This document discusses the work of the DCMI-IEEE LTSC Task Force to specify how to express Learning Object Metadata (LOM) instances using terms and constructs from the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Abstract Model. The Task Force aims to develop a Recommended Practice that defines how LOM elements can be mapped to DCMI Abstract Model classes, properties and encoding schemes to allow LOM metadata to be combined with DCMI metadata in applications. The Task Force has produced initial analyses and examples and plans further work to create an application profile and transformation between LOM and the DCMI Abstract Model representation.