This document is an up-to-date, authoritative specification of all metadata terms maintained by the Dublin Core™ Metadata Initiative -- elements, element refinements, encoding schemes, and vocabulary terms (the DCMI Type Vocabulary). Links to other relevant documentation may be found on the "Overview of Documentation for DCMI Metadata Terms" [OVERVIEW].
Legacy documents covering subsets of this document are publicly available in various forms, including the IETF RFC 2413 [RFC2413], the CEN Workshop Agreement CWA 13874 [CWA13874], NISO Standard Z39.85-2001 [Z3985], and a variety of national standards that include some or all of the Dublin Core™ Metadata Set.
Where applicable, the following attributes provide additional information about a term:
Readers desiring further information about the change history or Usage Board decisions that support these terms should consult the document "DCMI Metadata Terms -- A Complete Historical Record" [HISTORY].
This documentation is maintained by the DCMI Usage Board. Although DCMI is committed to ensuring a high degree of stability of the specifications it maintains, changes may occur as a result of the work of the Usage Board. The policies and processes governing the identification and maintenance of metadata terms are described in "DCMI Namespace Policy" [NAMESPACE], "DCMI Grammatical Principles" [PRINCIPLES], and "DCMI Usage Board Administrative Processes" [PROCESS]. Usage Board decisions with respect to DCMI metadata terms are summarized on the Web page "DCMI Usage Board Decisions" [DECISIONS].
Section 2: The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set
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Term Name: title
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
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Label:
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Title |
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Definition:
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A name given to the resource. |
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Comment:
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Typically, a Title will be a name by which the resource is
formally known. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: creator
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator
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Label:
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Creator |
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Definition:
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An entity primarily responsible for making the content
of the resource. |
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Comment:
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Examples of a Creator include a person, an organisation,
or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should
be used to indicate the entity. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: subject
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject
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Label:
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Subject and Keywords |
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Definition:
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The topic of the content of the resource. |
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Comment:
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Typically, a Subject will be expressed as keywords,
key phrases or classification codes that describe a topic
of the resource. Recommended best practice is to select
a value from a controlled vocabulary or formal
classification scheme. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: description
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
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Label:
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Description |
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Definition:
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An account of the content of the resource. |
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Comment:
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Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract,
table of contents, reference to a graphical representation
of content or a free-text account of the content. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: publisher
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/publisher
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Label:
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Publisher |
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Definition:
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An entity responsible for making the resource available |
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Comment:
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Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organisation,
or a service.
Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to
indicate the entity. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: contributor
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/contributor
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Label:
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Contributor |
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Definition:
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An entity responsible for making contributions to the
content of the resource. |
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Comment:
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Examples of a Contributor include a person, an
organisation, or a service. Typically, the name of a
Contributor should be used to indicate the entity. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: date
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
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Label:
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Date |
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Definition:
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A date associated with an event in the life cycle of the
resource. |
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Comment:
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Typically, Date will be associated with the creation or
availability of the resource. Recommended best practice
for encoding the date value is defined in a profile of
ISO 8601 [W3CDTF] and follows the YYYY-MM-DD format. |
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References:
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[W3CDTF] http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: type
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type
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Label:
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Resource Type |
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Definition:
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The nature or genre of the content of the resource. |
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Comment:
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Type includes terms describing general categories, functions,
genres, or aggregation levels for content. Recommended best
practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary
(for example, the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE]). To
describe the physical or digital manifestation of the
resource, use the Format element. |
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References:
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[DCMITYPE] http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-type-vocabulary/ |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: format
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
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Label:
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Format |
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Definition:
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The physical or digital manifestation of the resource. |
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Comment:
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Typically, Format may include the media-type or dimensions of
the resource. Format may be used to determine the software,
hardware or other equipment needed to display or operate the
resource. Examples of dimensions include size and duration.
Recommended best practice is to select a value from a
controlled vocabulary (for example, the list of Internet Media
Types [MIME] defining computer media formats). |
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References:
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[MIME] http://www.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: identifier
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
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Label:
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Resource Identifier |
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Definition:
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An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. |
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Comment:
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Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means
of a string or number conforming to a formal identification
system.
Example formal identification systems include the Uniform
Resource Identifier (URI) (including the Uniform Resource
Locator (URL)), the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and the
International Standard Book Number (ISBN). |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: source
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/source
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Label:
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Source |
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Definition:
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A reference to a resource from which the present resource
is derived. |
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Comment:
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The present resource may be derived from the Source resource
in whole or in part. Recommended best practice is to reference
the resource by means of a string or number conforming to a
formal identification system. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: language
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language
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Label:
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Language |
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Definition:
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A language of the intellectual content of the resource. |
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Comment:
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Recommended best practice is to use RFC 3066 [RFC3066],
which, in conjunction with ISO 639 [ISO639], defines two-
and three-letter primary language tags with optional
subtags. Examples include "en" or "eng" for English,
"akk" for Akkadian, and "en-GB" for English used in the
United Kingdom. |
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References:
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[RFC3066] http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3066.txt |
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References:
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[ISO639] http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/ |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: relation
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Label:
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Relation |
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Definition:
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A reference to a related resource. |
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Comment:
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Recommended best practice is to reference the resource by means
of a string or number conforming to a formal identification
system. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: coverage
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage
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Label:
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Coverage |
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Definition:
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The extent or scope of the content of the resource. |
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Comment:
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Coverage will typically include spatial location (a place name
or geographic coordinates), temporal period (a period label,
date, or date range) or jurisdiction (such as a named
administrative entity).
Recommended best practice is to select a value from a
controlled vocabulary (for example, the Thesaurus of Geographic
Names [TGN]) and that, where appropriate, named places or time
periods be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as
sets of coordinates or date ranges. |
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References:
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[TGN] http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
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Term Name: rights
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights
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Label:
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Rights Management |
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Definition:
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Information about rights held in and over the resource. |
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Comment:
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Typically, a Rights element will contain a rights
management statement for the resource, or reference
a service providing such information. Rights information
often encompasses Intellectual Property Rights (IPR),
Copyright, and various Property Rights.
If the Rights element is absent, no assumptions can be made
about the status of these and other rights with respect to
the resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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1999-07-02 |
Section 3: Other Elements and Element Refinements
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Term Name: audience
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience
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Label:
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Audience |
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Definition:
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A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. |
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Comment:
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A class of entity may be determined by the creator or the
publisher or by a third party. |
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Type of Term:
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element
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2001-05-21 |
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Term Name: alternative
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative
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Label:
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Alternative |
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Definition:
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Any form of the title used as a substitute or alternative
to the formal title of the resource. |
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Comment:
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This qualifier can include Title abbreviations as well
as translations. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: tableOfContents
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/tableOfContents
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Label:
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Table Of Contents |
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Definition:
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A list of subunits of the content of the resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: abstract
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/abstract
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Label:
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Abstract |
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Definition:
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A summary of the content of the resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: created
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/created
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Label:
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Created |
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Definition:
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Date of creation of the resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: valid
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/valid
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Label:
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Valid |
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Definition:
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Date (often a range) of validity of a resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: available
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/available
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Label:
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Available |
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Definition:
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Date (often a range) that the resource will become or did
become available. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: issued
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued
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Label:
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Issued |
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Definition:
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Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: modified
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified
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Label:
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Modified |
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Definition:
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Date on which the resource was changed. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: extent
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent
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Label:
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Extent |
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Definition:
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The size or duration of the resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: medium
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/medium
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Label:
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Medium |
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Definition:
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The material or physical carrier of the resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: isVersionOf
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/isVersionOf
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Label:
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Is Version Of |
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Definition:
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The described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation
of the referenced resource. Changes in version imply substantive
changes in content rather than differences in format. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: hasVersion
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion
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Label:
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Has Version |
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Definition:
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The described resource has a version, edition, or adaptation,
namely, the referenced resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: isReplacedBy
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReplacedBy
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Label:
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Is Replaced By |
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Definition:
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The described resource is supplanted, displaced, or
superseded by the referenced resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: replaces
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/replaces
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Label:
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Replaces |
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Definition:
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The described resource supplants, displaces, or supersedes
the referenced resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: isRequiredBy
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/isRequiredBy
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Label:
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Is Required By |
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Definition:
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The described resource is required by the referenced resource,
either physically or logically. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: requires
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/requires
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Label:
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Requires |
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Definition:
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The described resource requires the referenced resource to
support its function, delivery, or coherence of content. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: isPartOf
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf
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Label:
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Is Part Of |
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Definition:
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The described resource is a physical or logical part of the
referenced resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: hasPart
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart
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Label:
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Has Part |
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Definition:
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The described resource includes the referenced resource either
physically or logically. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: isReferencedBy
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReferencedBy
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Label:
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Is Referenced By |
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Definition:
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The described resource is referenced, cited, or otherwise
pointed to by the referenced resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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| |
Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
|
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Term Name: references
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/references
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Label:
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References |
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Definition:
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The described resource references, cites, or otherwise points
to the referenced resource. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: isFormatOf
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/isFormatOf
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Label:
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Is Format Of |
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Definition:
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The described resource is the same intellectual content of
the referenced resource, but presented in another format. |
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Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
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| |
Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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| |
Status:
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recommended
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| |
Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
|
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Term Name: hasFormat
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasFormat
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Label:
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Has Format |
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Definition:
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The described resource pre-existed the referenced resource,
which is essentially the same intellectual content presented
in another format. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
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recommended
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| |
Date Issued:
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2000-07-11 |
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Term Name: conformsTo
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo
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Label:
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Conforms To |
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Definition:
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A reference to an established standard to which the resource conforms. |
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Type of Term:
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element-refinement
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Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2001-05-21 |
|
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Term Name: spatial
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URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/spatial
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| |
Label:
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Spatial |
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Definition:
|
Spatial characteristics of the intellectual content of the resoure. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
|
| |
Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
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Term Name: temporal
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal
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Label:
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Temporal |
| |
Definition:
|
Temporal characteristics of the intellectual content of the resource. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
|
| |
Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
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Term Name: mediator
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| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/mediator
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| |
Label:
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Mediator |
| |
Definition:
|
A class of entity that mediates access to the
resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful. |
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Comment:
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The audiences for a resource are of two basic classes: (1) an
ultimate beneficiary of the resource, and (2) frequently, an
entity that mediates access to the resource. The mediator
element refinement represents the second of these two classes. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
|
| |
Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2001-05-21 |
|
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Term Name: dateAccepted
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateAccepted
|
| |
Label:
|
Date Accepted |
| |
Definition:
|
Date of acceptance of the resource (e.g. of thesis
by university department, of article by journal, etc.). |
| |
Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
|
| |
Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| |
Status:
|
conforming
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2002-07-13 |
|
|
Term Name: dateCopyrighted
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateCopyrighted
|
| |
Label:
|
Date Copyrighted |
| |
Definition:
|
Date of a statement of copyright. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
|
| |
Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| |
Status:
|
conforming
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2002-07-13 |
|
|
Term Name: dateSubmitted
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateSubmitted
|
| |
Label:
|
Date Submitted |
| |
Definition:
|
Date of submission of the resource (e.g. thesis,
articles, etc.). |
| |
Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
|
| |
Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| |
Status:
|
conforming
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2002-07-13 |
|
|
Term Name: educationLevel
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/educationLevel
|
| |
Label:
|
Audience Education Level |
| |
Definition:
|
A general statement describing the education or
training context. Alternatively, a more specific
statement of the location of the audience in terms of
its progression through an education or training context. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
|
| |
Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience
|
| |
Status:
|
conforming
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2002-07-13 |
|
|
Term Name: accessRights
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights
|
| |
Label:
|
Access Rights |
| |
Definition:
|
Information about who can access the
resource or an indication of its security status.
|
| |
Comment:
|
Access Rights may include information
regarding access or restrictions based on privacy,
security or other regulations.
|
| |
Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
|
| |
Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights
|
| |
Status:
|
conforming
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2003-02-15 |
|
|
Term Name: bibliographicCitation
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation
|
| |
Label:
|
Bibliographic Citation |
| |
Definition:
|
A bibliographic reference for the resource.
|
| |
Comment:
|
Recommended practice is to include sufficient
bibliographic detail to identify the resource as
unambiguously as possible, whether or not the
citation is in a standard form.
|
| |
Type of Term:
|
element-refinement
|
| |
Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
|
| |
Status:
|
conforming
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2003-02-15 |
Section 5: The DCMI Type Vocabulary
|
|
|
Term Name: Collection
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection
|
| |
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. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
|
Term Name: Dataset
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Dataset
|
| |
Label:
|
Dataset |
| |
Definition:
|
A dataset is information encoded in a defined structure
(for example, lists, tables, and databases), intended to
be useful for direct machine processing. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
|
Term Name: Event
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Event
|
| |
Label:
|
Event |
| |
Definition:
|
An event is a non-persistent, time-based occurrence.
Metadata for an event provides descriptive
information that is the basis for discovery of the
purpose, location, duration, responsible agents, and
links to related events and resources. The resource
of type event may not be retrievable if the described
instantiation has expired or is yet to occur.
Examples - exhibition, web-cast, conference,
workshop, open-day, performance, battle, trial,
wedding, tea-party, conflagration. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
|
Term Name: Image
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image
|
| |
Label:
|
Image |
| |
Definition:
|
An image is a primarily symbolic visual representation
other than text. For example - images and photographs of
physical objects, paintings, prints, drawings, other
images and graphics, animations and moving pictures,
film, diagrams, maps, musical notation. Note that image
may include both electronic and physical representations. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
|
Term Name: InteractiveResource
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/InteractiveResource
|
| |
Label:
|
Interactive Resource |
| |
Definition:
|
An interactive resource is a resource which requires
interaction from the user to be understood, executed,
or experienced. For example - forms on web pages, applets,
multimedia learning objects, chat services, virtual
reality. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
|
Term Name: Service
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Service
|
| |
Label:
|
Service |
| |
Definition:
|
A service is a system that provides one or more
functions of value to the end-user. Examples include:
a photocopying service, a banking service, an
authentication service, interlibrary loans, a Z39.50
or Web server. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
|
Term Name: Software
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Software
|
| |
Label:
|
Software |
| |
Definition:
|
Software is a computer program in source or
compiled form which may be available for installation
non-transiently on another machine. For software which
exists only to create an interactive environment, use
interactive instead. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
|
Term Name: Sound
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
|
| |
Label:
|
Sound |
| |
Definition:
|
A sound is a resource whose content is primarily
intended to be rendered as audio. For example - a
music playback file format, an audio compact disc,
and recorded speech or sounds. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
|
Term Name: Text
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
|
| |
Label:
|
Text |
| |
Definition:
|
A text is a resource whose content is primarily
words for reading. For example - books, letters,
dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles,
archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles
or images of texts are still of the genre text. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2000-07-11 |
|
|
Term Name: PhysicalObject
|
| |
URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject
|
| |
Label:
|
Physical Object |
| |
Definition:
|
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance.
For example -- a computer, the great pyramid, a
sculpture. Note that digital representations
of, or surrogates for, these things should use Image,
Text or one of the other types. |
| |
Type of Term:
|
vocabulary-term
|
| |
Status:
|
recommended
|
| |
Date Issued:
|
2002-07-13 |
