08/02/06 00:26:04
XML Matters: Describe XML content with the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
Reuse metadata in broader XML vocabularies
Level: Intermediate
David Mertz (mertz@gnosis.cx), Metaphilosopher, Gnosis Software, Inc.
06 Aug 2004
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The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is a standardized vocabulary for handling information about documents.
In general, the DCMI vocabulary defines a hierarchy of terms that describe the purpose, context,
and origin of a document (rather than describing the document itself).
David shows you how DCMI provides a set of metadata primitives
that you can reuse (through namespaces) in broader XML vocabularies,
such as RSS variants. Various standards, including those from ISO and NISO, have adopted parts of DCMI.