Dublin Core & Z39.50

• Z39.50 provides a way for two systems to share a common “understanding”

  • of access points
  • of databases records

• Z39.50 operates in terms of a standardized language -- vocabulary (semantics) and grammar (syntax) for

• Dublin Core can provide the standardized “vocabulary” for access points in database

• Dublin Core can provide the standardized “grammar” for packaging up data elements

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