00 Eastern Time.. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20111220-01 2011-12-20T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-12-20, The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's Schema.org Alignment Task Group held its first teleconference on 12 December to discuss a proposed mapping of DCMI metadata terms to terms in the Schema.org vocabulary. The teleconference report is available and highlights different potential uses for published mappings: as a social signal that different standards can work together, as a source of documentation for people who work with data, as a source of patterns for search-engine engineers, and as input into the further development of vocabularies and related applications. Schema.org Alignment Task Group held its first teleconference on 12 December to discuss a proposed mapping of DCMI metadata terms to terms in the Schema.org vocabulary. The teleconference report is available and highlights different potential uses for published mappings: as a social signal that different standards can work together, as a source of documentation for people who work with data, as a source of patterns for search-engine engineers, and as input into the further development of vocabularies and related applications. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20111205-01 2011-12-05T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-12-05, DC-2012 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia will be part of the collocated activities of Knowledge Technology Week 2012. DC-2012 delegates will be able to engage with the delegates of the Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PRICAI) and the International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems (PRIMA-2012) and enjoy the opportunity to participate in sessions and social events across the range of collocated activities. DC-2012 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia will be part of the collocated activities of Knowledge Technology Week 2012. DC-2012 delegates will be able to engage with the delegates of the Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PRICAI) and the International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems (PRIMA-2012) and enjoy the opportunity to participate in sessions and social events across the range of collocated activities. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20111128-01 2011-11-28T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-11-28, The Call for Papers for DC-2012 hosted by MIMOS Berhad in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 3-7 September 2012, has been published. The call solicits submissions for Full Papers, Project Reports, Posters, Special Sessions and DCMI Community Workshop Sessions. Deadline for submissions is 23 March 2012. Call for Papers for DC-2012 hosted by MIMOS Berhad in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 3-7 September 2012, has been published. The call solicits submissions for Full Papers, Project Reports, Posters, Special Sessions and DCMI Community Workshop Sessions. Deadline for submissions is 23 March 2012. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20111128-02 2011-11-28T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-11-28, At the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative's 20 September 2011 meeting at The Hague, Winston Ong and Ulla Ikaheimo joined the Oversight Committee representing the National Library Library Board Singapore and the National Library of Finland. Winston Ong and Ulla Ikaheimo joined the Oversight Committee representing the National Library Library Board Singapore and the National Library of Finland. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20111031-01 2011-10-31T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-10-31, The W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group has published its final report at http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/XGR-lld-20111025/, examining how Semantic Web standards and Linked Data principles can be used to make the information assets of libraries more widely visible and re-usable on the Web. The report is supplemented by descriptions of use cases and by an inventory of datasets, value vocabularies, and metadata element sets currently available as Linked Data. W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group has published its final report at http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/XGR-lld-20111025/, examining how Semantic Web standards and Linked Data principles can be used to make the information assets of libraries more widely visible and re-usable on the Web. The report is supplemented by descriptions of use cases and by an inventory of datasets, value vocabularies, and metadata element sets currently available as Linked Data. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20111012-01 2011-10-12T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-10-12, The DCMI Architecture Forum has formed the DCMI Schema.org Alignment Task Group to define and publish mappings (alignments) between Schema.org vocabularies and DCMI Metadata Terms. The Task Group is open to participation by any interested member of the public. A Task Group wiki has been set up at http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/Schema.org_Alignment. Discussion in the Task Group will take place on the dc-architecture mailing list at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/dc-architecture.html. DCMI Architecture Forum has formed the DCMI Schema.org Alignment Task Group to define and publish mappings (alignments) between Schema.org vocabularies and DCMI Metadata Terms. The Task Group is open to participation by any interested member of the public. A Task Group wiki has been set up at http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/Schema.org_Alignment. Discussion in the Task Group will take place on the dc-architecture mailing list at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/dc-architecture.html. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20111007-01 2011-10-07T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-10-07, A NISO/DCMI Webinar, http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/dcmi/rda will be held online at 13:00 Eastern Time on 16 November 2011. Diane Hillmann will provide an up-to-the-minute update on the development of an element vocabulary, application profile, and value vocabularies based on the Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard. Registration closes on November 16, 2011 at 12:00 Eastern Time. http://www.niso.org/news/events/2011/dcmi/rda will be held online at 13:00 Eastern Time on 16 November 2011. Diane Hillmann will provide an up-to-the-minute update on the development of an element vocabulary, application profile, and value vocabularies based on the Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard. Registration closes on November 16, 2011 at 12:00 Eastern Time. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20111007-02 2011-10-07T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-10-07, DC-2011 at The Hague set a new attendance record for the DCMI International Conference series with delegates from 36 countries representing every continent but Antarctica. Surely there are metadata needs in Antarctica--next year delegates from Delphia and Semei when we meet for DC-2012 in Malaysia! DC-2011 at The Hague set a new attendance record for the DCMI International Conference series with delegates from 36 countries representing every continent but Antarctica. Surely there are metadata needs in Antarctica--next year delegates from Delphia and Semei when we meet for DC-2012 in Malaysia! ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20111007-03 2011-10-07T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-10-07, DC-2012 has been scheduled to take place in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 3-7 September 2012 as part of Knowledge Technology Week. It will be collocated with the Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems as well as with a number of other symposia and workshops. Knowledge Technology Week. It will be collocated with the Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems as well as with a number of other symposia and workshops. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110907-01 2011-09-07T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-09-07, In the build-up to DC-2011, opening 21 September 2011 at The Hague, the National Library of the Netherlands has published interviews with keynote speaker Emmnuella Berm�s, out-going DCMI CEO Makx Dekkers, new CEO Stuart Sutton and a joint interview with DCMI Chief Information Officer (Communications, Research and Development) Tom Baker and Diane Hillmann, DCMI Vocabulary Maintenance Officer. The interviews discuss personal motivations for the interviewees' engagement with DCMI, DCMI goals going forward and reasons for attending DC-2011. Emannuella Berm�s, out-going DCMI CEO Makx Dekkers, new CEO Stuart Sutton and a joint interview with DCMI Chief Information Officer (Communications, Research and Development) Tom Baker and Diane Hillmann, DCMI Vocabulary Maintenance Officer. The interviews discuss personal motivations for the interviewees' engagement with DCMI, DCMI goals going forward and reasons for attending DC-2011. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110822-01 2011-08-22T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-08-22, OCLC, Elsevier, DANS and the Information School at the University of Washington in Seattle have joined DCMI and the National Library of the Netherlands in bringing you DC-2011 at The Hague. The conference will offer the metadata community the opportunity to come together to discuss metadata innovation in design, deployment and best practices.. OCLC, Elsevier, DANS and the Information School at the University of Washington in Seattle have joined DCMI and the National Library of the Netherlands in bringing you DC-2011 at The Hague. The conference will offer the metadata community the opportunity to come together to discuss metadata innovation in design, deployment and best practices. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110822-02 2011-08-22T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-08-22, Drs. J.S.M. (Bas) Savenije will open the DC-2011 conference at The Hague. Drs. Savenije has served as General Director of the National Library of The Netherlands since 1 June 2009. In addition to his Directorship, Drs. Savenije is widely involved in the cultural heritage sector and fulfills different roles on the boards of several national and European organizations. http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110808-01 2011-08-08T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-08-08, The end of early registration for DC-2011 at The Hague is rapidly approaching. Don't miss the conference or the opportunity to save on the registration fee during the Early Registration period (end 21 August). Visit the registration page on the Conference Website to register. Conference Website to register. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110808-02 2011-08-08T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-08-08, The Final DC-2011 Program has been announced. DC-2011 at the National Library of the Netherlands at The Hague promises to be an exciting forum for the exchange of innovative work in metadata research and best practices including tutorials, keynote speeches by Mikael Nilsson and Emmanuelle Bermes, a program of peer reviewed papers, project reports and posters, and DCMI Workshop and special sessions. Final DC-2011 Program has been announced. DC-2011 at the National Library of the Netherlands at The Hague promises to be an exciting forum for the exchange of innovative work in metadata research and best practices including tutorials, keynote speeches by Mikael Nilsson and Emmanuelle Bermès, a program of peer reviewed papers, project reports and posters, and DCMI Workshop and special sessions. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110722-01 2011-07-22T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-07-22, A NISO/DCMI Webinar, "International Bibliographic Standards, Linked Data, and the Impact on Library Cataloging" will be held online at 13:00 Eastern Time on 24 August 2011. Gordon Dunsire will provide practical examples of deriving high-quality linked data from the vast numbers of records created by libraries, and demonstrates how a shift of focus from records to linked-data triples can provide more efficient and effective user-centered resource discovery services. Registration for the event will close on 24 August 2011 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time. International Bibliographic Standards, Linked Data, and the Impact on Library Cataloging will be held online at 13:00 Eastern Time on 24 August 2011. Gordon Dunsire will provide practical examples of deriving high-quality linked data from the vast numbers of records created by libraries, and demonstrates how a shift of focus from records to linked-data triples can provide more efficient and effective user-centered resource discovery services. Registration for the event will close on 24 August 2011 at 12:00 pm Eastern Time. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110711-01 2011-07-11T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-07-11, Following an open recruitment call in March 2011, DCMI has completed the process of appointing new Executive Officers. The new Executive Officers are: Stuart Sutton as Chief Executive Officer; Raju Buddharaju as Financial and Administrative Officer; Tom Baker as Information/Communications Officer and Research and Development Officer; and Diane Hillmann as Vocabulary Maintenance Officer. For futher information see the press release. new Executive Officers. The new Executive Officers are: Stuart Sutton as Chief Executive Officer; Raju Buddharaju as Financial and Administrative Officer; Tom Baker as Information/Communications Officer and Research and Development Officer; and Diane Hillmann as Vocabulary Maintenance Officer. For futher information see the press release. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110711-02 2011-07-11T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited >2011-07-11, The online registration for DC-2011 opened on 5 July 2011. The conference itself will take place on 22 and 23 September, while on Wednesday 21 September, you have a choice between Tutorials about Dublin Core and metadata best practices, Linked Data and SKOS; and a Workshop on Vocabulary Maintenance and Alignment. Registrations are already coming in at a fast pace. Don't wait, register now! 2011-07-11, The online registration for DC-2011 opened on 5 July 2011. The conference itself will take place on 22 and 23 September, while on Wednesday 21 September, you have a choice between Tutorials about Dublin Core and metadata best practices, Linked Data and SKOS; and a Workshop on Vocabulary Maintenance and Alignment. Registrations are already coming in at a fast pace. Don't wait, register now! ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110704-01 2011-07-04T00:00:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-07-04, The online registration for DC-2011 is about to open. Early-bird discount is available until 21 August 2011. Please note that capacity is limited to 187 participants. We will accept registration on a first-come, first-serve basis, so we recommend that you register as early as possible. online registration for DC-2011 is about to open. Early-bird discount is available until 21 August 2011. Please note that capacity is limited to 187 participants. We will accept registration on a first-come, first-serve basis, so we recommend that you register as early as possible. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110704-02 2011-07-04T00:00:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-07-04, DCMI is very pleased to announce that Infocom Corporation of Japan has renewed its Platinum Partnership status until 30 June 2012. Please see the Platinum Partner page for more details. The DCMI Partnership Program is open for all companies and organizations that want to support DCMI financially to continue its work to the benefit of the global audience. Infocom Corporation of Japan has renewed its Platinum Partnership status until 30 June 2012. Please see the Platinum Partner page for more details. The DCMI Partnership Program is open for all companies and organizations that want to support DCMI financially to continue its work to the benefit of the global audience. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110627-01 2011-06-27T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-06-27, The organizing committee of DC-2011 has published the preliminary program of the event. On Wednesday 21 September there will be a full day of Tutorials alongside a special session on Vocabulary Management and Alignment. The program for the conference on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 September includes plenary keynotes and paper sessions, posters, workshop and special sessions, while there will also be an opportunity for people to meet in an "unconference" setting. You can show your interest at LinkedIn and at Lanyrd. Twitter stream at @dcmi11, hashtag #dcmi11. Registration will open on 2 July 2011. DC-2011 has published the preliminary program of the event. On Wednesday 21 September there will be a full day of Tutorials alongside a special session on Vocabulary Management and Alignment. The program for the conference on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 September includes plenary keynotes and paper sessions, posters, workshop and special sessions, while there will also be an opportunity for people to meet in an "unconference" setting. You can show your interest at LinkedIn and at Lanyrd. Twitter stream at @dcmi11, hashtag #dcmi11. Registration will open on 2 July 2011. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110627-02 2011-06-27T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-06-27, Earlier this month, Mikael Nilsson has stepped down as co-chair of the DCMI Architecture Forum. We are fortunate to have found an excellent replacement for Mikael in the person of Corey Harper of New York University Libraries. Corey is a long-time participant and contributor to the work of DCMI, and since last year he is one of the co-moderators of the DCMI Registry Community. At this time, we like to thank Mikael for his contributions over the years, and wish him all the best in his new endeavours. DCMI Architecture Forum. We are fortunate to have found an excellent replacement for Mikael in the person of Corey Harper of New York University Libraries. Corey is a long-time participant and contributor to the work of DCMI, and since last year he is one of the co-moderators of the DCMI Registry Community. At this time, we like to thank Mikael for his contributions over the years, and wish him all the best in his new endeavours. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110606-01 2011-06-06T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-06-06, The National Library of the Netherlands and the DC-2011 Conference Committee are pleased to offer a limited number of sponsors the opportunity to present themselves directly to the conference participants at DC-2011, to be hosted by the National Library of the Netherlands, 21-23 September in The Hague, the Netherlands, and to a global audience beyond the conference venue. A detailed description of the options is available at the sponsorship page on the conference Web site. For arrangements to be a sponsor, please contact the National Library of the Netherlands at dcmi11-sponsor (at) dublincore (dot) net. DC-2011, to be hosted by the National Library of the Netherlands, 21-23 September in The Hague, the Netherlands, and to a global audience beyond the conference venue. A detailed description of the options is available at the sponsorship page on the conference Web site. For arrangements to be a sponsor, please contact the National Library of the Netherlands at dcmi11-sponsor (at) dublincore (dot) net. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110606-02 2011-06-06T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-06-06, A newly consolidated User Documentation Task Group is revising DCMI's Glossary, Frequently Asked Questions, and User Guide. Editorial work is being undertaken in DCMI's new MediaWiki. Comments by interested readers are most welcome at the task group's mailing list. User Documentation Task Group is revising DCMI's Glossary, Frequently Asked Questions, and User Guide. Editorial work is being undertaken in DCMI's new MediaWiki. Comments by interested readers are most welcome at the task group's mailing list. ]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110502-01 2011-05-02T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-05-02, The Call for Papers and other contributions for DC-2011, to be hosted by the National Library of the Netherlands, 21-23 September in The Hague, the Netherlands, is now closed. Authors of submitted papers, project reports, posters, special sessions and DCMI Community workshop sessions will receive notification in early June. The preliminary program will be published in the second half of June, at which time online registration will open. DC-2011, to be hosted by the National Library of the Netherlands, 21-23 September in The Hague, the Netherlands, is now closed. Authors of submitted papers, project reports, posters, special sessions and DCMI Community workshop sessions will receive notification in early June. The preliminary program will be published in the second half of June, at which time online registration will open.]]> http://dublincore.org/news/2011/#dcmi-news-20110502-02 2011-05-02T23:59:00Z Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Limited 2011-05-02, DCMI and the FOAF Project have announced a cooperation agreement outlining measures aimed at reinforcing the long-term viability of the FOAF Vocabulary. DCMI will maintain an up-to-date snapshot of the FOAF Vocabulary, temporarily host the vocabulary if needed, and assume maintenance responsibility if the FOAF Project should cease its normal activity. The two organizations see this cooperative agreement as an opportunity for better integrating their vocabularies with semantic alignments and for promoting the documentation of best-practice usage patterns in which the two vocabularies are used in combination. The agreement includes an affirmation of best-practice principles embodied in a DCMI Generic Namespace Policy for RDF Vocabularies DCMI and the FOAF Project have announced a cooperation agreement outlining measures aimed at reinforcing the long-term viability of the FOAF Vocabulary. DCMI will maintain an up-to-date snapshot of the FOAF Vocabulary, temporarily host the vocabulary if needed, and assume maintenance responsibility if the FOAF Project should cease its normal activity. The two organizations see this cooperative agreement as an opportunity for better integrating their vocabularies with semantic alignments and for promoting the documentation of best-practice usage patterns in which the two vocabularies are used in combination. The agreement includes an affirmation of best-practice principles embodied in a DCMI Generic Namespace Policy for RDF Vocabularies. ]]>