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        DC-2004 Conference to be held October 11-14 in Shanghai (China)
        The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) will hold its 2004 conference October 11-14, 2004 at the Shanghai Library (China).
        weibel@oclc.org

        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/
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        December 12, 2003

        <P>The annual Dublin Core conferences focus on metadata research and applications.&nbsp; DC2004: International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications is sponsored in partnership with the Shanghai Library.</P>
    <P>DCMI promotes the widespread adoption of interoperable metadata standards and develops specialized metadata vocabularies for describing resources that enable more intelligent information discovery systems.</P>
    <P>OCLC Online Computer Library Center, a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization, is a key supporter of Dublin Core and has hosted the DCMI directorate since its inception in 1995.</P>
        <P>About DC-2004<BR><A href="http://dublincore.org/news/pr-20031210.shtml">http://dublincore.org/news/pr-20031210.shtml</A></P>
    <P>DCMI<BR><A href="http://dublincore.org/">http://dublincore.org/</A></P>
    <P>OCLC Research<BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/">http://www.oclc.org/research/</A></P>

        Stu Weibel
        +1-614-764-6081

        Bob Bolander
        bolander@oclc.org
        +1-614-761-5207

        Consulting Research Scientist
        OCLC Research
        Communications &amp; Programs Manager
        OCLC Research