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Hyphen Hyphen- Researchers at the University of Southampton collected information about people working for universities, where it was freely available on the Web. Structured as RDF, acco… RDF Logic Mailing List RDF Logic Mailing List- Provides a forum for technical discussion concerning the design of logic-based languages for use on the Web. Resource Description Framework Resource Description Framework- Official pages from the World Wide Web Consortium, includes the specification, resources, news, and a links collection. XMLMARC XMLMARC- Stanford University's Lane Medical Library details its experiment in using XML instead of MARC to organize its catalog data. MarcEdit MarcEdit- Free windows based MARC editing tool, that provides methods for converting MARC to text, Text to MARC, MARC to XML and MARC to Dublin Core. MARC 21 Standards MARC 21 Standards- Serves as the common standard for the exchange of machine-readable authority, bibliographic, classification, and holdings data in Canada. Includes news and anno… MARC Standards MARC Standards- Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office. Includes: general information, MARC documentation, MARC Advisory Committee, MARC SGML, records a… Bibliographic Formats and Standards Bibliographic Formats and Standards- An exhaustive guide to the MARC standard from OCLC. MARC Specialized Tools MARC Specialized Tools- Provides links to MARC vendors who market specialized tools that provide enhanced usability to MARC 21 records and systems. Includes both commercial and fr… MARC.pm : Machine Readable Cataloging Perl Module MARC.pm : Machine Readable Cataloging Perl Module- A free Perl module for processing MARC records. Geoplatform.gov Geoplatform.gov- Search across a variety of different spatial data servers. FGDC Tools (USGS) FGDC Tools (USGS)- Freely available FGDC metadata editors and related tools that operate on a wide variety platforms. Federal Geographic Data Committee Federal Geographic Data Committee- Official site. EAD at UC BERKELEY EAD at UC BERKELEY- Encoded Archival Description tag library, version 2002. Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Official Web Site Encoded Archival Description (EAD) Official Web Site- "The official Web site for the Encoded Archival Description DTD, a SGML application for archival finding aids. The DTD was de… Encoded Archival Description: An Introduction and Overview Encoded Archival Description: An Introduction and Overview- D-Lib Magazine. Encoded Archival Description Tag Library Encoded Archival Description Tag Library- Official Web site for the Encoded Archival Description Document Type Definition (DTD) Version 2002 Tag Library. Wikipedia: Dublin Core Wikipedia: Dublin Core- Contains background and levels of the standard, syntaxes, and list of applications. DC-9: International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications DC-9: International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications- Also known as DC-2001, this conference was held in Tokyo. Guidance on expressing the Dublin Core within the Resource Description Framework (RDF) Guidance on expressing the Dublin Core within the Resource Description Framework (RDF)- A working draft. DC-6: The State of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative April 1999 DC-6: The State of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative April 1999- To address the problem of improving resource discovery on the Internet. DC-2: Metadata Workshop II DC-2: Metadata Workshop II- The second Dublin Core workshop held at the University of Warwick, UK. DC-3: CNI/OCLC Image Metadata Workshop DC-3: CNI/OCLC Image Metadata Workshop- 3rd Dublin Core Workshop on metadata for networked images. UKOLN: DC-dot, A Dublin Core Generator UKOLN: DC-dot, A Dublin Core Generator- Give DC-dot a URL and see the Dublin Core it generates. DC-8: The 8th International Dublin Core Initiative Workshop DC-8: The 8th International Dublin Core Initiative Workshop- Held in Ottawa in 2000. DC-1: OCLC/NCSA Metadata Workshop DC-1: OCLC/NCSA Metadata Workshop- The Essential Elements of Network Object Description Dublin Core Metadata Project Dublin Core Metadata Project- Ukrainian Web site that features a Dublic Core metadata viewer, as well as a metadata editor. DC-4: The 4th Dublin Core Metadata Workshop Report DC-4: The 4th Dublin Core Metadata Workshop Report- Held at the National Library of Australia. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)- Organization dedicated to promoting the widespread adoption of interoperable metadata standards and developing specialized metadata vocabul… Encoding Dublin Core in HTML Encoding Dublin Core in HTML- Explains how to encode Dublin Core using META and LINK tags in HTML. By J. Kunze. DC-2002: Metadata for e-Communities: Supporting Diversity and Convergence DC-2002: Metadata for e-Communities: Supporting Diversity and Convergence- This year's Dublin Core meeting will be held October 13-17, 2002, in Florence, Italy. Dublin Core/MARC/GILS Crosswalk Dublin Core/MARC/GILS Crosswalk- Library of Congress Electronic Theses and Dissertations Metadata meets MARC Electronic Theses and Dissertations Metadata meets MARC- A crosswalk between ETD metadata and MARC from Virginia Tech. Metadata: Mapping between metadata formats. Metadata: Mapping between metadata formats.- Michael Day. UK Office for Library and Information Networking. GILS, Dublin Core, MARC, EAD, Z39.50, TEI, and FGDC. Explanation of the Superintendent of Documents Classification System Explanation of the Superintendent of Documents Classification System- Describes the system used to classify U.S. government publications and to arrange the documents collections i… The Art and Architecture Thesaurus Browser The Art and Architecture Thesaurus Browser- A controlled vocabulary that can be used to improve access to cultural heritage information in the global networked environment. The AA… Preservation Descriptors & Classification Schemes Preservation Descriptors & Classification Schemes- Classification schema related to preservation, drawn from a number of sources, including LISA, ERIC, Art Index, Applied Science … Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS) Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS)- A subject-specific, hierarchical classification scheme prepared by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) in collaboration wit… NLM (National Library of Medicine) Classification NLM (National Library of Medicine) Classification- Covers the field of medicine and related sciences. Designed to enable integration into an LCC environment, it utilizes schedules… Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Recordings (ANSCR) Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Recordings (ANSCR)- Outlines the major categories of the ANSCR classification system and provides a brief explanation of the call number… Mathematical Subject Classification Mathematical Subject Classification- A detailed outline of the classification scheme used by the American Mathematical Society for papers on mathematical subjects. Medical Subject Headings Medical Subject Headings- The Medical Subject Headings comprise the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary used for indexing articles, for cataloging books and other… LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II (TGM II) LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials II (TGM II)- "This is the main web page for the Thesaurus for Graphics Materials II: Genre and Physical Characteristic Terms. It is a thesaurus … LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms (TGM I) LC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms (TGM I)- "The primary web page for the Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms (TGM I), a thesauru… The application of form data to works of fiction: Discussion paper The application of form data to works of fiction: Discussion paper- "This paper reviews the application of form and genre headings from the Library of Congress Subject Headings to… Library of Congress Cataloging and Acquisitions Library of Congress Cataloging and Acquisitions- The homepage of the Library of Congress Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate. Dewey Browse Dewey Browse- Contains websites using the Dewey Decimal Classification System. It is meant to be used for K-12 research and for personal interests. A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library- By Melvil Dewey, 1876. In plain text (two versions), HTML, or as a zip file,… What's so great about the Dewey Decimal System? What's so great about the Dewey Decimal System?- Includes Tree of Life Sefirot names for the Dewey numbers. Dewey Decimal System Dewey Decimal System- Includes: news, DDC updates, listing of libraries using DDC and internet resources classified by DDC, products and research.