I.S. CWA 15248:2005

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions and terminology
  2.1 Definitions
  2.2 Terminology
3 Usage scenarios
4 Choice of representation language for DCAPs
5 Good practice
  5.1 Declaring property usage
  5.2 Identifying terms
6 DCAP Data Model and Property Usage
  6.1 Characteristics of DCAP Property Usage
  6.2 Attributes of DCAP Property Usage
7 Bibliography
Appendix A Attributes of data model entities
  A.1 Dublin Core Application Profile
  A.2 Agency
  A.3 Schema Document
  A.4 Metadata Vocabulary
  A.5 Property
  A.6 Class
  A.7 Instance/Individual
  A.8 Binding Schema
  A.9 Obligation (Vocabulary)
  A.10 VocabStatus (Vocabulary)
  A.11 TermStatus (Vocabulary)
Appendix B Example DCAPs expressed using RDF Schema
  B.1 The RDN-DC Dublin Core Application Profile
  B.2 The Renardus Dublin Core Application Profile
Appendix C Expressing DCAPs using OWL
Appendix D Comparison of the IEEE/LOM and DC data models
Appendix E Geographic requirements for DCAP

Gives a reference model against which guidelines for encoding DC metadata can be compared, clarifying many aspects of the nature of a Dublin Core description.