| Name of Term | alternative | |
| Term URI | http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative | |
| Label | Alternative | |
| Defined By | http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/ | |
| Source Definition | Any form of the title used as a substitute or alternative to the formal title of the resource. | |
| DC-Gov Definition | - | |
| Source Comments | This qualifier can include Title abbreviations as well as translations. | |
| DC-Gov Comments | Assigned title such as uniform or key title is Alternative. Best practice is to use this element refinement for titles other than the main title. | |
| Source status | recommended | |
| DC-Gov status | conforming | |
| Usage | OWMS | |
| Type of term | element refinement | |
| Refines | Title | |
| Refined By | ||
| Has Encoding Scheme | ||
| Obligation | R | |
| Occurence | ||