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        ISO publishes the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set
        Titled &ldquo;Information and documentation&mdash;The Dublin Core metadata element set,&rdquo; the document is available in English or French for purchase in print or electronic formats; an identical version is available in English for free download from ANSI/NISO.
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        December 10, 2003

        <P>The Dublin Core metadata standard provides a core set of 15 metadata elements for cross-domain information resource sharing.</P>
    <P>DCMI began in 1995 with an invitational workshop in Dublin, Ohio that brought together librarians, digital library researchers, content providers, and text-markup experts to improve discovery standards for information resources. Since then, this set of metadata elements has gained worldwide recognition and use, with translations into more than 20 languages.</P>
    <p>The publication of the ISO standard provides official international endorsement for use of the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set.</P>
        <P>To purchase the ISO document, visit the following link and search for &ldquo;ISO 15836&rdquo;.<BR>
    <A href="http://www.iso.org/">http://www.iso.org/</A></P>
    <P>To download the ANSI/NISO version (ANSI/NISO Z39-85-2001):<BR>
    <A href="http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-85.pdf">http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-85.pdf</A> <SPAN class="small">(PDF:48K/14pp)</SPAN></P>
    <P>Additional information about the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative and the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set:<BR>
    <A href="http://www.dublincore.org/">http://www.dublincore.org/</A></P>

        Stu Weibel
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        Bob Bolander
        bolander@oclc.org
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        Consulting Research Scientist
        OCLC Research
        Communications &amp; Programs Manager
        OCLC Research