From an seo perspective, use dc is an advantageous because search engines can use this data to understand better your content. The dublin core metadata initiative dcmi has established standard ways to refine elements and encourage the use of encoding and vocabulary schemes. Xmp is implemented in all adobe publishing products and supported by dozens of independent software vendors and user groups. The dublin core metadata element set is one of the simplest and most widely used metadata schema. From metadata fundamentals for all librariansby priscilla. Use of dublin core metadata for describing and retrieving digital journals assumpcio estivill ernest abadal jorge franganillo jesus gascon j. Pdf this paper describes the design of an electronic journals application where the article header information is held as dublin core metadata find, read. When people say dublin core, they usually mean one of two different but related things. Metadata as cultural heritage data article pdf available in international journal of metadata semantics and ontologies. The dublin core meta toolkit transforms data collected via different methods into dublin core compatible meta data. As the workshop was held in dublin, ohio, the element set was named the dublin core. For more than twenty years, the dcmi community has developed and curated dublin core specifications. In general, all dublin core elements are optional and repeatable. The continuing development of the dublin core and related specifications is managed by.
Presentation about dublin core for lis 882 metadata, fall 2010, dominican university. This document is an uptodate, authoritative specification of all metadata terms maintained by the dublin core metadata initiative. The dublin core metadata initiative supports innovation in metadata design and best practices. The original set of 15 classic metadata terms, known as the dublin. Properties in the terms namespace are included in iso 158362. The higher use of core dublin core fields in the contentdm repositories may be due to the default dublin core template. The dublin core metadata initiative is an opensource movement that aims standardize data about digital objects. The name dublin is due to its origin at a 1995 invitational workshop in dublin, ohio. The dublin core schema is a small set of vocabulary terms that can be used to describe digital. Ensure a basic level of uniformity in the structure, encoding, and content of alliance digital object metadata in keeping with the mountain west digital library dublin core metadata application profile and other relevant standards.
Agls metadata standard part 1 reference description pdf. Other elements, such as author and subject, are strongly recommended to faciltate access. The dublin core schema is a small set of vocabulary terms that can be used to describe digital resources video, images, web pages, etc. Pdf dublin core metadata for electronic journals researchgate. Pdf metadata design, xml and dublin core florence m. Dublin core the dublin core metadata element set arose from discussions at a 1995 workshop sponsored by oclc and the national center for supercomputing applications ncsa. Paper pdf 111 linked open data for subject discovery. The purpose of the orbis cascade alliances dublin core best. The dublin core metadata element set is a vocabulary of fifteen properties for use in resource description. Assessing the alignment between library of congress vocabularies and wikidata. Proceedings of the international conference on dublin core and metadata applications published by the dublin core metadata initiative issn.
More recently, dcmi has become recognised as a trusted steward of metadata. Dublin core meta toolkit conversion of access, mysql, or csv data to dublincore metadata. The dublin core metadata element set also known simply as. The toolkit is ideal for converting formats from microsoft access, mysql and comma delimited value csv. Dublin core qualifiersis a companion specification to the dublin core metadata element set. Metadata elements from these sets could be linked with dublin core. Other communities of metadata experts will create and administer additional metadata sets.
The purpose of the orbis cascade alliances dublin core best practices guidelines are to. Pdf use of dublin core metadata for describing and. At the core of olac is its metadata format, which is designed to facilitate description and discovery of all kinds of language resources, including data, tools, or advice. For all fields that you want to display in worldcat, configure the metadata fields in contentdm so that those fields are mapped to an appropriate dublin core element. This document establishes a vocabulary for crossdomain resource description, known as the dublin core metadata terms hereafter dcmi metadata terms. National diet library dublin core metadata description dcndl. A personal history of the dublin core metadata initiative oclc. Dublin core is comprised of 15 core metadata elements. Dublin core is a vocabulary with fifteen properties that describe the properties of the source. The dc metadata standard is a simple yet effective element set for describing a wide range of networked resources.
You can use any simple dublin core and qualified dublin core elements. The name of the element set, in addition to reflecting its geographic patrimony, captures the notion that dc is a starting place a core. Use of dublin core metadata for describing and retrieving digital journals. Sometimes they actually mean the dublin core metadata initiative or dcmi. To help in this effort, these guidelines provide mappings to dublin core, ead, marc, mods, and vra core. The dublin core has been standardized as iso 15836 published in 2003, revised in 2009. Dublin core is part of a larger set that consists of metadata vocabulary and technical specifications, overseen by the. The full set of dublin core metadata terms can be found on the dublin core metadata initiative dcmi website. Dublin core is made up of 15 metadata data that describes data elements that offer expanded cataloging information and improved document indexing for search engine programs.
Originally developed to describe web resources, dublin core has been used to describe a variety of physical and digital resources. Dublin core application profiles, mets profiles learn how different metadata standards are used together in digital library applications exercise. Note that the metadata transformation discussed in this article specifically discusses dublin core metadata harvested from the contentdm environment. Qualified simple dublin core 15 core elements no attributes or qualifiers issues of interpretation. For integration with american memory, the elements with names in bold are required, as described in the competition guidelines and applications instructions. Best practices for creating sharable metadata oclc support. International conference on dublin core and metadata. Crosswalk of core metadata metadata emory university. Extending dublin core metadata to support the description. An encoding schemequalifier indicates the scheme or authority list used in representing the value of an element. Dublin core best practice guidelines orbis cascade alliance.
It includes all of the properties and classes in the main namespace of dcmi metadata terms1 hereafter the terms namespace, as published in the dcmi recommendation document dcmi metadata. Leigh grinstead leigh grinstead has more than 20 years of experience working in museums, overseeing collections and conducting collection inventories. Dublin core metadata element set vocabulary fifteen properties dublin core broad generic usable librarians digital library researchers content experts textmarkup experts crossdisciplinary information environment. Dcmi international conference on dublin core and metadata. Dublin core metadata initiative dcmi andrew wilson dcmi usage board. Dublin core is an initiative to create a digital library card catalog for the web. The full set of elements and element refinements conforming to dcmi best practice is available, with a formal registry available as well. Miller page 1 of 2 dublin core, mods, and vra element mappings the following table offers a summary overview of mappings between primary elements in dublin core, mods, vra 3. Pdf use of dublin core metadata for describing and retrieving. Other variables having impact on metadata practices include the number of staff members working on a digital project, previous experiences with digital collections at an institution, and the collaborative nature of. It can be implemented through rdfa to add semantic meaning to html5 documents which use the xml serialization. A metadata schema registry server in perlc based on rdf and sparqlredland, alongside a gui client in javaswt with jena for searching, browsing and creating application profiles, schemas and element sets describing resources in dublin core and lom. While most of the information will apply to any dublin core metadata harvested via oaipmh, some of the discussion, for example, that of underlying field mappings, will apply only to the contentdm.
Pdf this paper describes the design of an electronic journals application where the article header information is held as dublin core metadata find, read and cite all the research you need. The quality of metadata reflects the degree to which the metadata in question perform. Crosswalk and mapping of emory core metadata elements to major standards and systems such as dublin core, mods, marc, vra, tei, ead, ddi v. Describing japanese metadata and connecting pieces of data. Dublin core is a metadata standard which consists of a set of meta elements used to describe and index documents. Included are the fifteen terms of the dublin core metadata element set also known as the dublin core plus several dozen properties, classes, datatypes, and vocabulary encoding schemes. Describe to administration how dublin core metadata can be used efficiently and effectively within the library environment instructor. A machineprocessable dublin core application profile to analysis patterns to provide linked data lucas francisco da matta vegi, jugurta lisboafilho, joep crompvoets pdf paper. The dublin core metadata standard is a simple yet effective element set for describing a wide range of networked resources.
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