Concept of Dublin Core

Concept of Dublin Core

“The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set is a collection of 15 properties which are basically used in resource description. Dublin Core is maintained by DCMI (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative) and is based on DCAM (DCMI Abstract Model)”.

Reason for Name

Dublin

An invitational workshop was held at Dublin (Ohio) in 1995.

Core

The elements involved are very crucial, broad and generic that can be used for describing a wide range of resources.

Elements of Dublin Core

1. Contributor
2. Coverage
3. Creator
4. Date
5. Description
6. Format
7. Identifier
8. Language
9. Publisher
10. Relation
11. Rights
12. Source
13. Subject
14. Title
15. Type