Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is a not-for-profit organization committed to the development and open availability of resources that support a healthy global metadata ecosystem. Assistant Professor Joseph T. Tennis will represent the Information School on the DCMI Oversight Committee, which oversees the activities of DCMI and its Executive and contributes to the promotion of the Initiative through liaisons with the public and private sectors.

Regional Members and Institutional Members help shape DCMI by bringing their institutional perspectives to the work agenda of the Initiative through active participation on the governing Oversight Committee, and supporting the efforts of an international community of volunteer metadata experts.

DCMI's activities include work on architecture and modeling, discussions and collaborative work in DCMI Communities and DCMI Task Groups, global conferences, meetings and workshops, and educational efforts to promote widespread acceptance of metadata standards and best practices.