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Apologies for any duplication: We are pleased to introduce the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Science and Metadata Community, and welcome participation from individuals and organizations interested in all aspects of metadata relating to scientific data. Funders of scientific research are increasingly attentive to the management of scientific data so that the full value of research investments can be realized and preserved. Doing so requires attention to the description and structure of datasets and vocabularies to support data preservation, reuse, and repurposing. The DCMI Science and Metadata Community is a forum for individuals and organizations to exchange information and knowledge about metadata describing scientific data. The Community focuses on metadata challenges specific to scientific data curation, and solutions that will benefit from the architecture and global reach of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. These challenges include: - Canonical identification of datasets, critical for establishing provenance, auditing value and use, and attracting social-networking attention that will enhance their value. - Better description of data and vocabularies, such that potential users may more easily determine suitability for use and repurposing, as well as ancillary applications such as rendering and interpretation. - Design and declaration of schemas to support reuse. An initial deliverable of the group includes a survey of existing standards and metadata elements used to describe datasets, which will form the basis for community discussion and a work agenda to be initiated at DC-2009. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) is an open organization engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards that support a broad range of purposes and business models. To learn more, see: http://dublincore.org/. To learn more about the Science and Metadata community, or to become involved: - visit the community website at: http://dublincore.org/groups/sam/ - join the community electronic mailing list at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=dc-science&A=1 An open workshop and meeting will be held at the 2009 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, "Semantic Interoperability of Linked Data," which will be held in Seoul, Korea (http://www.dc2009.kr/), 12-16, October, 2009. We encourage community participation online via the mailing list for those who cannot attend. Please feel free to forward this announcement. Sincerely, Jane Greenberg and Stu Weibel, Moderators Sarah Carrier, Documentation Coordinator DCMI Science and Metadata Community