"A centre of excellence in digital information management, providing advice and services to the library, information and cultural heritage communities."

UKOLN is based at the University of Bath.

Affiliates provide an important link between the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative as a worldwide activity and the local and regional activities of practitioners. An Affiliate has a designated geographic region (typically a country, though affiliates may be established as representatives for more than one country when the natural interests of a region so dictate. Current Affiliates are:

Finland

Helsinki University Library / The National Library of Finland

UK

MLA: Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
JISC: the Joint Information Systems Committee

Singapore

National Library Board of Singapore

New Zealand

National Library of New Zealand
Archives New Zealand
State Services Commission

Korea

The National Library of Korea