Dublin Core Best Practice

• DCMI Namespace Policy

  • http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-namespace/

• DCMI Abstract Model

  • http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/

• Guidelines for assigning identifiers to metadata terms

  • http://dublincore.org/documents/term-identifier-guidelines/

• XML, RDF, and DCAPs [differences btw. XML elements and RDF properties]

  • http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/dc-elem-prop/

• DCMI Policy for names of properties and classes

  • http://dublincore.org/documents/naming-policy

• DC Application Profiles in RDF

  • ftp://ftp.cenorm.be/public/ws-mmi-dc/mmidc132.pdf

• DCMI Mixing and Matching FAQ [draft]

  • http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/mixing-matching-faq/

• Versioning of terms

  • ftp://ftp.cenorm.be/public/ws-mmi-dc/mmidc148.pdf

• Workflow for generating Web documentation and RDF schemas of DCMI terms

  • On Web soon