DC-Library Working Group

DC-8Ottawa, Canada5 October 2000

Agenda

Review of chargeWhat are libraries doing with DC?

Current projects Impediments to using DC

What would libraries like to do with DC?

Library application profile

Charge

Foster interoperability between DC and library metadata

Articulate library concernsKeep library community informedConsider reasons to experiment more

widely in librariesBuild library implementors communityRegister library specific elements/qualif.

Library uses of DC

Dublin Core serves internationally as an interchange format between various systems; supports reusability

Harvesting metadata from databases within and outside of library systems

Create library catalog records for Web resources within local ILS or within CORC

Expose MARC data to other communities through DC

Get data from other non-library creators

Impediments to use of DC in libraries

Inability to input records in library ILS

Inability to use records in local ILSLink to authoritiesUsed more for specific projectsReluctancy to create simple recordsHow to get further use in libraries

Library adaptation of DC

Application profiles what would a library one look like? Additional elements and qualifiers

AudienceHoldingsAccess and UseDistinction and use of relation and sourceCompile list of relation qualifiers of use to

library community

Library application profile

Changes to semanticsRequired elements

TitleIdentifier

• Identifier of object itself; what if not electronic?

Content rulesWhen does element become part of DC

elements when many communities use it?

Deliverables

Analyze qualifiersRecommend best practicesCollect examples of DC use in librariesIdentify, evaluated, share existing DC

use and documentationProvide input in development and

maintenance of crosswalks

Deliverables

Share existing data with DC registry (e.g. encoding schemes such as LCSH, authority files, other standards)

Investigate how to provide URI transparency to library database resources (e.g. authority records)

Develop library application profile Consult with IFLA WG on metadata

Consider documentation on DC in MARC (template, manual) for library ILS use (application profile with additional guidance)

Deliverables

Share existing data with DC registry (e.g. encoding schemes such as LCSH, authority files, other standards)

Investigate how to provide URI transparency to library database resources (e.g. authority records)

Develop library application profile Consult with IFLA WG on metadata

Consider documentation on DC in MARC (template, manual) for library ILS use (application profile with additional guidance)