1. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo1 The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Makx Dekkers, Managing Director, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative mail@makxdekkers.com Status Report 2001

2. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo2 2001 overview Operational principles and approval process Working structure Technical activities and results Organizational aspects External relations 2002 priorities

3. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo3 Operational principles Work is done in Working Groups (chair, charter, task list, time plan) Identified needs from community Proposals on basis of consensus Proposals reviewed by: –Usage Board if semantics involved –Advisory Committee if otherwise

4. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo4 Approval process Semantic proposals –Public Comment –Usage Board review –DCMI Recommendation Technical proposals –Technical review –DCMI Proposed Recommendation –Public Comment Period –DCMI Recommendation

5. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo5 Working Groups Administrative Metadata Agents Architecture Citation Collection Description Education Government Libraries Registry Standards Tools Type User Guide

6. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo6 Other groups Interest Groups Business Collaboratory Moving Pictures Multiple Languages Committees Directorate Executive Committee Advisory Committee Usage Board Web team

7. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo7 2001 achievements Important results (Usage Board Recommendations, Architecture deliverables, Registry prototype, etc.) New participants (governments, industry, international organizations) and additional countries involved Organizational transition taking shape

8. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo8 Deliverables Usage Guide DCMI Namespace Policy RDF/XML specs (simple, qualified DC) Tools workshop Prototype Registry Z39.85 ratified as US National Standard Government Extension Proposal

9. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo9 Work in progress Administrative Metadata, Agents, Citation, Type resumed Library Application Profile Further Education extensions Further Government extensions Usage Board fully operational with full agenda

10. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo10 Sleeping activities Working Groups –Collaboratories –Collection Description Interest Groups –Business –Moving Pictures

11. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo11 Organizational transition Mandate to Directorate, confirmed by Madeira AC meeting, February 2001 Managing Director appointed Usage Board established Board of Trustees being established Advisory Board charter presented

12. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo12 Board of Trustees Charter –Give strategic advice, oversee allocation of resources, help secure support for the DCMI Initial members –Michael Crandall, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation –Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC –Juha Hakala, Helsinki University Library –Neil McLean, Macquarie Univ. & IMS Australia

13. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo13 Usage Board Responsible for orderly development of the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set Operating on explicit principles and criteria Chaired by Tom Baker, DE Nine experts from various backgrounds First meeting May 2001

14. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo14 Advisory Board Leadership forum (includes WG chairs and other experts) Advice on technical and strategic issues and deliverables Reviews activities and deliverables in context Ambassadors of DCMI and liasons to other communities

15. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo15 External relations NISO Z39.85 ballot - successful IEEE/LOM MoU and Ottawa meeting in August 2001- results by end of year ANZ Regional Center proposed W3C Tutorial, EU e-Government activity MIReG, Eur. Environmental Agency, NDLTD (Dissertations), FAO, Adobe

16. 22 October 2001Dublin Core Workshop, Tokyo16 2002 Initial priorities Technical –Domain groups (Edu, Lib, Gov, others?) –Operational registry –Further architecture work Organizational –Governance model (Trustees-DIR-UB-AB) –Funding model implementation –Communication and outreach