originally: http://www.oclc.org/programs/ourwork/past/dcmetadata/default.htm
Dublin Core Metadata—Exploration for Memory InstitutionsAs the mainstream Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) progressed, RLG was an early explorer of the impact of the Dublin Core on the practices of research institutions such as libraries, museums, and archives. Would they make use of Dublin Core? In what ways might they use it? Would it change any of their processes—or merely add to them? In 1997 RLG hosted a "Metadata Summit" to explore these topics. Since then, we have continued to be involved in significant efforts to advance the Dublin Core from concept to practice—such as the best practices guide developed by CIMI on behalf of the museum community and the DCMI Libraries Working Group discussions to create an application profile for libraries' use of the Dublin Core.
ParticipantsTwenty-three invited participants attended the summit
meeting; these included individuals chosen because they could either
represent or address concerns of one or more research communities or
standards efforts. Since many participants "wore multiple hats," each
was asked to ensure representation for at least one particular
community. Those communities are indicated in parentheses below. Murtha Baca (Categories for
the Description of Works of Art) Nancy Brodie (National
Library of Canada, Government Information Locator Service) Joseph Busch (general
museum community) John Byrum
(Library of Congress) Sherman Clarke (Visual
Resources Association) Jim Coleman (Text Encoding
Initiative) Stephen Davis
(Unable to attend) Michael Fox (Encoded
Archival Description) Peter Graham (TEI/Center
for Electronic Texts in the Humanities) Dianne Hillman (National
Digital Library Federation) Sherry Kelley (Dublin Core
Task Force of the ALCTS Committee on Cataloging: Access and
Description) Lynn Marko (Committee on
Institutional Cooperation; National Digital Library Federation) Sally McCallum
(MARC) Janet McCue (library
technical processing community) John Perkins (Consortium
for Computer Interchange of Museum Information) Cecelia Preston (Coalition
for Networked Information) Merrilee Proffitt (American
Heritage Project) Margaretta Sander
(Facilitator) Lyn Elliot Sherwood
(Canadian Heritage Information Network) Joan Swanekamp (ALCTS
Committee on Cataloging: Access and Description) Don Thornbury (library
technical processing community) Stuart Weibel
(Dublin Core) Robin Wendler (National
Digital Library Federation Metadata Task Group) Robert Wolven (preservation
community) Jennifer Younger
(unable to attend) RLG staff members participating: Willy Cromwell-Kessler
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