The '''DLM Forum''' is a European membership community of public archives and parties interested in [[archive]]s, [[records management|records]] and [[information management]] throughout the [[European Union]]. Membership is open to all. The Forum is known for its creation of the [[MoReq2|MoReq]] series of records management standards.
== History ==
The DLM Forum was established in 1994 by the [[European Commission]]. It is based on the conclusions of the [[European Council]] of 17 June 1994<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lng1=en,fr&lang=&lng2=da,de,el,en,es,fr,it,nl,pt,&val=303583:cs&page=&hwords=null Resolution 94/C 235/03]</ref> concerning greater cooperation in the field of archives.
== Meaning of the DLM acronym ==
Originally DLM was an acronym for 'Données Lisibles par Machine' ([[machine-readable data]]).<ref>French for 'machine-readable data'</ref> At its 2002 conference in [[Barcelona]] ([[Spain]]) a resolution was passed changing this, so DLM now stands for '[[Document Lifecycle Management]]'.<ref>[http://dlmforum.typepad.com/History_of_DLM_Forum_and_MoReq.pdf History] of the DLM Forum and MoReq</ref>
== Objectives ==
According to its constitution<ref>[http://dlmforum.typepad.com/Constitution.pdf DLM Forum Constitution]</ref> (paragraph 3c), one of the DLM Forum's goals is: 'to provide technology and knowledge transfer and information services, appropriate practice guidelines, benchmark indicators and information, educational, skills development and research opportunities.' The constitution also defines (in paragraph 4) other objectives: '(a) To provide for information services (on-line information portal, list-serv, publications, discussions forum, news, dynamic document archive); (b) To provide for technology & knowledge transfer (technology watch, standards, legislation and [[policy monitoring]], consultancy, connecting technology providers with users, partnership development); (c) To provide for education & skills development (conferences, seminars and exhibitions, workshops and training sessions, managed learning environments); (d) To provide for research (user needs analysis, economic modeling, ontology development, knowledge engineering, classification, information retrieval).'
== Achievements ==
The most visible achievement of the DLM Forum is the creation of a series of European records management standards, collectively known as "MoReq". The abbreviation 'MoReq' is a contraction of 'Model Requirements for the management of electronic records'.
The first MoReq requirements document, formally titled [[MoReq2|MoReq]] but today widely known (unofficially) as MoReq1, was published in 2001.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/archival_policy/moreq/spec_moreq_en.htm MoReq], {{ISBN|92-894-1290-9}}, [http://moreq.niniel.org/quellen#moreq1 download]</ref> MoReq rapidly gained acceptance across Europe and beyond. It has been translated into at least twelve languages,<ref>[http://www.cornwell.co.uk/edrm/moreq.asp MoReq project website] with translations and additional documents</ref> some of which are from outside the European Union. The enhanced successor document [[MoReq2]] was published in 2008.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/archival_policy/moreq/spec_moreq2_en.htm MoReq2] {{ISBN|978-92-79-09772-0}}, DOI 10.2792/11981, [http://www.moreq2.eu/downloadsa.htm download]</ref> Both documents have achieved the status of de facto standards, without the backing of any formal standards body. MoReq2 was enhanced by a test framework, a records management software certification programme, and an [[XML]] schema. In March 2010, the DLM Forum announced<ref>[http://www.dlmforum.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=902&Itemid=58&lang=en] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720155140/http://www.dlmforum.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=902&Itemid=58&lang=en|date=2011-07-20}} DLM Forum Announces Development of MoReq2010 to Advance Archiving and Information Compliance across Europe</ref> it had signed a contract with Journal IT for a major update to MoReq, to result in a version that will be called MoReq2010.
Other publications<ref>[http://moreq.niniel.org/quellen Overview about publications of the DLM Forum and MoReq]</ref> of the DLM Forum include 'Guidelines on best practices for using electronic information',<ref>Guidelines on best practices for using electronic information, {{ISBN|92-828-2285-0}}, available in English, German and French</ref> seven DLM Whitepapers<ref>AIIM/DLM whitepapers on Document Lifecycle Management published in 2002/2003 in English/German, {{ISBN|3-936534-00-4}}</ref> and Proceedings of the DLM-Forum Conferences.<ref>DLM Forum Conference Barcelona 2002, Proceedings. European Commission, INsAR supplement VII, Brussels-Luxembourg, 2002, {{ISBN|92-894-4415-0}}; DLM Forum Conference Toulouse 2008, Actes des colloques / Proceedings, Archives de France, Paris, 2009</ref>
== Membership and administration ==
Any person or organisation can apply to join the DLM Forum; membership is subject to payment of an annual fee.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dlmforum.eu/index.php/members/join |title=DLM Forum membership fees 2015 |access-date=2015-07-14 |archive-date=2015-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714214826/http://www.dlmforum.eu/index.php/members/join |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015 there are 56 members, including national archives, consultancies, academic institutions, records management software vendors and end-user organisations.
Until 2010, the legal entity of the DLM Forum was the DLM Network [[European Economic Interest Grouping|EEIG]]. In early 2010, the DLM Forum formed the DLM Forum Foundation, a limited company registered in England and Wales, to replace the EEIG as its legal entity.
The DLM Forum is governed by its executive committee, which consists of 7 to 9 elected members. The current chair of the DLM Forum executive committee is Jan Dalsten Sørensen from the [[Danish National Archives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dlmforum.eu/files/EC_Directors/JanSorensenBio.pdf|title=Jan Dalsten Sørensen|publisher=DLM Forum Foundation|accessdate=12 June 2017}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The DLM Forum established in 2008 a MoReq Governance Board for the maintenance and control of the MoReq2 standard and certification process.
The DLM Forum usually holds member meetings twice a year; generally these meetings are held in the country then holding the [[Presidency of the Council of the European Union]]. It also organises a major conference every three years; these conferences generally attract about 300 to 400 delegates from [[Europe]] and elsewhere. Recent conferences have been held in [[Barcelona]] ([[Spain]]), 2002, [[Budapest]] ([[Hungary]]), 2005, [[Toulouse]] ([[France]]), 2008, [[Brussels]] ([[Belgium]]), 2011 and [[Lisbon]] ([[Portugal]]), 2014.
Numerous papers such as the constitution, presentations from conferences and member meetings, translations and products are published on the DLM Forum website.<ref>[http://www.dlmforum.eu/] DLM Forum website</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://dlmforum.eu}} * [http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/archival_policy/dlm_forum/index_en.htm DLM Forum archives] at the European Commission website. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023081438/http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/archival_policy/dlm_forum/index_en.htm |date=23 October 2012}}
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