"A set of metadata elements, policies, and guidelines defined
for a particular application. The elements may be from one or
more element sets, thus allowing a given application to meet
its functional requirements by using metadata from several element
sets including locally defined sets. For example, a given application
might choose a subset of the Dublin Core that meets its needs,
or may include elements from the Dublin Core, another element
set, and several locally defined elements, all combined in a
single schema. An Application profile is not complete without
documentation that defines the policies and best practices appropriate
to the application". Dublin Core Metadata Glossary, Final Draft,
Feb. 24, 2001, Online. Available at http://library.csun.edu/mwoodley/dublincoreglossary.html