Digital Archiving Resources

DCMI Metadata Basics

Title

DCMI Metadata Basics

Subject

Web archiving

Description

The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, or "DCMI", is an open organization supporting innovation in metadata design and best practices across the metadata ecology. DCMI's activities include work on architecture and modeling, discussions and collaborative work in DCMI Communities and DCMI Task Groups, global conferences, meetings and workshops, and educational efforts to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and best practices.

The DCMI website details the history and rationale of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative and includes a thorough analysis of the metadata standards and guidelines. The site also provides a public space for communicating events, issues and publications sponsored by the DCMI.

Creator

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

Publisher

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

Date

1995-2012

Date Created

1995

Contributor

Polk, Victoria

Rights

1995-2015 DCMI

Type

Website

Identifier

http://dublincore.org/metadata-basics/

Local URL

http://dublincore.org/

Files

dublincore.jpg

Collection

Citation

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, “DCMI Metadata Basics,” Digital Archiving Resources, accessed March 28, 2024, https://dar.cah.ucf.edu/items/show/55.