2009-03-03, In further preparation for DC-2009, to be held in Seoul, Korea, 12-16 October 2009 and hosted by the National Library of Korea, the Call for Sponsors was published today on the conference Web site. Please note that the Call for Papers is still open until 24 April 2009.

2009-03-03, The Usage Board has published a review of the Scholarly Works Application Profile (SWAP), which was found to conform to the profile review criteria in all respects but one. The specific point on which SWAP does not follow the criteria relates to the matching algorithm specified in the Description Set Profile specification, currently still a working draft on which feedback is being sought. The issue could be resolved either by a small revision in SWAP or by a change in the matching algorithm.

2009-02-10, Following a workshop session on Metadata for Scientific Datasets at DC-2008, a new DCMI Community has been set up under the name of the DCMI Science and Metadata Community. We welcome participation from individuals and organizations interested in all aspects of metadata relating to scientific data. To learn more about this community, or become involved, visit the Community's website.