RFC 2413 · INFORMATIONAL · 1998

Dublin Core Metadata for Resource Discovery

Overview

RFC 2413, “Dublin Core Metadata for Resource Discovery”, is an Informational document published in September 1998 by S. Weibel, J. Kunze, C. Lagoze, M. Wolf. It has been obsoleted by RFC 5013 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This is the first of a set of Informational RFCs describing the Dublin Core. Its purpose is to introduce the Dublin Core and to describe the consensus reached on the semantics of each of the 15 elements. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 5013
Other RFCs from 1998

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