1. The Open Metadata Registry DC 2001 Harry Wagner DCMI / OCLC

2. The Open Metadata Registry http://wip.dublincore.org:8080/registry/Registry Prototype URL is listed on Registry WG page 2 prototypes Purpose: –Facilitate the functional requirements phase –Identify practical solutions 6 languages currently supported

3. The Open Metadata Registry Java Solutions –Internal string representation is UTF-8 –Rich multilingual API Xalan / Xerces XML Parser XSLT Encoding (UI & Data) is UTF-8

4. The Open Metadata Registry Prototype 1 Database solution Based on EOR & PostgreSQL Forms-based UI Complex solution / Resource intensive Multilingual Issues: –Collating –Searching –Detection of Text Boundaries

5. The Open Metadata Registry Prototype 2 Java Servlet solution Point & Click navigation style UI Lightweight solution Utilizes browser internal search function Flexible