Dublin Core™ Collection Description Application Profile
| Creator: | Dublin Core™ Collection Description Working Group |
|---|---|
| Date Issued: | 2004-08-20 |
| Identifier: | http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/collection-description/collection-application-profile/2004-08-20/ |
| Replaces: | http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/collection-description/collection-application-profile/2004-02-01/ |
| Is Replaced By: | http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/collection-description/collection-application-profile/2005-03-19/ |
| Latest Version: | http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/collection-description/collection-application-profile/ |
| Status of Document: | This is a Draft Dublin Core™ Application Profile. |
| Description of Document: | This document describes the draft application profile for collection-level description developed by the Dublin Core™ Collection Description Working Group. |
Contents
- Introduction
- Vocabularies/Namespaces Used
- Collection Properties
- Encoding Schemes Used
- Administrative Metadata
Introduction
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 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.
The Dublin Core™ Collection Description Application Profile (DC CD AP)
A DC application profile specifies which properties are used within a metadata application, and how those properties have been constrained or adapted for the purposes of that application. The DC CD AP specifies how properties from the Dublin Core™ metadata vocabularies (in association with properties from some other standard vocabularies) may be used for the creation of a collection-level description.
The DC CD AP is intended to provide a means of creating simple collection-level 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.
Also, it provides properties to describe the relationships between a collection and a number of other resources, notably the service that provides access to a collection, and some agents related to the collection. It is quite likely that an application will use metadata descriptions of those related resources as well as the collection, but the description of those resources is outside the scope of this document.
The DC CD AP is independent of any particular syntax for representing descriptions. Separate guidelines will describe how descriptions conforming to the DC CD AP may be represented using the conventions recommended by DCMI for expressing DC metadata using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and using the Extensible Markup Language (XML).
Functional Requirements of the DC CD AP
The aim is that the DC CD AP should support:
- the discovery of collections of potential interest using some common access points
- the identification of a known collection
- the selection of one or more collections from amongst a number of discovered collections
- the identification of the location of the collection
- the identification of the services that provide access to the collection
Data Model
The DC CD AP is based on a data model which is derived from that described in An Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues [1]. It differs from that model in adding a new entity type, Service.
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.
This version of the DC CD AP describes the use of properties to represent attributes of the collection and relationships between the collection and other entities. It does not describe how to represent properties of other entities in the model.
Vocabularies/Namespaces used
| Vocabulary Name | URI | 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 |
| MARC Relator Codes |
http://www.loc.gov/marc.relators/ |
marcrel |
| Collection Description Terms |
http://example.org/cld/terms# [temporary URI, final URI to be confirmed] |
cld |
| General Description Terms |
http://example.org/gen/terms# [temporary URI, final URI to be confirmed] |
gen |
| Collection Type Vocabulary Terms |
http://example.org/cld/type# [temporary URI, final URI to be confirmed] |
cldtype |
Collection Properties
Shaded entries in the tables below indicate that either the semantics or the usage (e.g. labels, optionality, cardinality, use of Encoding Schemes) of a metadata element have been optimised/localised by this Application Profile.
- Collection Identifier [dc:identifier]
- Title [dc:title]
- Alternative Title [dcterms:alternative]
- Description [dcterms:abstract]
- Physical Characteristics [dc:format]
- Size [dcterms:extent]
- Language [dc:language]
- Type [dc:type]
- Rights [dc:rights]
- Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]
- Accrual Method [cld:accrualMethod]
- Accrual Periodicity [cld:accrualPeriodicity]
- Accrual Policy [cld:accrualPolicy]
- Custodial History [dcterms:provenance]
- Audience [dcterms:audience]
- Logo [cld:logo]
- Subject [dc:subject]
- Spatial Coverage [dcterms:spatial]
- Temporal Coverage [dcterms:temporal]
- Accumulation Date Range [dcterms:created]
- Contents Date Range [cld:dateContentsCreated]
- Collector [dc:creator]
- Owner [marcrel:own]
- Is Located At [gen:isLocatedAt]
- Is Available Via [gen:isAvailableVia]
- Associated Publication [dcterms:isReferencedBy]
- Super-Collection [dcterms:isPartOf]
- Sub-Collection [dcterms:hasPart]
- Catalogue or Description [dc:description]
- Associated Collection [dc:relation]
Identifier [dc:identifier]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier |
|---|---|
| Name | identifier |
| Label | Collection Identifier |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A globally unique formal identifier for the collection. |
| Comments |
A collection identifier must be a URI, and the use of a URI scheme that has been registered with IANA is preferred. |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), Dublin Core™ Terms [dcterms:URI] http://purl.org/dc/terms/URI |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional, but recommended. |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | [n/a] |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Title [dc:title]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title |
|---|---|
| Name | title |
| Label | Title |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
A name given to the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
The name of the collection. |
| Comments |
Enter the name of the collection preserving the original wording, order and spelling. Punctuation need not reflect the usage of the original. Subtitles should be separated from the title by a colon, for example: Voices from the Dust Bowl: The Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by |
Alternative, Dublin Core™ Terms, [dcterms:alternative] http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Mandatory |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String, with optional language identifier |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 1, Maximum: unbounded |
Alternative Title [dcterms:alternative]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative |
|---|---|
| Name | alternative |
| Label | Alternative Title |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
Any form of the title used as a substitute or alternative to the formal title of the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
Any form of the name used as a substitute or alternative to the formal name of the collection. |
| Comments |
Values may include acronyms that are used in addition to the name of the collection. |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Title, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:title] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String, with optional language identifier |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Description [dcterms:abstract]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/abstract |
|---|---|
| Name | abstract |
| Label | Description |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
A summary of the content of the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A summary of the content of the collection. |
| Comments |
A free text summary of the collection. 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. |
| Type of Term | Element refinement |
| Refines |
Description, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:description] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Mandatory |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String, with optional language identifier |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 1, Maximum: unbounded |
Physical Characteristics [dc:format]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format |
|---|---|
| Name | format |
| Label | Physical Characteristics |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
The physical or digital manifestation of the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
The physical or digital characteristics of the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by |
Extent, Dublin Core™ Terms, [dcterms:extent] http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String, with optional language identifier |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Size [dcterms:extent]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent |
|---|---|
| Name | extent |
| Label | Size |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
The size or duration of the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
The size of the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Format, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:format] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String, with optional language identifier |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Language [dc:language]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language |
|---|---|
| Name | language |
| Label | Language |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
A language of the intellectual content of the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A language of the content of the items in the collection. |
| Comments |
Enter language names in the form of the three character code defined by ISO 639-2. Where more than one language is provided, a repeated attribute should be used for each. |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
ISO639-2, Dublin Core™ Terms [dcterms:ISO639-2] http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-2 |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | [n/a] |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Type [dc:type]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type |
|---|---|
| Name | type |
| Label | Type |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
The nature or genre of the content of the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
The type of the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
Collection Type Vocabulary, Collection Type Vocabulary [cld:CLDT] http://example.org/cld/terms/CLDT |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | [n/a] |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Rights [dc:rights]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights |
|---|---|
| Name | rights |
| Label | Rights |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
Information about rights held in and over the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A statement of any rights held in/over the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by |
Access Rights, Dublin Core™ Terms, [dcterms:accessRights] http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String, with optional language identifier |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights |
|---|---|
| Name | accessRights |
| Label | Access Rights |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A statement of any access restrictions placed on the collection, including allowed users, charges, etc. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Rights, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:rights] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String, with optional language identifier |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Accrual Method [cld:accrualMethod]
| Identifier | http://example.org/cld/terms#accrualMethod |
|---|---|
| Name | accrualMethod |
| Label | Accrual Method |
| Defined By |
Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms# |
| Definition |
The method by which items are added to a collection. |
| Comments |
Recommended best practice is to use a value from the DCCD Accrual Method encoding scheme. |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
DCCD Accrual Method, Collection Description Terms [cld:DCCDAccrualMethod] http://example.org/cld/terms#DCCDAccrualMethod |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | [n/a] |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Accrual Periodicity [cld:accrualPeriodicity]
| Identifier | http://example.org/cld/terms#accrualPeriodicity |
|---|---|
| Name | accrualPeriodicity |
| Label | Accrual Periodicity |
| Defined By |
Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms# |
| Definition |
The frequency with which items are added to a collection. |
| Comments |
Recommended best practice is to use a value from the DCCD Accrual Periodicity encoding scheme. |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
DCCD Accrual Periodicity, Collection Description Terms [cld:DCCDAccrualPeriodicity] http://example.org/cld/terms#DCCDAccrualPeriodicity |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | [n/a] |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Accrual Policy [cld:accrualPolicy]
| Identifier | http://example.org/cld/terms#accrualPolicy |
|---|---|
| Name | accrualPolicy |
| Label | Accrual Policy |
| Defined By |
Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms# |
| Definition |
The policy governing the addition of items to a collection. |
| Comments |
Recommended best practice is to use a value from the DCCD Accrual Policy encoding scheme. |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
DCCD Accrual Policy, Collection Description Terms [cld:DCCDAccrualPolicy] http://example.org/cld/terms#DCCDAccrualPolicy |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | [n/a] |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Custodial History [dcterms:provenance]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/provenance |
|---|---|
| Name | provenance |
| Label | Custodial History |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the collection that are significant for its authenticity, integrity and interpretation. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String, with optional language identifier |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Audience [dcterms:audience]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience |
|---|---|
| Name | audience |
| Label | Audience |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A class of entity for whom the collection is intended or useful. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String, with optional language identifier |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Logo [cld:logo]
| Identifier | http://example.org/cld/terms#logo |
|---|---|
| Name | logo |
| Label | Logo |
| Defined By |
Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms# |
| Definition |
An image or logo associated with the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Description, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:description] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Subject [dc:subject]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject |
|---|---|
| Name | subject |
| Label | Subject |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
The topic of the content of the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A subject or topic associated with the items in the collection. |
| Comments |
Keywords or subject descriptors associated with items in the collection. The terms used indicate the subject matter of the collection. The encoding schemes below are those recommended by DCMI. Other appropriate encoding schemes may be used, and the use of a scheme should be indicated. |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
Library of Congress Subject Headings, Dublin Core™ Terms [dcterms:LCSH] http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCSH |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
Library of Congress Classification, Dublin Core™ Terms [dcterms:LCC] http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCC |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
Medical Subject Headings, Dublin Core™ Terms [dcterms:MESH] http://purl.org/dc/terms/MESH |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification, Dublin Core™ Terms [dcterms:DDC] http://purl.org/dc/terms/DDC |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
Universal Decimal Classification, Dublin Core™ Terms [dcterms:UDC] http://purl.org/dc/terms/UDC |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | [n/a] |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Spatial Coverage [dcterms:spatial]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/spatial |
|---|---|
| Name | spatial |
| Label | Spatial Coverage |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
Spatial characteristics of the intellectual content of the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
The spatial coverage of the content of the items in the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Coverage, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:coverage] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | [n/a] |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Temporal Coverage [dcterms:temporal]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal |
|---|---|
| Name | temporal |
| Label | Temporal Coverage |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
Temporal characteristics of the intellectual content of the resource. |
| DC CD AP Definition |
The temporal coverage of the content of the items in the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Coverage, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:coverage] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Accumulation Date Range [dcterms:created]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/created |
|---|---|
| Name | created |
| Label | Accumulation Date Range |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
[source definition] |
| DC CD AP Definition |
The range of dates over which the collection was accumulated. |
| Comments |
A date range should be supplied in the form of a time interval conforming to ISO8601. Start and end dates should be separated by a forward-slash (/). Each date should be entered according to the W3C note on 'Date and Time Formats', <http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime>. Null dates may be used to indicate open-ended date ranges. All the following are examples of valid date ranges: 1888/1894 indicating, '1888 to 1894 inclusive', '1960 onwards' and 'February 2000 to June 2000 inclusive' respectively. |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Date, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:date] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
ISO8601, Dublin Core™ Terms [dcterms:ISO8601] http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO8601 |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Contents Date Range [cld:dateContentsCreated]
| Identifier | http://example.org/cld/terms#dateContentsCreated |
|---|---|
| Name | dateContentsCreated |
| Label | Contents Date Range |
| Defined By |
Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms# |
| Definition |
The range of dates over which the individual items within the collection were created. |
| Comments |
A date range should be supplied in the form of a time interval conforming to ISO8601. Start and end dates should be separated by a forward-slash (/). Each date should be entered according to the W3C note on 'Date and Time Formats', <http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime>. Null dates may be used to indicate open-ended date ranges. All the following are examples of valid date ranges: 1888/1894 indicating, '1888 to 1894 inclusive', '1960 onwards' and 'February 2000 to June 2000 inclusive' respectively. |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Date, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:date] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme |
ISO8601, Dublin Core™ Terms [dcterms:ISO8601] http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO8601 |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Collector [dc:creator]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator |
|---|---|
| Name | creator |
| Label | Collector |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
[source definition] |
| DC CD AP Definition |
An entity who gathers (or gathered) the items in a collection together. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Owner [marcrel:own]
| Identifier | http://www.loc.gov/marc.relators/own |
|---|---|
| Name | own |
| Label | Owner |
| Defined By |
MARC Relator Codes http://www.loc.gov/marc.relators/ |
| Source Definition |
[source definition] |
| DC CD AP Definition |
An entity who has legal possession of the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Is Located At [gen:isLocatedAt]
| Identifier | http://example.org/gen/terms#isLocatedAt |
|---|---|
| Name | isLocatedAt |
| Label | Is Located At |
| Defined By |
General Description Terms http://example.org/gen/terms# |
| Definition |
The location of the collection. |
| Comments | |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Relation, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:relation] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Is Available Via [gen:isAvailableVia]
| Identifier | http://example.org/gen/terms#isAvailableVia |
|---|---|
| Name | isAvailableVia |
| Label | Is Available Via |
| Defined By |
General Description Terms http://example.org/gen/terms# |
| Definition |
A service that provides access to the collection. |
| Comments | |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Relation, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:relation] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | String |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Sub-collection [dcterms:hasPart]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart |
|---|---|
| Name | hasPart |
| Label | Sub-collection |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
[source definition] |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A second collection contained within the current collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Relation, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:relation] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Super-collection [dcterms:isPartOf]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf |
|---|---|
| Name | isPartOf |
| Label | Super-collection |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
[source definition] |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A second collection that contains the current collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Relation, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:relation] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Catalogue or description [dc:description]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description |
|---|---|
| Name | description |
| Label | Catalogue or description |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
[source definition] |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A second collection that describes the current collection (for example, the catalogue for the current collection). |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by |
Description, Dublin Core™ Terms, [dcterms:abstract] http://purl.org/dc/terms/abstract |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Associated collection [dc:relation]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation |
|---|---|
| Name | relation |
| Label | Associated collection |
| Defined By |
The Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ |
| Source Definition |
[source definition] |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A second collection that is associated with the current collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines | [n/a] |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
Associated publication [dcterms:isReferencedBy]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReferencedBy |
|---|---|
| Name | isReferencedBy |
| Label | Associated publication |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Source Definition |
[source definition] |
| DC CD AP Definition |
A publication that is based on the use, study, or analysis of the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Element Refinement |
| Refines |
Relation, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:relation] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation |
| Refined by | [n/a] |
| Uses Encoding Scheme | [n/a] |
| Similar to | [n/a] |
| Obligation | Optional |
| Condition | [n/a] |
| Datatype | |
| Occurrence | Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded |
- Uniform Resource Identifier [dcterms:URI]
- ISO 639-2 [dcterms:ISO639-2]
- DCCD Accrual Method [cld:DCCDAccrualMethod]
- DCCD Accrual Periodicity [cld:DCCDAccrualPeriodicity]
- DCCD Accrual Policy [cld:DCCDAccrualPolicy]
- 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]
- W3C Date and Time Format [dcterms:W3CDTF]
- ISO 8601 [dcterms:ISO8601]
- Collection Type Vocabulary [cld:CLDT]
Uniform Resource Identifier [dcterms:URI]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/URI |
|---|---|
| Name | URI |
| Label | Uniform Resource Identifier |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
Uniform Resource Identifier. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Identifier, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:identifier] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier |
ISO639-2 [dcterms:ISO639-2]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-2 |
|---|---|
| Name | ISO639-2 |
| Label | ISO 639-2 |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
ISO 639-2: Codes for the representation of names of languages. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/ |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Language, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:language] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language |
Collection Type Vocabulary [cld:CLDT]
| Identifier | http://example.org/cld/terms#CLDT |
|---|---|
| Name | CLDT |
| Label | Collection Type Vocabulary |
| Defined By |
Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms# |
| Definition |
A list of types that categorize the collection according to the nature of the items in the collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/collection-type/ |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Type, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:type] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type |
DCCD Accrual Method [cld:DCCDAccrualMethod]
| Identifier | http://example.org/cld/terms#DCCDAccrualMethod |
|---|---|
| Name | DCCDAccrualMethod |
| Label | DCCD Accrual Method |
| Defined By |
Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms# |
| Definition |
Methods by which items are added to a collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/collection-DCCDAccrualMethod/ |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Accrual Method, Collection Description Terms [cld:accrualMethod] http://example.org/cld/terms#accrualMethod |
DCCD Accrual Periodicity [cld:DCCDAccrualPeriodicity]
| Identifier | http://example.org/cld/terms#DCCDAccrualPeriodicity |
|---|---|
| Name | DCCDAccrualPeriodicity |
| Label | DCCD Accrual Periodicity |
| Defined By |
Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms# |
| Definition |
Frequencies which items are added to a collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/collection-DCCDAccrualPeriodicity/ |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Accrual Periodicity, Collection Description Terms [cld:accrualPeriodicity] http://example.org/cld/terms#accrualPeriodicity |
DCCD Accrual Policy [cld:DCCDAccrualPolicy]
| Identifier | http://example.org/cld/terms#DCCDAccrualPolicy |
|---|---|
| Name | DCCDAccrualPolicy |
| Label | DCCD Accrual Policy |
| Defined By |
Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms# |
| Definition |
Policies governing the addition of items to a collection. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/collection-DCCDAccrualPolicy/ |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Accrual Policy, Collection Description Terms [cld:accrualPolicy] http://example.org/cld/terms#accrualPolicy |
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) [dcterms:LCSH]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCSH |
|---|---|
| Name | LCSH |
| Label | LCSH |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
Library of Congress Subject Headings. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://lcweb.loc.gov/cds/lcsh.html |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Subject, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject |
Library of Congress Classification (LCC) [dcterms:LCC]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCC |
|---|---|
| Name | LCC |
| Label | LCC |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
Library of Congress Classification. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Subject, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject |
Medical Subject Headings (MESH) [dcterms:MESH]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/MESH |
|---|---|
| Name | MESH |
| Label | MeSH |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
Medical Subject Headings. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Subject, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject |
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) [dcterms:DDC]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/DDC |
|---|---|
| Name | DDC |
| Label | DDC |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
Dewey Decimal Classification. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.oclc.org/dewey/ |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Subject, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject |
Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) [dcterms:UDC]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/UDC |
|---|---|
| Name | UDC |
| Label | UDC |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
Universal Decimal Classification. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.udcc.org/ |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Subject, Dublin Core™ Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject |
W3C Date and Time Format (W3CDTF) [dcterms:W3CDTF]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/W3CDTF |
|---|---|
| Name | W3CDTF |
| Label | W3C-DTF |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
ISO 8601 [dcterms:ISO8601]
| Identifier | http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO8601 |
|---|---|
| Name | ISO8601 |
| Label | ISO 8601 |
| Defined By |
Dublin Core™ Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| Definition |
A date range - two dates separated by a forward-slash (/). Each date should be entered according to the W3C note on 'Date and Time Formats'. Null dates may be used to indicate open-ended date ranges. |
| Comments | [n/a] |
| See Also | [n/a] |
| Type of Term | Encoding Scheme |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Contents Date Range, Collection Description Terms, [cld:contentsDateRange] http://example.org/cld/terms/contentsDateRange |
| Encoding Scheme for |
Accumulation Date Range, Dublin Core™ Terms, [dcterms:created] http://purl.org/dc/terms/created |
Administrative Metadata
A collection-level description conforming to this profile should itself be described by an appropriate administrative metadata record. This document does not specify the properties to be used in that administrative metadata record.
Changes made in this version
- Extended introductory text to include functional requirements and data model sections
- Added "source definition" to all property usage descriptions
- For Collection Identifier, make obligation optional(recommended), and mandate use of URI.
- Altered comments re collection acronym to indicate that it should be supplied as value of dcterms:alternative
- For Language, changed description from "The language of the items in the collection" to "A language of the content of the items in the collection".
- For Language, removed use of dcterms:RFC3066 as encoding scheme and required use of ISO639-2
- For Type, changed description from "The type of the collection" to "A type of the collection".
- For Custodial History, used property dcterms:provenance (rather than gen:provenance) as term added to DCMI Namespace by Usage Board, March 2004. Also amend definition to remove "since its creation".
- Replaced property cld:accrualStatus by three properties cld:accrualMethod, cld:accrualPeriodicity, cld:accrualPolicy
- For Accumulation Date Range, replaced property cld:accumulationDateRange with property dcterms:created
- Replaced property gen:isAvailableAt with two (provisional) properties gen:isLocatedAt and gen:isAccessedVia.
- Replaced gen:DateRange by dcterms:ISO8601 as encoding scheme for date ranges
- Added new encoding schemes cld:DCCDAccrualMethod, cld:DCCDAccrualPeriodicity, cld:DCCDAccrualPolicy.
References
[1] Michael Heaney. An Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/rslp/model/