DCMI Timeline
DCMI 2025 Barcelona (planned)
The DCMI 2025 Conference is scheduled to be held in Barcelona, Spain (Oct 2025, 2025), hosted by the University of Barcelonadublincore.org. This even
DCMI 2024 Toronto
DCMI 2024 in Toronto, Canada (Oct 2023, 2024) was hosted by the University of Torontodublincore.org. As a fully in-person conference, it gathered the
The North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz) joins DCMI as an institutional
The North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz) joined DCMI as an institutional member in January 2023, with Adrian Pohl representing the hbz
Stanford University joins DCMI as an institutional member
Stanford University joined DCMI as an institutional member in 2023, with Nancy Lorimer representing the University on the DCMI Governing Board
DCMI 2023 Daegu
DCMI 2023 in Daegu, South Korea (Nov 611, 2023) was hosted by Kyungpook National Universitydublincore.org. This conference marked a return to in-pers
DC Academy established
The DC Academy was initially proposed in 2023, with the objective of providing practical and cutting-edge education on metadata strategy and implement
Brandeis University joins DCMI as an institutional member
Brandeis University joined DCMI as an institutional member in 2023, with Mark Paris representing the University on the DCMI Governing Board
The University of Porto joins DCMI as an institutional member
The University of Porto joined DCMI as an institutional member in May 2022, with Elisa Cerveira representing the University on the DCMI Governing Boar
The National Library of Sweden joins DCMI as an institutional member
The National Library of Sweden joined DCMI as an institutional member in February 2022, with Fredrik Klingwall representing the LIbrary on the DCMI Go
DCMI 2022 Virtual Conference
DCMI 2022 (Oct 37, 2022) was again conducted virtuallydublincore.org. This conference, organized by DCMI itself, focused on Metadata Innovation c
Sam Oh succeeds Paul Walk as DCMI Director
After three and a half years, Paul Walk stepped down as DCMI Managing Director in January 2021, with the Governing Board appointing Sam Oh as DCMI's n
DCMI Virtual 2021 Conference
DCMI Virtual 2021 (Oct 415, 2021) continued the online conference approachdublincore.org. Hosted by DCMI, it featured keynotes on metadata in the age
DCMI Education Committee established
The DCMI Education Committee was initiated in 2020, with multiple Task Groups established in 2021. There are currently more than 20 members representi
DCMI 2020 Virtual Conference
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DCMI shifted its annual conference to an all-digital format. DCMI Virtual 2020 (Sept 1425, 2020) spanned two w
Library and Archives Canada joins DCMI as an institutional member
Library and Archives Canada joined DCMI as an institutional member in April 2019, with Marie-Claude Côté, Manager of Record-Keeping Strategies within
ISO 15836-2:2019 (DCMI Terms)
In 2019, a second part of the Dublin Core ISO standard was published. ISO 15836-2:2019 covers the dozens of new properties and classes added to DCMI n
DC-2019 Seoul Conference
DC-2019 in Seoul, Republic of Korea (Sept 2326, 2019) returned to East Asia, hosted by the National Library of Koreadublincore.org. The conference em
DCMI takes on stewardship of the Bibliogrpahic Ontolofy (BIBO)
In November 2018, DCMI accepted responsibility for maintaining the Bibliographic Ontology (BIBO). BIBO is a long-established Semantic Web vocabulary f
DC-2018 Porto Conference
DC-2018 in Porto, Portugal (Sept 1013, 2018) was hosted by the University of Porto and had the theme Innovation in Metadata Research and Practice.
The Corporación Ecuatoriana para el Desarrollo de Investigación y la Academia (CEDIA) joins DCMI as a regional member
The Corporación Ecuatoriana para el Desarrollo de Investigación y la Academia (CEDIA) joined DCMI as a regional member, representing Ecuador, in Dece
Paul Walk succesds Stuart Sutton as DCMI Director
Stuart Sutton stepped down as DCMI Managing Director in 2017 after six years, with Paul Walk succeeding him in the role.
Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW) joins DCMI as an institutional member
Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW) joined DCMI as an institutional member in March 2017, with Klaus Tochtermann representing ZBW on the Go
ISO 15836-1:2017 (Dublin Core, Second Edition)
ISO published an updated Dublin Core standard in 2017. ISO 15836-1:2017 (Part 1) is the second edition of the Dublin Core Element Set standarddublinco
DC-2017 Washington, D.C. Conference
DC-2017 in Washington, D.C., USA (Oct 2629, 2017) was a return to the U.S. capital and was notable for its policy and government information focus. I
The University of Edinburgh joins DCMI as an institutional memeber
The University of Edinburgh joined DCMI as an institutional member in December 2016, with Alasdair MacDonald representing the University on the DCMI
Göttingen State and University Library (SUB Göttingen) joins DCMI as an institutional member
SUB Göttingen joined DCMI as an institutional member in 2016, with Stefanie Rühle representing the Library on the DCMI Governing Board.
DC-2016 Copenhagen Conference
DC-2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark (Oct 1316, 2016) continued the tradition of international conferences, with themes on metadata alignment and data qual
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) joins DCMI as an institutional member
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) joined DCMI as an institutional member in October 2015 with Flávia Bastos, Coordinator of Libraries, represent
Shanghai Library joins DCMI as an Institutional Member
The Shanghai Library, the second largest library in China, joined DCMI as an institutional member in January 2015. In July 2025, Xu Qiang succeeded We
DCMI aligns with ASIS&T
In 2015, DCMI entered into a partnership with the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). DCMI became a project of ASIS&T (a U.S. 5
DC-2015 São Paulo Conference
DC-2015 in São Paulo, Brazil (Sept 14, 2015) was the first DCMI conference in Brazil, hosted by UNESPdublincore.org. This event expanded DCMIs prese
W3C DCAT Recommendation (uses DC Terms)
The World Wide Web Consortium published the Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) as a W3C Recommendation in January 2014. DCAT, an RDF vocabulary for open d
LRMI Joins DCMI (Education Metadata)
In late 2014, stewardship of the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI) was transferred to DCMI. Effective October 23, 2014, the projects leade
DC-2014 Austin Conference
DC-2014 in Austin, Texas, USA (Oct 811, 2014) brought the annual conference back to the United States. Hosted at UT Austin, it focused on social meta
The Information School of the University of Washington in Seattle joins DCMI as the inaugural Institutional Member.
The Information School of the University of Washington became the first intstitution to take up memebership through the Institutional Partner scheme i
Simmons University joins DCMI as an institutional member
Simmons University became an institutional member of DCMI in 2013, with Daniel Joudrey initially representing the University. Starting in 2014, Kyong
DC-2013 Lisbon Conference
DC-2013 in Lisbon, Portugal (Sept 26, 2013) highlighted metadata for open access and education. Hosted by the Technical University of Lisbon, it feat
DCMI revises its membership programs
In 2012 DCMI substantial revised its membership programs, offering a range of options for public and private sector institutions, as well as membershi
ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2012 (Revised)
NISO issued an updated version of the Dublin Core standard in 2012. ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2012 replaced the 2001 editiondublincore.org, incorporating chang
DCMI appoints new Executive Officers, with Stuart Sutton appointed Chief Executive Officer
Following an open recruitment process, which began in March 2011, DCMI appointed a new panel of Executive Officers, inclduing Stuart Sutton as Chief E
DC-2011 The Hague
DC-2011 in The Hague, Netherlands (Sept 2123, 2011) was hosted by the National Library of the Netherlandsdublincore.org. A key theme was linked data
IETF RFC 5791 (HTML embedding obsolete)
In February 2010, IETF published RFC 5791, officially declaring the old RFC 2731 (Dublin Core in HTML) obsoletedatatracker.ietf.org. The RFC notes tha
AGLS becomes Australian Standard AS 5044
In 2010, the Australian Government’s Dublin Core-based standard AGLS was adopted as a formal Australian Standard (AS 5044–2010)fairsharing.org. This u
Transition to Independent Operations Complete
By March 2009, the transition to independence was completed: OCLC transferred DCMIs assets, infrastructure, and support responsibilities to the new D
DC-2009 Seoul Conference
DC-2009 in Seoul, South Korea (Oct 1216, 2009) was hosted by the National Library of Korea and partnersdublincore.org. It featured the theme of metad
DCMI Incorporated as Non-Profit (Singapore)
In December 2008, the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative incorporated as an independent not-for-profit company in Singapore. This legal incorporation (as
Singapore Framework for DC Application Profiles
At the DC-2007 conference in Singapore (Aug 27–31, 2007), DCMI introduced the Singapore Framework for Dublin Core Application Profilesdublincore.org.
The NationalLibrary of Korea joins the DCMI Affiliate Program
National Library of Korea joined the DCMI Affiliate Program on the April 1st 2006, becoming the fifth insitution to join the program. Sam Oh was appoi
DC-2006 Manzanillo
DC-2006 in Manzanillo, Mexico (Aug 36, 2006) marked the first DCMI conference in Latin America. It emphasized multilingual metadata and metadata for
The National Library Board Singapore joins the DCMI Affiliate Program
The National Library Board Singapore joined the DCMI Affiliate Program, renewing in 2008 and 2011. The National Library Board is currently one of the
DC-2005 Madrid
DC-2005 in Madrid (Sept 1215, 2005) was the first Dublin Core conference held in Spain. Hosted by Universidad Carlos III, it continued the annual tra
DC-2004 Shanghai
The Dublin Core conference in 2004 was held in Asia for the second time, hosted by the Shanghai Library (Oct 1014, 2004). DC-2004 in Shanghai reflect
The National Library of Finland becomes DCMI's first National Affiliate
May 2003 saw the National Library of Finland become the first institution to join the DCMI Affiliate program. DCMI Affiliate organistaions joined for
Makx Dekkers succeeds Stuart Weibl as Director of DCMI
In July 2003, Stuart Weibl stepped down as Director of Dublin Core, with Makx Dekkers succeeding in the role. Stuart continued in his roles on the DCM
ISO 15836:2003 (Dublin Core published as ISO)
ISO 15836:2003, the International Standard for the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, was published in 2003dublincore.org. This milestone recognized Du
DC-2003, Seattle
DC-2003: Seattle was hosted by Information School of the University of Washington; University of Washington Libraries; Information Institute of Syracu
Open Archives Initiative (OAI-PMH) adopts DC
The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) 2.0 was released in 2002 with Dublin Core as its baseline metadata format. All
DC-2002, Florence
DC-2002: Florence was hosted by Associazione Italiana Biblioteche; Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Firenze; Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza; Is
UK e-Government Metadata Standard (e-GMS v1)
The United Kingdom released the first version of the e-Government Metadata Standard (e-GMS) in 2001 as part of its e-Government Interoperability Frame
DCMI Becomes Independent (Trustees & Governance)
By early 2001, DCMI had established a governing Board of Trustees and formalized its organizational home. OCLC, which had hosted DCMI, helped set up a
DC-2001 Tokyo
DC-2001 in Tokyo (Oct 2226, 2001) was the ninth in the series and the first to adopt a true conference formatnii.ac.jp. In addition to the traditiona
ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2001 Standard
The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set was approved as a U.S. national standard in 2001. ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2001, published in September 2001, codified th
Dublin Core Qualifiers 1.0 Released
Qualified Dublin Core was formally introduced in July 2000. DCMI’s Usage Committee announced a set of recommended Dublin Core Qualifiers (element refi
CEN Workshop Agreement 13874 (DC 1.1)
In March 2000, the European Committee for Standardization published CWA 13874:2000, officially defining the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version
8th DC Workshop, Ottawa, Canada (DC-8)
The eighth Dublin Core workshop (Oct 46, 2000 in Ottawa, Canada, hosted by National Library of Canada) capped a year of significant progress. It show
HTML Encoding of DC (IETF RFC 2731)
The IETF published RFC 2731: "Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML" in December 1999. This informational RFC defined how to embed Dublin Core element
7th DC Workshop, Frankfurt, Germany (DC-7)
The seventh Dublin Core workshop (Oct 2527, 1999 in Frankfurt, Germany) marked DCMIs first major meeting in continental Europe. It continued work on
Dublin Core 1.0 – IETF RFC 2413
Dublin Core Metadata Element Set 1.0 was formalized as an IETF Informational RFC in September 1998. RFC 2413: "Dublin Core Metadata for Resource Disco
DCMI Organizational Structure
In 1998, the Dublin Core community established a formal organizational structure to support the growing initiative. A DCMI Directorate and Policy Advi
6th DC Workshop, Washington D.C. (DC-6)
The sixth Dublin Core workshop (Nov 24, 1998 in Washington, D.C.) continued development of the standard and community. Coming shortly after formal pu
<above> AGLS Endorsed Australia-wide
The Australian Government officially endorsed AGLS in November 1998 for use by all levels of governmentdublincore.org. This made Dublin Core (via AGLS
Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS) developed
In late 1997, the Australian Government developed the AGLS metadata standard as a Dublin Core application profile for government resources. AGLS compr
5th DC Workshop, Helsinki, Finland (DC-5)
The fifth Dublin Core workshop (Oct 68, 1997 in Helsinki, Finland) convened ~70 attendees from 16 countries, reflecting the growing international sco
4th DC Workshop, Canberra, Australia (DC-4)
The fourth Dublin Core workshop (Mar 35, 1997 in Canberra, Australia, hosted by DSTC and NLA) grappled with simplicity vs. complexity in metadata. It
Warwick Framework
A container architecture for aggregating logically, and perhaps physically, distinct packages of metadata. This "Warwick Framework" is the result of t
OCLC/UKOLN Warwick Metadata Workshop, Warwick, UK
The second Dublin Core workshop (Apr 13, 1996 at Warwick University, UK) expanded the initiative internationally and tackled metadata syntax. Partici
Dublin Core Metadata Element Set - 15 Elements
Revistion of the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set agreed at the CNI/OCLC Image Metadata Workshop
CNI/OCLC Image Metadata Workshop, Dublin, Ohio
A third workshop (Sept 2425, 1996, in Dublin, Ohio, co-sponsored by OCLC and CNI) focused on image metadata. Outcomes included expanding the Dublin C
OCLC/NCSA Dublin Core Workshop, Dublin, Ohio
The first Dublin Core workshop, held in Dublin, Ohio (March 13, 1995), brought together 52 librarians, technologists and researchers to define a core
Dublin Core Metadata Element Set - 13 Elements
A set of thirteen metadata elements, named the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. The Dublin Core was proposed as the minimum number of metadata elemen
Informal Discussion at WWW Conference - origin of Dublin Core
At the 2nd International World Wide Web Conference in Chicago (Oct 1994), a hallway conversation between Yuri Rubinsky, Stuart Weibel, Eric Miller, Te
DCMI 2025 Barcelona (planned)
The DCMI 2025 Conference is scheduled to be held in Barcelona, Spain (Oct 2025, 2025), hosted by the University of Barcelonadublincore.org. This even
DCMI 2024 Toronto
DCMI 2024 in Toronto, Canada (Oct 2023, 2024) was hosted by the University of Torontodublincore.org. As a fully in-person conference, it gathered the
Brandeis University joins DCMI as an institutional member
Brandeis University joined DCMI as an institutional member in 2023, with Mark Paris representing the University on the DCMI Governing Board
DC Academy established
The DC Academy was initially proposed in 2023, with the objective of providing practical and cutting-edge education on metadata strategy and implement
DCMI 2023 Daegu
DCMI 2023 in Daegu, South Korea (Nov 611, 2023) was hosted by Kyungpook National Universitydublincore.org. This conference marked a return to in-pers
Stanford University joins DCMI as an institutional member
Stanford University joined DCMI as an institutional member in 2023, with Nancy Lorimer representing the University on the DCMI Governing Board
The North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz) joins DCMI as an institutional
The North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz) joined DCMI as an institutional member in January 2023, with Adrian Pohl representing the hbz
DCMI 2022 Virtual Conference
DCMI 2022 (Oct 37, 2022) was again conducted virtuallydublincore.org. This conference, organized by DCMI itself, focused on Metadata Innovation c
The National Library of Sweden joins DCMI as an institutional member
The National Library of Sweden joined DCMI as an institutional member in February 2022, with Fredrik Klingwall representing the LIbrary on the DCMI Go
The University of Porto joins DCMI as an institutional member
The University of Porto joined DCMI as an institutional member in May 2022, with Elisa Cerveira representing the University on the DCMI Governing Boar
DCMI Virtual 2021 Conference
DCMI Virtual 2021 (Oct 415, 2021) continued the online conference approachdublincore.org. Hosted by DCMI, it featured keynotes on metadata in the age
Sam Oh succeeds Paul Walk as DCMI Director
After three and a half years, Paul Walk stepped down as DCMI Managing Director in January 2021, with the Governing Board appointing Sam Oh as DCMI's n
DCMI 2020 Virtual Conference
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DCMI shifted its annual conference to an all-digital format. DCMI Virtual 2020 (Sept 1425, 2020) spanned two w
DCMI Education Committee established
The DCMI Education Committee was initiated in 2020, with multiple Task Groups established in 2021. There are currently more than 20 members representi
DC-2019 Seoul Conference
DC-2019 in Seoul, Republic of Korea (Sept 2326, 2019) returned to East Asia, hosted by the National Library of Koreadublincore.org. The conference em
ISO 15836-2:2019 (DCMI Terms)
In 2019, a second part of the Dublin Core ISO standard was published. ISO 15836-2:2019 covers the dozens of new properties and classes added to DCMI n
Library and Archives Canada joins DCMI as an institutional member
Library and Archives Canada joined DCMI as an institutional member in April 2019, with Marie-Claude Côté, Manager of Record-Keeping Strategies within
DC-2018 Porto Conference
DC-2018 in Porto, Portugal (Sept 1013, 2018) was hosted by the University of Porto and had the theme Innovation in Metadata Research and Practice.
DCMI takes on stewardship of the Bibliogrpahic Ontolofy (BIBO)
In November 2018, DCMI accepted responsibility for maintaining the Bibliographic Ontology (BIBO). BIBO is a long-established Semantic Web vocabulary f
DC-2017 Washington, D.C. Conference
DC-2017 in Washington, D.C., USA (Oct 2629, 2017) was a return to the U.S. capital and was notable for its policy and government information focus. I
ISO 15836-1:2017 (Dublin Core, Second Edition)
ISO published an updated Dublin Core standard in 2017. ISO 15836-1:2017 (Part 1) is the second edition of the Dublin Core Element Set standarddublinco
Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW) joins DCMI as an institutional member
Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW) joined DCMI as an institutional member in March 2017, with Klaus Tochtermann representing ZBW on the Go
Paul Walk succesds Stuart Sutton as DCMI Director
Stuart Sutton stepped down as DCMI Managing Director in 2017 after six years, with Paul Walk succeeding him in the role.
The Corporación Ecuatoriana para el Desarrollo de Investigación y la Academia (CEDIA) joins DCMI as a regional member
The Corporación Ecuatoriana para el Desarrollo de Investigación y la Academia (CEDIA) joined DCMI as a regional member, representing Ecuador, in Dece
DC-2016 Copenhagen Conference
DC-2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark (Oct 1316, 2016) continued the tradition of international conferences, with themes on metadata alignment and data qual
Göttingen State and University Library (SUB Göttingen) joins DCMI as an institutional member
SUB Göttingen joined DCMI as an institutional member in 2016, with Stefanie Rühle representing the Library on the DCMI Governing Board.
The University of Edinburgh joins DCMI as an institutional memeber
The University of Edinburgh joined DCMI as an institutional member in December 2016, with Alasdair MacDonald representing the University on the DCMI
DC-2015 São Paulo Conference
DC-2015 in São Paulo, Brazil (Sept 14, 2015) was the first DCMI conference in Brazil, hosted by UNESPdublincore.org. This event expanded DCMIs prese
DCMI aligns with ASIS&T
In 2015, DCMI entered into a partnership with the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). DCMI became a project of ASIS&T (a U.S. 5
Shanghai Library joins DCMI as an Institutional Member
The Shanghai Library, the second largest library in China, joined DCMI as an institutional member in January 2015. In July 2025, Xu Qiang succeeded We
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) joins DCMI as an institutional member
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) joined DCMI as an institutional member in October 2015 with Flávia Bastos, Coordinator of Libraries, represent
DC-2014 Austin Conference
DC-2014 in Austin, Texas, USA (Oct 811, 2014) brought the annual conference back to the United States. Hosted at UT Austin, it focused on social meta
LRMI Joins DCMI (Education Metadata)
In late 2014, stewardship of the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI) was transferred to DCMI. Effective October 23, 2014, the projects leade
W3C DCAT Recommendation (uses DC Terms)
The World Wide Web Consortium published the Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) as a W3C Recommendation in January 2014. DCAT, an RDF vocabulary for open d
DC-2013 Lisbon Conference
DC-2013 in Lisbon, Portugal (Sept 26, 2013) highlighted metadata for open access and education. Hosted by the Technical University of Lisbon, it feat
Simmons University joins DCMI as an institutional member
Simmons University became an institutional member of DCMI in 2013, with Daniel Joudrey initially representing the University. Starting in 2014, Kyong
The Information School of the University of Washington in Seattle joins DCMI as the inaugural Institutional Member.
The Information School of the University of Washington became the first intstitution to take up memebership through the Institutional Partner scheme i
ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2012 (Revised)
NISO issued an updated version of the Dublin Core standard in 2012. ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2012 replaced the 2001 editiondublincore.org, incorporating chang
DCMI revises its membership programs
In 2012 DCMI substantial revised its membership programs, offering a range of options for public and private sector institutions, as well as membershi
DC-2011 The Hague
DC-2011 in The Hague, Netherlands (Sept 2123, 2011) was hosted by the National Library of the Netherlandsdublincore.org. A key theme was linked data
DCMI appoints new Executive Officers, with Stuart Sutton appointed Chief Executive Officer
Following an open recruitment process, which began in March 2011, DCMI appointed a new panel of Executive Officers, inclduing Stuart Sutton as Chief E
AGLS becomes Australian Standard AS 5044
In 2010, the Australian Government’s Dublin Core-based standard AGLS was adopted as a formal Australian Standard (AS 5044–2010)fairsharing.org. This u
IETF RFC 5791 (HTML embedding obsolete)
In February 2010, IETF published RFC 5791, officially declaring the old RFC 2731 (Dublin Core in HTML) obsoletedatatracker.ietf.org. The RFC notes tha
DC-2009 Seoul Conference
DC-2009 in Seoul, South Korea (Oct 1216, 2009) was hosted by the National Library of Korea and partnersdublincore.org. It featured the theme of metad
Transition to Independent Operations Complete
By March 2009, the transition to independence was completed: OCLC transferred DCMIs assets, infrastructure, and support responsibilities to the new D
DCMI Incorporated as Non-Profit (Singapore)
In December 2008, the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative incorporated as an independent not-for-profit company in Singapore. This legal incorporation (as
Singapore Framework for DC Application Profiles
At the DC-2007 conference in Singapore (Aug 27–31, 2007), DCMI introduced the Singapore Framework for Dublin Core Application Profilesdublincore.org.
DC-2006 Manzanillo
DC-2006 in Manzanillo, Mexico (Aug 36, 2006) marked the first DCMI conference in Latin America. It emphasized multilingual metadata and metadata for
The NationalLibrary of Korea joins the DCMI Affiliate Program
National Library of Korea joined the DCMI Affiliate Program on the April 1st 2006, becoming the fifth insitution to join the program. Sam Oh was appoi
DC-2005 Madrid
DC-2005 in Madrid (Sept 1215, 2005) was the first Dublin Core conference held in Spain. Hosted by Universidad Carlos III, it continued the annual tra
The National Library Board Singapore joins the DCMI Affiliate Program
The National Library Board Singapore joined the DCMI Affiliate Program, renewing in 2008 and 2011. The National Library Board is currently one of the
DC-2004 Shanghai
The Dublin Core conference in 2004 was held in Asia for the second time, hosted by the Shanghai Library (Oct 1014, 2004). DC-2004 in Shanghai reflect
DC-2003, Seattle
DC-2003: Seattle was hosted by Information School of the University of Washington; University of Washington Libraries; Information Institute of Syracu
ISO 15836:2003 (Dublin Core published as ISO)
ISO 15836:2003, the International Standard for the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, was published in 2003dublincore.org. This milestone recognized Du
Makx Dekkers succeeds Stuart Weibl as Director of DCMI
In July 2003, Stuart Weibl stepped down as Director of Dublin Core, with Makx Dekkers succeeding in the role. Stuart continued in his roles on the DCM
The National Library of Finland becomes DCMI's first National Affiliate
May 2003 saw the National Library of Finland become the first institution to join the DCMI Affiliate program. DCMI Affiliate organistaions joined for
DC-2002, Florence
DC-2002: Florence was hosted by Associazione Italiana Biblioteche; Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Firenze; Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza; Is
Open Archives Initiative (OAI-PMH) adopts DC
The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) 2.0 was released in 2002 with Dublin Core as its baseline metadata format. All
ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2001 Standard
The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set was approved as a U.S. national standard in 2001. ANSI/NISO Z39.85-2001, published in September 2001, codified th
DC-2001 Tokyo
DC-2001 in Tokyo (Oct 2226, 2001) was the ninth in the series and the first to adopt a true conference formatnii.ac.jp. In addition to the traditiona
DCMI Becomes Independent (Trustees & Governance)
By early 2001, DCMI had established a governing Board of Trustees and formalized its organizational home. OCLC, which had hosted DCMI, helped set up a
UK e-Government Metadata Standard (e-GMS v1)
The United Kingdom released the first version of the e-Government Metadata Standard (e-GMS) in 2001 as part of its e-Government Interoperability Frame
8th DC Workshop, Ottawa, Canada (DC-8)
The eighth Dublin Core workshop (Oct 46, 2000 in Ottawa, Canada, hosted by National Library of Canada) capped a year of significant progress. It show
CEN Workshop Agreement 13874 (DC 1.1)
In March 2000, the European Committee for Standardization published CWA 13874:2000, officially defining the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version
Dublin Core Qualifiers 1.0 Released
Qualified Dublin Core was formally introduced in July 2000. DCMI’s Usage Committee announced a set of recommended Dublin Core Qualifiers (element refi
7th DC Workshop, Frankfurt, Germany (DC-7)
The seventh Dublin Core workshop (Oct 2527, 1999 in Frankfurt, Germany) marked DCMIs first major meeting in continental Europe. It continued work on
HTML Encoding of DC (IETF RFC 2731)
The IETF published RFC 2731: "Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML" in December 1999. This informational RFC defined how to embed Dublin Core element
<above> AGLS Endorsed Australia-wide
The Australian Government officially endorsed AGLS in November 1998 for use by all levels of governmentdublincore.org. This made Dublin Core (via AGLS
6th DC Workshop, Washington D.C. (DC-6)
The sixth Dublin Core workshop (Nov 24, 1998 in Washington, D.C.) continued development of the standard and community. Coming shortly after formal pu
DCMI Organizational Structure
In 1998, the Dublin Core community established a formal organizational structure to support the growing initiative. A DCMI Directorate and Policy Advi
Dublin Core 1.0 – IETF RFC 2413
Dublin Core Metadata Element Set 1.0 was formalized as an IETF Informational RFC in September 1998. RFC 2413: "Dublin Core Metadata for Resource Disco
4th DC Workshop, Canberra, Australia (DC-4)
The fourth Dublin Core workshop (Mar 35, 1997 in Canberra, Australia, hosted by DSTC and NLA) grappled with simplicity vs. complexity in metadata. It
5th DC Workshop, Helsinki, Finland (DC-5)
The fifth Dublin Core workshop (Oct 68, 1997 in Helsinki, Finland) convened ~70 attendees from 16 countries, reflecting the growing international sco
Australian Government Locator Service (AGLS) developed
In late 1997, the Australian Government developed the AGLS metadata standard as a Dublin Core application profile for government resources. AGLS compr
CNI/OCLC Image Metadata Workshop, Dublin, Ohio
A third workshop (Sept 2425, 1996, in Dublin, Ohio, co-sponsored by OCLC and CNI) focused on image metadata. Outcomes included expanding the Dublin C
Dublin Core Metadata Element Set - 15 Elements
Revistion of the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set agreed at the CNI/OCLC Image Metadata Workshop
OCLC/UKOLN Warwick Metadata Workshop, Warwick, UK
The second Dublin Core workshop (Apr 13, 1996 at Warwick University, UK) expanded the initiative internationally and tackled metadata syntax. Partici
Warwick Framework
A container architecture for aggregating logically, and perhaps physically, distinct packages of metadata. This "Warwick Framework" is the result of t
Dublin Core Metadata Element Set - 13 Elements
A set of thirteen metadata elements, named the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. The Dublin Core was proposed as the minimum number of metadata elemen
OCLC/NCSA Dublin Core Workshop, Dublin, Ohio
The first Dublin Core workshop, held in Dublin, Ohio (March 13, 1995), brought together 52 librarians, technologists and researchers to define a core
Informal Discussion at WWW Conference - origin of Dublin Core
At the 2nd International World Wide Web Conference in Chicago (Oct 1994), a hallway conversation between Yuri Rubinsky, Stuart Weibel, Eric Miller, Te