Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile

Creator:	Dublin Core Collection Description Working Group
Date Issued:	2006-08-24
Identifier:	http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/collection-application-profile/2006-08-24/
Replaces:	http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/collection-application-profile/2006-08-01/
Is Replaced By:	Not applicable
Latest Version:	http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/collection-application-profile/
Status of Document:	This is a Dublin Core Application Profile.
Description of Document:	This document describes the application profile for collection-level description developed by the Dublin Core Collection Description Working Group.

Introduction
Vocabularies/Namespaces Used in this DCAP
Describing a Collection
Describing a Collection-Description
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes Used
Syntax Encoding Schemes Used
Administrative Metadata

Introduction

Note: This document presents full details of the application profile. For a summary view, see the Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile Summary [APS].

Collections and collection-level description

The term "collection" can be applied to any aggregation of physical or digital items. Those items may be of any type, so examples might include aggregations of natural objects, created objects, "born-digital" items, digital surrogates of physical items, and the catalogues of such collections (as aggregations of metadata records). The criteria for aggregation may vary: e.g. by location, by type or form of the items, by provenance of the items, by source or ownership, and so on. Collections may contain any number of items and may have varying levels of permanence.

A "collection-level description" provides a description of the collection as a unit: the resource described by a collection-level description is the collection, rather than the individual items within that collection. Collection-level descriptions are referred to in Michael Heaney's An Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues as "unitary finding-aids" [AMCC].

Collection-level description enables a collection provider to

disclose information about the content and availability of collections to users where item-level metadata does not exist or is not available, or where the provision of item-level detail is not required or appropriate

It enables a user to

discover and locate collections of interest
select collections to explore on the basis of a summary description
compare collections as broadly similar objects, even where items (and/or item-level metadata) are heterogeneous
understand conditions of access and use
interpret collections (and items within collections)

Increasingly, many of these functions - notably the discovery, location, selection and comparison of collections - are being carried out by software acting on behalf of a human user, perhaps in accordance with user preferences or with parameters describing the scope of a particular service.

A Note on Dublin Core Application Profiles

A Dublin Core Application Profile (DCAP) specifies how some class of DC metadata description sets is constructed, typically the class of description sets which are deployed within a metadata application or within a set of applications and services operating within some domain or community. A DCAP describes:

The set of terms used in a class of DC metadata description sets.
How the terms in this set are deployed in this class of DC metadata description sets. This includes
- the types of resources described by descriptions within these description sets,
- the properties referenced in statements in those descriptions, and how those properties are used to describe resources of the specfied type.
- requirements for the the occurrence of statements using a specified property,
- constraints on the sets of values which are referenced in a statement using a specified property (vocabulary encoding schemes), and
- constraints on the datatypes of the value strings occurring in a statement using a specified property (syntax encoding schemes).

The terms description set, description, property, value, vocabulary encoding scheme, value representation, rich representation, value string, syntax encoding scheme, and related description are used in the sense they are used in the DCMI Abstract Model [DCAM].

This document is not a description of an XML format. There may be multiple bindings of this DCAP, to XML and to other syntaxes.

Functional Requirements of the DC CD AP

The DC CD AP is intended to provide a means of creating simple descriptions of collections and collection-descriptions suitable for a broad range of collections. It is designed primarily to support the discovery and selection of collections, though it may be used to support other functions such as collection management too. It is not intended to describe every possible characteristic of every type of collection.

The aim is that the DC CD AP should support:

the discovery of collections and collection-descriptions of potential interest, by enabling searching on various attributes of the collection including:
- the name or title of the collection or collection-description
- the subject and coverage of the collection
- the nature or genre of the items within the collection or collection-description
- the media type or format of the items within the collection or collection-description
- the entity that created the collection or collection-description
- the entity that owns the collection or collection-description
- relationships between collections, between collection-descriptions and between collections and collection-descriptions
the identification of a known collection or collection-description, by enabling the capture and disclosure of identifying attributes such as
- the formal identifier(s) the collection or collection-description
- the name or title of the collection or collection-description
- a textual description of the collection or collection-description
the selection of one or more collections or collection-descriptions from amongst a number of discovered collections or collection-descriptions, by enabling the capture and disclosure of attributes such as
- a textual description of the collection or collection-description
- a description of rights held in/over the collection or collection-description and conditions of access and use
- a description of the custodial history of the collection or collection-description
- a description of the way in which items are added to the collection or collection-description
the identification of the location of the collection or collection-description
the identification of the services that provide access to the collection or collection-description

Data Model

The DC CD AP is based on a data model which is derived from that described in Michael Heaney's An Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues [AMCC] and Users and Information Resources: An Extension of the Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues into Usage and Transactions [EAMCC]. The model used here is both a subset and a simplification of that model. The entity type which in that model is referred to as "Resource Mediator" is referred to here as "Service".

Figure 1 illustrates the primary entity types and their relationships:

Fig 1: The DC CD AP Data Model

The following definitions are used (adapted from the Analytic Model):

Collection An aggregation of Items.
Item The concrete realisation of Content.
Location A place where a Collection is held.
Service A system that provides access to the Items within the Collection
Collection-Description A resource which describes a Collection.

In the Analytic Model relationships may carry attributes; in the DC CD AP, relationships are represented as simple properties and do not themselves carry attributes, so some of the expressivity of the model is lost in the metadata schema.

The DC CD AP describes the use of properties to represent attributes of the collection and of the collection-description, and relationships between collections, between collections and collection-descriptions, and between collections, collection-descriptions and other entities. It does not describe how to represent attributes of other entities in the model.

More specifically, the DC CD AP supports the description of those types of collection-description which are themselves collections, i.e. they are aggregations of items which are descriptions of other resources i.e. they are items of metadata.

Figure 2 summarises the relationship between a collection and collection-description and their constituent items. The relationship between an item in the collection-description and an item in the (described) collection varies depending on the nature of the collection-description. In some cases, there may be fairly simple correspondences between items in the collection-description and items in the described collection; in other cases the metadata items in the collection-description may describe groupings of items within the described collection as well as individual items, or indeed the individual items may not be described at all. Further, a collection-description which is itself a collection may be described by a second collection-description. For a more detailed discussion of the nature of collection-descriptions, see the Analytical Model [AMCC]

Figure 2: Collections and Collection-Descriptions

Fig 2: Collections and Collection-Descriptions

The Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile (DC CD AP)

The DC CD AP specifies how to construct a DC metadata description set that includes:

a description of one or more collections (aggregations of items)
a description of zero or more collection-descriptions (resources which describe collections) (N.B. a collection-description is not necessarily a DC metadata description)

A description set conforming to this DCAP must contain at least one description of a collection. It may contain descriptions only of collections and collection-descriptions, or it may also include descriptions of resources of other types, related to those collections or collection-descriptions, which are referred to as values in statements about the collections or collection-descriptions. Such other resources might include the location of a collection, the services that provide access to a collection, concepts that are the subject of a collection, and agents related to the collection or collection-description. While this DCAP permits the inclusion of descriptions of those related resources in a description set, it does not specify the terms to be referenced in descriptions of resources other than collections and collection-descriptions.

The metadata terms referenced in the DC CD AP are drawn from the DCMI metadata vocabularies and also from other metadata vocabularies owned by other agencies.

The DC CD AP is independent of any particular syntax for representing description sets. Description sets conforming to the DC CD AP may be represented using any of the conventions recommended by DCMI for expressing DC metadata based on the DCMI Abstract Model.

Vocabularies/Namespaces used in this DCAP

All references to properties and classes in DC metadata descriptions are made using URIs, In this document, Qualified Names of the form prefix ":" local-part are sometimes used as abbreviations for URIs which identify metadata terms. Prefixes are assumed to be associated with Namespace Names (URIs) as follows, and the corresponding URI for the term is constructed by concatenating the Namespace Name and the local-part:

Vocabulary Title	Namespace Name	Prefix
The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/	dc
Dublin Core Terms	http://purl.org/dc/terms/	dcterms
Dublin Core Type Vocabulary	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/	dcmitype
MARC Relator Code Properties	http://www.loc.gov/loc.terms/relators/	marcrel
Collection Description Terms	http://purl.org/cld/terms/	cld
Collection Description Type Vocabulary Terms	http://purl.org/cld/cdtype/	cdtype

How to Read the Tables in this Document

The two sections "Describing a Collection" and "Describing a Collection-Description" each describe how a set of terms (properties, classes, vocabulary encoding schemes, syntax encoding schemes) is used to construct a DC metadata description of a resource of the specified type.

The first table in each of these sections describes the class, the type of resource, to which the metadata description applies.

Class URI: The URI by which the class is referenced in a DC metadata description.
Qualified Name for Class: The Qualified Name which is typically used as an abbreviation for the class URI.
Defined By: The name and identifier of the metadata vocabulary from which the class is drawn.
Type of Term: An indication of the type of the term, according to the typology of the DCMI Abstract Model
Subclass Of: Class of which the current class is a subclass.
Label: The short label provided for the class by its owner/maintenance agency.
Definition: The definition provided for the class by its owner/maintenance agency.
Comments: Additional information about the class provided by its owner/maintenance agency.
See Also: A resource which provides further information about the class.

Each subsequent table in the section describes how a specified property is used in a statement within a DC metadata description. The use of the property is described using the following attributes:

Property URI: The URI by which the property is referenced in a DC metadata description.
Qualified Name for Property: A unique name/identifier for the property. It is presented as a Qualified Name, but is an abbreviation for the property URI.
Defined By: The name and identifier of the metadata vocabulary from which the property is drawn.
Type of Term: An indication of the type of the term, according to the typology of the DCMI Abstract Model
Subproperty Of: A property of which the current property is a subproperty.
Source Label: The short label provided for the property by its owner/maintenance agency.
Label in this DCAP: A short human-readable label that provides an indication of how the property is to be used in a DC metadata description of a resource of the specified type. The label does not appear in the description. It may be used to provide a descriptor for fields in displays of descriptions to human readers, but there is no requirement for display applications to use this label.
Source Definition: The definition provided for the property by its owner/maintenance agency.
Usage in this DCAP: A description of how the property is to be applied in a description of a resource of the specified type. This information supplements the definition of the property provided by its owner/maintenance agency.
Comments for this DCAP: Additional information about the use of the property in a description of a resource of the specified type, typically on the values and their representation.
Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme: The unique names/identifiers of vocabulary encoding schemes from which values for the property should be drawn. Names are presented as Qualified Names, but are abbreviations for URIs. The URI is used to refer to the vocabulary encoding scheme in DC metadata descriptions. If no vocabulary encoding scheme is listed, then the DCAP does not specify a vocabulary encoding scheme from which values should be drawn. However the definition and usage of the property may determine that values of only certain types are appropriate. For example, the value of the dc:creator property must be an entity capable of action.
Value URI: An indication of whether, if a statement using the property (and vocabulary encoding scheme, where specified) is present, a value URI is to be used. Mandatory - a value URI is required; Mandatory, Fixed - a specified value URI is required; Optional = a value URI is optional (see note); Not permitted = a value URI is not permitted
Value String: An indication of whether, if a statement using the property (and vocabulary encoding scheme, where specified) is present, a value string is to be used. Mandatory - a value string is required; Mandatory, Fixed - a specified value string is required; Optional = a value string is optional (see note); Not permitted = a value string is not permitted
Syntax Encoding Scheme(s): The unique names/identifiers of datatypes from which value strings for the property should be drawn. Names are presented as Qualified Names, but are abbreviations for URIs. The URI is used to refer to the datatype in DC metadata descriptions. If no datatype is listed, then the DCAP does not specify a datatype from which value strings should be drawn.
Rich Representation: An indication of whether, if a statement using the property (and vocabulary encoding scheme, where specified) is present, a rich representation is to be used. Mandatory - a rich representation is required; Optional = a rich representation is optional (see note); Not permitted = a rich representation is not permitted
Obligation: An indication of whether a statement using this property is required in a DC metadata description. Mandatory = a statement using this property is required, Optional/Recommended = a statement using this property is optional but recommended, Optional = a statement using this property is optional
Condition: Information on any additional conditions on the obligation to include a statement referencing the property in a description of a resource of the specified type
Minimum Occurrences: The minimum number of statements referencing this property that can occur in a description of a resource of the specified type
Maximum Occurrences: The maximum number of statements referencing this property that can occur in a description of a resource of the specified type

Note: For each value, at least one of the following components must be present: a value URI, a rich representation, a value string or a (related) description.

The following two sections describe the vocabulary encoding schemes and syntax encoding schemes referenced in the previous two sections.

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI: The URI by which the vocabulary encoding scheme is referenced in a DC metadata description.
Qualified Name for Vocabulary Encoding Scheme: The Qualified Name which is typically used as an abbreviation for the class URI.
Defined By: The name and identifier of the metadata vocabulary from which the vocabulary encoding scheme is drawn.
Type of Term: An indication of the type of the term, according to the typology of the DCMI Abstract Model
Label: The short label provided for the vocabulary encoding scheme by its owner/maintenance agency.
Definition: The definition provided for the vocabulary encoding scheme by its owner/maintenance agency.
Comments for this DCAP: Additional information about the use of the vocabulary encoding scheme in this DCAP.
See Also: A resource which provides further information about the vocabulary encoding scheme.
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For: The type of resource and the property for which the vocabulary encoding scheme provides values.

Syntax Encoding Scheme URI: The URI by which the syntax encoding scheme is referenced in a DC metadata description.
Qualified Name for Syntax Encoding Scheme: The Qualified Name which is typically used as an abbreviation for the class URI.
Defined By: The name and identifier of the metadata vocabulary from which the syntax encoding scheme is drawn.
Type of Term: An indication of the type of the term, according to the typology of the DCMI Abstract Model
Label: The short label provided for the syntax encoding scheme by its owner/maintenance agency.
Definition: The definition provided for the syntax encoding scheme by its owner/maintenance agency.
Comments for this DCAP: Additional information about the use of the syntax encoding scheme in this DCAP.
See Also: A resource which provides further information about the syntax encoding scheme.
Used as Syntax Encoding Scheme For: The type of resource and the property for which the syntax encoding scheme provides value strings.

Describing a Collection

Collection [dcmitype:Collection]

Class URI	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection
Qualified Name for Class	dcmitype:Collection
Defined By	DCMI Type Vocabulary http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/
Type of Term	Class
SubClass Of	[n/a]
Label	Collection
Definition	A collection is an aggregation of items. The term collection means that the resource is described as a group; its parts may be separately described and navigated.
Comments	[n/a]

Resource Type [dc:type]
Collection Identifier [dc:identifier]
Title [dc:title]
Alternative Title [dcterms:alternative]
Description [dcterms:abstract]
Size [dcterms:extent]
Language [dc:language]
Item Type [cld:itemType]
Item Format [cld:itemFormat]
Rights [dc:rights]
Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]
Accrual Method [dcterms:accrualMethod]
Accrual Periodicity [dcterms:accrualPeriodicity]
Accrual Policy [dcterms:accrualPolicy]
Custodial History [dcterms:provenance]
Audience [dcterms:audience]
Subject [dc:subject]
Spatial Coverage [dcterms:spatial]
Temporal Coverage [dcterms:temporal]
Date Collection Accumulated [dcterms:created]
Date Items Created [cld:dateItemsCreated]
Collector [dc:creator]
Owner [marcrel:OWN]
Is Located At [cld:isLocatedAt]
Is Accessed Via [cld:isAccessedVia]
Sub-Collection [dcterms:hasPart]
Super-Collection [dcterms:isPartOf]
Collection-Description [cld:collectionDescription]
Associated Collection [cld:associatedCollection]
Associated Publication [dcterms:isReferencedBy]

Resource Type [dc:type]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type

Qualified Name for Property

dc:type

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Resource Type

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

The nature or genre of the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

The nature or genre of the content of the resource, i.e. dcmitype:Collection.

Comments for this DCAP

The statement must assert that the resource is of type dcmitype:Collection.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:DCMIType, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Mandatory, Fixed dcmitype: Collection	Mandatory, Fixed Collection		Not permitted

Obligation

Mandatory

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

Collection Identifier [dc:identifier]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier

Qualified Name for Property

dc:identifier

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Resource Identifier

Label in this DCAP

Collection Identifier

Source Definition

An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.

Usage in this DCAP

A URI for the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A collection identifier must be a URI, using a URI scheme that has been registered with IANA.

The URI of the collection should be used as the resource URI of the description and also as the value string in a statement using the dc:identifier property.

If multiple URIs are assigned to a collection, one of the URIs should be used as the resource URI, and each URI, including the resource URI, should be used as the value string in a separate statement using the dc:identifier property.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Not permitted	Mandatory	dcterms:URI	Not permitted

Obligation

Optional, but recommended.

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Title [dc:title]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title

Qualified Name for Property

dc:title

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Title

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A name given to the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

The name of the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

To record titles in multiple languages, use multiple statements and in each statement associate the value string with the appropriate language tag.

Where an existing name is used, the value string should preserve the original wording, order and spelling of an existing name. Punctuation need not reflect the usage of the original. Subtitles should be separated from the title by a sequence of space-colon-space, for example:

Voices from the Dust Bowl: The Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Not permitted	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Mandatory

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Alternative Title [dcterms:alternative]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:alternative

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:title, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title

Source Label

Alternative

Label in this DCAP

Alternative Title

Source Definition

Any form of the title used as a substitute or alternative to the formal title of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

Any form of the name used as a substitute or alternative to the formal name of the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

To record alternative titles in multiple languages, use multiple statements and in each statement associate the value string with the appropriate language tag.

Values may include acronyms that are used in addition to the name of the collection.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Not permitted	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Description [dcterms:abstract]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/abstract

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:abstract

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:description, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description

Source Label

Abstract

Label in this DCAP

Description

Source Definition

A summary of the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A free text summary description of the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

To record descriptions in multiple languages, use multiple statements and in each statement associate the value string with the appropriate language tag.

Although a description might contain detailed subject-specific information, at least part of the description should be understandable by an end-user with no specialist knowledge of the subject area.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Not permitted	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Mandatory

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Size [dcterms:extent]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:extent

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:format, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format

Source Label

Extent

Label in this DCAP

Size

Source Definition

The size or duration of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

The size of the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Not permitted	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Language [dc:language]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language

Qualified Name for Property

dc:language

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Language

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A language of the intellectual content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A language of the content of the items in the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

The value string should be a language name in the form of the three character code defined by ISO 639-2.

Where the collection covers multiple languages, a separate statement should be used for each language.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:ISO639-2, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-2

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Item Type [cld:itemType]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/itemType

Qualified Name for Property

cld:itemType

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Item Type

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

The nature or genre of the content of one or more items within the collection.

Usage in this DCAP

[n/a]

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where the collection includes items of multiple types, a separate statement should be used for each type which is regarded as significant for a user of the collection description.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:DCMIType, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Item Format [cld:itemFormat]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/itemFormat

Qualified Name for Property

cld:itemFormat

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Item Format

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

The media type, physical or digital, of one or more items within the collection.

Usage in this DCAP

[n/a]

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where the collection includes items of multiple media types, a separate statement should be used for each media type which is regarded as significant for a user of the collection description.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Rights [dc:rights]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights

Qualified Name for Property

dc:rights

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Rights

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

Information about rights held in and over the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A statement of any rights held in/over the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

To record information in multiple languages, use a single statement with multiple value strings and associate each value string with the appropriate language tag.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:accessRights

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:rights, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights

Source Label

Access Rights

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status.

Usage in this DCAP

A statement of any access restrictions placed on the collection, including allowed users, charges, etc.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

To record information in multiple languages, use a single statement with multiple value strings and associate each value string with the appropriate language tag.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Accrual Method [dcterms:accrualMethod]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualMethod

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:accrualMethod

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Accrual Method

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A method by which items are added to a collection.

Usage in this DCAP

[n/a]

Comments for this DCAP

Recommended best practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Accrual Method vocabulary encoding scheme.

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where multiple methods apply, a separate statement should be used for each method.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

cld:AccrualMethod, Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/AccrualMethod

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Accrual Periodicity [dcterms:accrualPeriodicity]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPeriodicity

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:accrualPeriodicity

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Accrual Periodicity

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A frequency with which items are added to a collection.

Usage in this DCAP

[n/a]

Comments for this DCAP

Recommended best practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Frequency vocabulary encoding scheme.

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

cld:Frequency, Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/Frequency

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Accrual Policy [dcterms:accrualPolicy]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPolicy

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:accrualPolicy

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Accrual Policy

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A policy governing the addition of items to a collection.

Usage in this DCAP

A policy governing the addition of items to a collection.

Comments for this DCAP

Recommended best practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Accrual Policy vocabulary encoding scheme.

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where multiple policies apply, a separate statement should be used for each policy.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

cld:AccrualPolicy, Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/AccrualPolicy

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Custodial History [dcterms:provenance]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/provenance

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:provenance

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Provenance

Label in this DCAP

Custodial History

Source Definition

A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity and interpretation.

Usage in this DCAP

A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the collection that are significant for its authenticity, integrity and interpretation.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

To record information in multiple languages, use a single statement with multiple value strings and associate each value string with the appropriate language tag.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Audience [dcterms:audience]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:audience

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Audience

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful.

Usage in this DCAP

A class of entity for whom the collection is intended or useful.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where a collection is intended or useful for multiple audiences, a separate statement should be used for each audience.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Subject [dc:subject]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Qualified Name for Property

dc:subject

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Subject and Keywords

Label in this DCAP

Subject

Source Definition

The topic of the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A subject or topic associated with the items in the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

Keywords or subject descriptors associated with items in the collection.

The terms used indicate the subject matter of the collection.

The vocabulary encoding schemes below are those recommended by DCMI. Other appropriate vocabulary encoding schemes may be used, and the use of a scheme must be indicated.

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where multiple keywords or subject descriptors are provided, a separate statement should be used for each keyword or descriptor.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:LCSH, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCSH

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:LCC, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCC

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:MESH, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/MESH

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:DDC, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/DDC

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:UDC, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/UDC

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Spatial Coverage [dcterms:spatial]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/spatial

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:spatial

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:coverage, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage

Source Label

Spatial

Label in this DCAP

Spatial Coverage

Source Definition

Spatial characteristics of the intellectual content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

An indicator of the spatial scope of the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where descriptors of multiple spatial locations are provided, a separate statement should be used for each descriptor.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Temporal Coverage [dcterms:temporal]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:temporal

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:coverage, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage

Source Label

Temporal

Label in this DCAP

Temporal Coverage

Source Definition

Temporal characteristics of the intellectual content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

An indicator of the temporal scope of the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where descriptors of multiple spatial locations are provided, a separate statement should be used for each descriptor.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Dates Collection Accumulated [dcterms:created]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/created

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:created

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:date, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date

Source Label

Created

Label in this DCAP

Dates Collection Accumulated

Source Definition

Date of creation of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A range of dates over which the collection was accumulated.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

A date range should be supplied in the form described by RKMS-ISO8601. Start dates and end dates should be in the form of a date or date-time combination as specified by W3CDTF. Start dates and end dates should be separated by a solidus (forward slash) (/). Either the start date or the end date may be omitted to indicate an open-ended date range.

All the following are examples of RKMS-ISO8601 date ranges:

1888/1894
1960/
/1960
2000-02/2000-06-18

indicating, '1888 to 1894', '1960 onwards', 'up until 1960' and 'February 2000 to 18 June 2000' respectively.

Where multiple ranges are required, a separate statement should be used for each range.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory	cld:RKMS-ISO8601	Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Dates Items Created [cld:dateItemsCreated]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/dateItemsCreated

Qualified Name for Property

cld:dateItemsCreated

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:date, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date

Source Label

Date Items Created

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A range of dates over which the individual items within the collection were created.

Usage in this DCAP

[n/a]

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

All the following are examples of RKMS-ISO8601 date ranges:

1888/1894
1960/
/1960
2000-02/2000-06-18

indicating, '1888 to 1894', '1960 onwards', 'up until 1960' and 'February 2000 to 18 June 2000' respectively.

Where multiple ranges are required, a separate statement should be used for each range.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory	cld:RKMS-ISO8601	Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Collector [dc:creator]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator

Qualified Name for Property

dc:creator

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Creator

Label in this DCAP

Collector

Source Definition

An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

An entity who gathers (or gathered) the items in a collection together.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

The value string should be the name of the entity.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Owner [marcrel:OWN]

Property URI

http://www.loc.gov/loc.terms/relators/OWN

Qualified Name for Property

marcrel:OWN

Defined By

MARC Relator Codes
http://www.loc.gov/loc.terms/relators/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Owner

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

The person or organization that currently owns an item or collection.

Usage in this DCAP

An entity who has legal possession of the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

The value string should be the name of the entity.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Is Located At [cld:isLocatedAt]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/isLocatedAt

Qualified Name for Property

cld:isLocatedAt

Defined By

General Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Is Located At

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A location where the collection is held.

Usage in this DCAP

[n/a]

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Is Accessed Via [cld:isAccessedVia]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/isAccessedVia

Qualified Name for Property

cld:isAccessedVia

Defined By

General Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Is Accessed Via

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A service that provides access to the items within the collection.

Usage in this DCAP

[n/a]

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Sub-Collection [dcterms:hasPart]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:hasPart

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Has Part

Label in this DCAP

Sub-Collection

Source Definition

The described resource includes the referenced resource either physically or logically.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection contained within the current collection.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Super-Collection [dcterms:isPartOf]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:isPartOf

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Is Part Of

Label in this DCAP

Super-Collection

Source Definition

The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection that contains the current collection.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Collection-Description [cld:collectionDescription]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/collectionDescription

Qualified Name for Property

cld:collectionDescription

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:description, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description

Source Label

Collection-Description

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A second collection that describes the current collection.

Usage in this DCAP

[n/a]

Comments for this DCAP

The second collection may be an analytic finding aid, hierarchic finding aid or indexing finding aid.

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Associated collection [cld:associatedCollection]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/associatedCollection

Qualified Name for Property

cld:associatedCollection

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Associated Collection

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A second collection that is associated with the current collection.

Usage in this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Associated publication [dcterms:isReferencedBy]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReferencedBy

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:isReferencedBy

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Is Referenced By

Label in this DCAP

Associated publication

Source Definition

The described resource is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the referenced resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A publication that is based on the use, study, or analysis of the collection.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

A human-readable citation for the publication should be provided; a machine-readable citation in the form of an OpenURL Context Object may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Describing a Collection-Description

Class URI	http://purl.org/cld/cdtype/CollectionDescription
Qualified Name for Class	cdtype:CollectionDescription
Defined By	Collection Description Type Vocabulary http://purl.org/cld/cdtype/
Type of Term	Class
SubClass Of	[n/a]
Label	Collection-Description
Definition	A resource which describes a collection.
Comments
See Also	An Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/rslp/model/

Resource Type [dc:type]
Collection-Description Identifier [dc:identifier]
Title [dc:title]
Description [dcterms:abstract]
Collection-Description Type [dc:type]
Size [dcterms:extent]
Language [dc:language]
Item Type [cld:itemType]
Item Format [cld:itemFormat]
Rights [dc:rights]
Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]
Accrual Method [dcterms:accrualMethod]
Accrual Periodicity [dcterms:accrualPeriodicity]
Accrual Policy [dcterms:accrualPolicy]
Custodial History [dcterms:provenance]
Audience [dcterms:audience]
Date Collection-Description Accumulated [dcterms:created]
Date Items Created [cld:dateItemsCreated]
Collector [dc:creator]
Owner [marcrel:OWN]
Is Located At [cld:isLocatedAt]
Is Accessed Via [cld:isAccessedVia]
Sub-Collection [dcterms:hasPart]
Super-Collection [dcterms:isPartOf]
Collection-Description [cld:collectionDescription]
Described Collection [cld:describedCollection]

Resource Type [dc:type]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type

Qualified Name for Property

dc:type

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Resource Type

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

The nature or genre of the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

The nature or genre of the content of the resource, i.e. cdtype:CollectionDescription.

Comments for this DCAP

The statement must assert that the resource is of type cdtype:CollectionDescription.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

cld:CDType, Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/CDType

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Mandatory, Fixed cdtype: Collection Description	Mandatory, Fixed Collection-Description		Not permitted

Obligation

Mandatory

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

Collection-Description Identifier [dc:identifier]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier

Qualified Name for Property

dc:identifier

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Resource Identifier

Label in this DCAP

Collection-Description Identifier

Source Definition

An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.

Usage in this DCAP

A URI for the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

A collection-description identifier must be a URI, using a URI scheme that has been registered with IANA.

The URI of the collection-description should be used as the resource URI of the description and also as the value string in a statement using the dc:identifier property.

If multiple URIs are assigned to a collection-description, one of the URIs should be used as the resource URI, and each URI, including the resource URI, should be used as the value string in a separate statement using the dc:identifier property.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Not permitted	Mandatory	dcterms:URI	Not permitted

Obligation

Optional, but recommended.

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Title [dc:title]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title

Qualified Name for Property

dc:title

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Title

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A name given to the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

The name of the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

To record titles in multiple languages, use multiple statements and in each statement associate the value string with the appropriate language tag.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Not permitted	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Mandatory

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Description [dcterms:abstract]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/abstract

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:abstract

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:description, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description

Source Label

Abstract

Label in this DCAP

Description

Source Definition

A summary of the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A free text summary description of the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

To record descriptions in multiple languages, use multiple statements and in each statement associate the value string with the appropriate language tag.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Not permitted	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Mandatory

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Collection-Description Type [dc:type]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type

Qualified Name for Property

dc:type

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Resource Type

Label in this DCAP

Collection Description Type

Source Definition

The nature or genre of the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

The type of the collection description.

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

cld:CDType, Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/CDType

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Size [dcterms:extent]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:extent

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:format, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format

Source Label

Extent

Label in this DCAP

Size

Source Definition

The size or duration of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

The size of the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Not permitted	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Language [dc:language]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language

Qualified Name for Property

dc:language

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Language

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A language of the intellectual content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A language of the content of the items in the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

The value string should be a language name in the form of the three character code defined by ISO 639-2.

Where the collection-description covers multiple languages, a separate statement should be used for each language.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:ISO639-2, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-2

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Item Type [cld:itemType]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/itemType

Qualified Name for Property

cld:itemType

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Item Type

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

The nature or genre of the content of one or more items within the collection.

Usage in this DCAP

The nature or genre of the content of one or more items within the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where the collection-description includes items of multiple types, a separate statement should be used for each type which is regarded as significant for a user of the collection-description description.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

dcterms:DCMIType, Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Item Format [cld:itemFormat]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/itemFormat

Qualified Name for Property

cld:itemFormat

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Item Format

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

The media type, physical or digital, of one or more items within the collection-description.

Usage in this DCAP

[n/a]

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where the collection-description includes items of multiple media types, a separate statement should be used for each media type which is regarded as significant for a user of the collection-description description.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Rights [dc:rights]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights

Qualified Name for Property

dc:rights

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Rights

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

Information about rights held in and over the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A statement of any rights held in/over the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

To record information in multiple languages, use a single statement with multiple value strings and associate each value string with the appropriate language tag.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:accessRights

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:rights, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights

Source Label

Access Rights

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status.

Usage in this DCAP

A statement of any access restrictions placed on the collection-description, including allowed users, charges, etc.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

To record information in multiple languages, use a single statement with multiple value strings and associate each value string with the appropriate language tag.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Accrual Method [dcterms:accrualMethod]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualMethod

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:accrualMethod

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Accrual Method

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A method by which items are added to a collection.

Usage in this DCAP

A method by which items are added to a collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

Recommended best practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Accrual Method vocabulary encoding scheme.

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where multiple methods apply, a separate statement should be used for each method.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

cld:AccrualMethod, Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/AccrualMethod

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Accrual Periodicity [dcterms:accrualPeriodicity]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPeriodicity

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:accrualPeriodicity

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Accrual Periodicity

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A frequency with which items are added to a collection.

Usage in this DCAP

A frequency with which items are added to a collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

Recommended best practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Frequency vocabulary encoding scheme.

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

cld:Frequency, Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/Frequency

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Accrual Policy [dcterms:accrualPolicy]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPolicy

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:accrualPolicy

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Accrual Policy

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A policy governing the addition of items to a collection.

Usage in this DCAP

A policy governing the addition of items to a collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

Recommended best practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Accrual Policy vocabulary encoding scheme.

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where multiple policies apply, a separate statement should be used for each policy.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

cld:AccrualPolicy, Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/AccrualPolicy

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Custodial History [dcterms:provenance]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/provenance

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:provenance

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Provenance

Label in this DCAP

Custodial History

Source Definition

A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity and interpretation.

Usage in this DCAP

A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the collection-description that are significant for its authenticity, integrity and interpretation.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

To record information in multiple languages, use a single statement with multiple value strings and associate each value string with the appropriate language tag.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Audience [dcterms:audience]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:audience

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Audience

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful.

Usage in this DCAP

A class of entity for whom the collection-description is intended or useful.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

Where a collection-description is intended or useful for multiple audiences, a separate statement should be used for each audience.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Dates Collection-Description Accumulated [dcterms:created]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/created

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:created

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:date, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date

Source Label

Created

Label in this DCAP

Dates Collection Accumulated

Source Definition

Date of creation of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A range of dates over which the collection-description was accumulated.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

All the following are examples of RKMS-ISO8601 date ranges:

1888/1894
1960/
/1960
2000-02/2000-06-18

indicating, '1888 to 1894', '1960 onwards', 'up until 1960' and 'February 2000 to 18 June 2000' respectively.

Where multiple ranges are required, a separate statement should be used for each range.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory	cld:RKMS-ISO8601	Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Dates Items Created [cld:dateItemsCreated]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/dateItemsCreated

Qualified Name for Property

cld:dateItemsCreated

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:date, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date

Source Label

Date Items Created

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A range of dates over which the individual items within the collection were created.

Usage in this DCAP

A range of dates over which the individual items within the collection-description were created.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided.

All the following are examples of RKMS-ISO8601 date ranges:

1888/1894
1960/
/1960
2000-02/2000-06-18

indicating, '1888 to 1894', '1960 onwards', 'up until 1960' and 'February 2000 to 18 June 2000' respectively.

Where multiple ranges are required, a separate statement should be used for each range.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory	cld:RKMS-ISO8601	Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Collector [dc:creator]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator

Qualified Name for Property

dc:creator

Defined By

The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Creator

Label in this DCAP

Collector

Source Definition

An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

An entity who gathers (or gathered) the items in a collection-description together.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

The value string should be the name of the entity.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Owner [marcrel:OWN]

Property URI

http://www.loc.gov/loc.terms/relators/OWN

Qualified Name for Property

marcrel:OWN

Defined By

MARC Relator Codes
http://www.loc.gov/loc.terms/relators/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

[n/a]

Source Label

Owner

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

The person or organization that currently owns an item or collection.

Usage in this DCAP

An entity who has legal possession of the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

A value string must be provided; a value URI may also be provided.

The value string should be the name of the entity.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Mandatory		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Is Located At [cld:isLocatedAt]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/isLocatedAt

Qualified Name for Property

cld:isLocatedAt

Defined By

General Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Is Located At

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A location where the collection is held.

Usage in this DCAP

A location where the collection-description is held.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Is Accessed Via [cld:isAccessedVia]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/isAccessedVia

Qualified Name for Property

cld:isAccessedVia

Defined By

General Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Is Accessed Via

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A service that provides access to the items within the collection.

Usage in this DCAP

A service that provides access to the items within the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Sub-Collection [dcterms:hasPart]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:hasPart

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Has Part

Label in this DCAP

Sub-Collection

Source Definition

The described resource includes the referenced resource either physically or logically.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection-description contained within the current collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Super-Collection [dcterms:isPartOf]

Property URI

http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf

Qualified Name for Property

dcterms:isPartOf

Defined By

Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Is Part Of

Label in this DCAP

Super-Collection

Source Definition

The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection-description that contains the current collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Collection-Description [cld:collectionDescription]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/collectionDescription

Qualified Name for Property

cld:collectionDescription

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:description, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description

Source Label

Collection-Description

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A second collection that describes the current collection.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection-description that describes the current collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

The second collection-description may be an analytic finding aid, hierarchic finding aid or indexing finding aid.

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Optional

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

unbounded

Described Collection [cld:describedCollection]

Property URI

http://purl.org/cld/terms/collectionDescription

Qualified Name for Property

cld:collectionDescription

Defined By

Collection Description Terms
http://purl.org/cld/terms/

Type of Term

Property

Subproperty Of

dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation

Source Label

Described Collection

Label in this DCAP

[n/a]

Source Definition

A second collection that is described by the current collection.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection that is described by the collection-description.

Comments for this DCAP

Either a value string or a value URI or both may be provided.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

[Not specified]

Value URI	Value String	Syntax Encoding Scheme(s)	Rich Represent
Optional	Optional		Not permitted

Obligation

Mandatory

Condition

[n/a]

Minimum Occurrences

Maximum Occurrences

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes Used

DCMI Type Vocabulary [dcterms:DCMIType]
ISO 639-2 [dcterms:ISO639-2]
Collection Description Type Vocabulary [cld:CDType]
Collection Description Accrual Method Vocabulary [cld:AccrualMethod]
Collection Description Frequency Vocabulary [cld:Frequency]
Collection Description Accrual Policy Vocabulary [cld:AccrualPolicy]
Library of Congress Subject Headings [dcterms:LCSH]
Library of Congress Classification [dcterms:LCC]
Medical Subject Headings [dcterms:MESH]
Dewey Decimal Classification [dcterms:DDC]
Universal Decimal Classification [dcterms:UDC]

DCMIType [dcterms:DCMIType]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType
Qualified Name	dcterms:DCMIType
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	DCMI Type Vocabulary
Definition	A list of types used to categorize the nature or genre of the content of the resource.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-type-vocabulary/
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dc:type, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] cld:itemType, Collection Description Terms http://purl.org/cld/terms/
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection-Description [cdtype:CollectionDescription] cld:itemType, Collection Description Terms http://purl.org/cld/terms/

ISO639-2 [dcterms:ISO639-2]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-2
Qualified Name	dcterms:ISO639-2
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	ISO 639-2
Definition	ISO 639-2: Codes for the representation of names of languages.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dc:language, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection-Description [cdtype:CollectionDescription] dc:language, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language

Collection Description Accrual Method Vocabulary [cld:AccrualMethod]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/cld/terms/AccrualMethod
Qualified Name	cld:AccrualMethod
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://purl.org/cld/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	Collection Description Accrual Method Vocabulary
Definition	A set of methods by which items are added to a collection.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/accrual-method/
See Also	http://purl.org/cld/accmeth/
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dcterms:accrualMethod, Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualMethod
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection-Description [cdtype:CollectionDescription] dcterms:accrualMethod, Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualMethod

Collection Description Frequency Vocabulary [cld:Frequency]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/cld/terms/Frequency
Qualified Name	cld:Frequency
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://purl.org/cld/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	Collection Description Frequency Vocabulary
Definition	A set of frequencies with which a repeatable event occurs.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/frequency/
See Also	http://purl.org/cld/freq/
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dcterms:accrualPeriodicity, Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPeriodicity
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection-Description [cdtype:CollectionDescription] dcterms:accrualPeriodicity, Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPeriodicity

Collection Description Accrual Policy Vocabulary [cld:AccrualPolicy]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/cld/terms/AccrualPolicy
Qualified Name	cld:AccrualPolicy
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://purl.org/cld/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	Collection Description Accrual Policy Vocabulary
Definition	A set of policies governing the addition of items are added to a collection.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/accrual-policy/
See Also	http://purl.org/cld/accpol/
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dcterms:accrualPolicy, Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPolicy
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection-Description [cdtype:CollectionDescription] dcterms:accrualPolicy, Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPolicy

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) [dcterms:LCSH]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCSH
Qualified Name	dcterms:LCSH
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	LCSH
Definition	Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://lcweb.loc.gov/cds/lcsh.html
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dc:subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Library of Congress Classification (LCC) [dcterms:LCC]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCC
Qualified Name	dcterms:LCC
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	LCC
Definition	Library of Congress Classification.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dc:subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Medical Subject Headings (MESH) [dcterms:MESH]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/MESH
Qualified Name	dcterms:MESH
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Label	MeSH
Definition	Medical Subject Headings.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dc:subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) [dcterms:DDC]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/DDC
Qualified Name	dcterms:DDC
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	DDC
Definition	Dewey Decimal Classification.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.oclc.org/dewey/
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dc:subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) [dcterms:UDC]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/UDC
Qualified Name	dcterms:UDC
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	UDC
Definition	Universal Decimal Classification.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.udcc.org/
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dc:subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Collection Description Type Vocabulary [cld:CDType]

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/cld/terms/CDType
Qualified Name	cld:CDType
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://purl.org/cld/terms/
Type of Term	Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label	Collection Description Type Vocabulary
Definition	A list of types that categorize a collection description.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	Dublin Core Collection Description Type (CDType) Vocabulary http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/colldesc-type/
See Also	An Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/rslp/model/
Used as Vocabulary Encoding Scheme For	Collection-Description [cdtype:CollectionDescription] dc:type, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type

Syntax Encoding Schemes Used

Uniform Resource Identifier [dcterms:URI]
Recordkeeping Metadata Schema Extension to ISO8601 [cld:RKMS-ISO8601]

Uniform Resource Identifier [dcterms:URI]

Syntax Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/URI
Qualified Name	dcterms:URI
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term	Syntax Encoding Scheme
Label	Uniform Resource Identifier
Definition	Uniform Resource Identifier.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt
Used as Syntax Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dc:identifier, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
Used as Syntax Encoding Scheme For	Collection-Description [cdtype:CollectionDescription] dc:identifier, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier

Recordkeeping Metadata Schema Extension to ISO8601 [cld:RKMS-ISO8601]

Syntax Encoding Scheme URI	http://purl.org/cld/terms/RKMS-ISO8601
Qualified Name	cld:RKMS-ISO8601
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://purl.org/cld/terms/
Type of Term	Syntax Encoding Scheme
Label	Recordkeeping Metadata Schema Extension to ISO8601
Definition	Instances of this datatype are dates or periods of time represented as literals according to the rules specified in Recordkeeping Metadata Schema Extension to ISO8601.
Label in this DCAP	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research/rcrg/research/spirt/deliver/schemes.html#rkmsextension
Used as Syntax Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] dcterms:created, Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/created
Used as Syntax Encoding Scheme For	Collection [dcmitype:Collection] cld:dateItemsCreated, Collection Description Terms http://purl.org/cld/terms/dateItemsCreated
Used as Syntax Encoding Scheme For	Collection-Description [cdtype:CollectionDescription] dcterms:created, Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/created
Used as Syntax Encoding Scheme For	Collection-Description [cdtype:CollectionDescription] cld:dateItemsCreated, Collection Description Terms http://purl.org/cld/terms/dateItemsCreated

Administrative Metadata

A description set conforming to this profile should itself be described by an appropriate administrative metadata description. This document does not specify the properties to be used in that administrative metadata description.

References

[APS] Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile Summary
http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/collection-ap-summary/

[AMCC] Heaney, Michael. An Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/rslp/model/

[EAMCC] Heaney, Michael. Users and Information Resources: An Extension of the Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues into Usage and Transactions
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cd-focus/model-ext/

[DCAM] Powell, Andy, Mikael Nilsson, Ambjörn Naeve, Pete Johnston. DCMI Abstract Model
http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/

Changes made in this version

Revise introduction to accommodate content from summary DCAP document and eliminate redundant duplication.
Specify description of Collection-Description separately from description of Collection
Amend descriptions of use of dc:subject, dcterms:spatial, dcterms:temporal to refer to collection rather than items or content of items
Amend name and label of cld:dateContentsCreated ("Contents Date Range") property to cld:dateItemsCreated ("Date Items Created")
Amend label of dcterms:created ("Accumulation Date Range") property to "Date Collection Accumulated")
Minor amendments to "Comments for this DCAP" text throughout.


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Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile

Contents

Introduction

Collections and collection-level description

A Note on Dublin Core Application Profiles

Functional Requirements of the DC CD AP

Data Model

The Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile (DC CD AP)

Vocabularies/Namespaces used in this DCAP

How to Read the Tables in this Document

Describing a Collection

Collection [dcmitype:Collection]

Resource Type [dc:type]

Collection Identifier [dc:identifier]

Title [dc:title]

Alternative Title [dcterms:alternative]

Description [dcterms:abstract]

Size [dcterms:extent]

Language [dc:language]

Item Type [cld:itemType]

Item Format [cld:itemFormat]

Rights [dc:rights]

Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]

Accrual Method [dcterms:accrualMethod]

Accrual Periodicity [dcterms:accrualPeriodicity]

Accrual Policy [dcterms:accrualPolicy]

Custodial History [dcterms:provenance]

Audience [dcterms:audience]

Subject [dc:subject]

Spatial Coverage [dcterms:spatial]

Temporal Coverage [dcterms:temporal]

Dates Collection Accumulated [dcterms:created]

Dates Items Created [cld:dateItemsCreated]

Collector [dc:creator]

Owner [marcrel:OWN]

Is Located At [cld:isLocatedAt]

Is Accessed Via [cld:isAccessedVia]

Sub-Collection [dcterms:hasPart]

Super-Collection [dcterms:isPartOf]

Collection-Description [cld:collectionDescription]

Associated collection [cld:associatedCollection]

Associated publication [dcterms:isReferencedBy]

Describing a Collection-Description

Resource Type [dc:type]

Collection-Description Identifier [dc:identifier]

Title [dc:title]

Description [dcterms:abstract]

Collection-Description Type [dc:type]

Size [dcterms:extent]

Language [dc:language]

Item Type [cld:itemType]

Item Format [cld:itemFormat]

Rights [dc:rights]

Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]

Accrual Method [dcterms:accrualMethod]

Accrual Periodicity [dcterms:accrualPeriodicity]

Accrual Policy [dcterms:accrualPolicy]

Custodial History [dcterms:provenance]

Audience [dcterms:audience]

Dates Collection-Description Accumulated [dcterms:created]

Dates Items Created [cld:dateItemsCreated]

Collector [dc:creator]

Owner [marcrel:OWN]

Is Located At [cld:isLocatedAt]

Is Accessed Via [cld:isAccessedVia]

Sub-Collection [dcterms:hasPart]

Super-Collection [dcterms:isPartOf]

Collection-Description [cld:collectionDescription]

Described Collection [cld:describedCollection]

Vocabulary Encoding Schemes Used

DCMIType [dcterms:DCMIType]

ISO639-2 [dcterms:ISO639-2]

Collection Description Accrual Method Vocabulary [cld:AccrualMethod]

Collection Description Frequency Vocabulary [cld:Frequency]

Collection Description Accrual Policy Vocabulary [cld:AccrualPolicy]

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) [dcterms:LCSH]

Library of Congress Classification (LCC) [dcterms:LCC]

Medical Subject Headings (MESH) [dcterms:MESH]

Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) [dcterms:DDC]

Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) [dcterms:UDC]