Dc. DCMI Metadata Terms. Table of Contents Index of Terms Section 1: Introduction and Definitions This document is an up-to-date, authoritative specification of all metadata terms maintained by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.
Included are the fifteen terms of the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, which have also been published as IETF RFC 5013 [RFC5013], ANSI/NISO Standard Z39.85-2007 [NISOZ3985], and ISO Standard 15836:2009 [ISO15836]. Each term is specified with the following minimal set of attributes: ALA defines core competences of librarianship. Contact: Lorelle Swader ALA HRDR (312) 280-4278 lswader@ala.org NEWS For Immediate Release, February 24, 2009 CHICAGO - At the American Library Association (ALA) 2009 Midwinter Meeting in Denver, the ALA Council passed a resolution defining the core competences of librarianship.
The core competences document represents the work of a special Presidential Task Force on Library Education and builds on the efforts of several previous groups. The document defines the basic knowledge to be possessed by all persons graduating from an ALA-accredited master’s program in library and information studies. Librarians working in school, academic, public, special and governmental libraries will need to acquire special knowledge beyond that specified in the resolution.