On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Tony Gill wrote:
> Weibel,Stu wrote:
>
> > In related developments, NISO has approached us about standardizing the
> > DC, and I'm of the opinion this would be a strong asset for our
> > community. While NISO is a national standards organization, rather than
> > an international one, it is a reasonable place to get our feet wet in
> > the formal standardization process.
>
> > comments, please?
>
> Provided it doesn't prejudice any international standards initiatives,
> I'd say go for it, the more the merrier.
>
> Cheers,
>
> T.
There are many cases when a standard that began as NISO has gone to ISO
for adoption as an international standard. So this may be the first step.
Registering as a NISO standard will give Dublin Core a status as something
that is here to stay, and will hopefully result in more implementation
here in the U.S.
Rebecca
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