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PBCore Version 1.1 is Published!
We are excited to announce that Version 1.1 of PBCore is released. Since the initial publication (April 2005) of the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary–PBCore v1.0, many stations, organizations and information systems have used its 48 elements to describe the intellectual content, property rights, and instantiations/formats of their media items and intellectual properties. During this last […]
PBCore and Version 1.1 Presented at NETA 2007
At the 2007 conference of the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) (January 25-28), the new release of PBCore Version 1.1 was highlighted in a presentation by Paul E. Burrows reviewing the current activities of the PBCore Project. Attendees were updated on the advocacy, promotion, and adoption engagements of PBCore with industry groups, national and local […]
PBCore Training Sessions… Online and On-Demand
As many of you are aware, a metadata dictionary used to describe the intellectual content, rights, and formats of public broadcasting media has been developed and made available for your use. It is called PBCore, or Public Broadcasting Core of Metadata Descriptions (http://pbcore.org). PBCore is being used in public radio and television and beyond to […]
Updated User Guide to PBCore v1.1
With the publication of version 1.1 of PBCore, our online User Guide has been re-edited and updated. The PBCore User Guide (http://pbcore.org/PBCore/UserGuide.html) now includes the following sections… FULL DOCUMENTATION is provided on an element-by-element basis A CHEAT SHEET is added as a quick reference guide to using the elements for cataloging Different VIEWS offer enhanced […]
Cheat Sheet Published for Using PBCore Version 1.1
The existing online PBCore User Guide provides element-by-element definitions and properties in 53 different web pages, one page per element. This is considered as our Full Documentation. Many PBCore users have also requested a quick reference guide to the elements in order to to assist catalogers when entering descriptions for media items. A Cheat Sheet […]
PBCore XSD (XML Schema Definition) Ready for Comments
he XSD (XML Schema Definition) for the PBCore metadata dictionary is available in draft form and is ready for comment from interested parties. The schema is available in both pdf and Word doc (zipped) formats. For background information about XML schemas, link to our web page PBCore XML Schema. To comment on the XML Schema, […]
PBCore’s Next Steps Reviewed at 2006 PBS Technology Conference
With version 1.0 of the PBCore metadata dictionary published via its website (http://pbcore.org), the project has moved into a new phase. Through the next 18-months, funded by CPB and managed by NCAM, the National Center for Accessible Media, PBCore will aggressively engage in advocacy, training, implementation, and support activites in order to build a “Community […]
PBCore Version 1.0 is Published!
The Working Groups for the Public Broadcasting Metadata Dictionary Project and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are enthusiastically pleased to announce the the PBCore set of media descriptors, v1.0 is now published! The dictionary of metadata elements, their descriptions, and usage guidelines are ready for you to review in the PBCore User Guide. With the […]
Read the PBCore Presentations from the PBS Technology Conference and NAB
PBCore was the subject of three presentations during the PBS Technology Conference (April 14-16) and the National Association of Broadcasters Conference (April 18-21). Links are provided below to read or view PDF and QuickTime (slideshow) movie versions of the presentations. PBS TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE At the annual PBS Technology Conference, PBCore was on the Agenda for […]
