|
Term Name: Collection |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection
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| Label: |
Collection |
| Definition: |
An aggregation of resources. |
| Comment: |
A collection is described as a group; its parts
may also be separately described. |
| Type of Term: |
vocabulary-term
|
| Status: |
recommended
|
| Date Issued: |
2000-07-11 |
| Version: |
Collection-002
|
|
Term Name: Dataset |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Dataset
|
| Label: |
Dataset |
| Definition: |
Data encoded in a defined structure. |
| Comment: |
Examples include lists, tables, and databases.
A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. |
| Type of Term: |
vocabulary-term
|
| Status: |
recommended
|
| Date Issued: |
2000-07-11 |
| Version: |
Dataset-002
|
|
Term Name: Event |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Event
|
| Label: |
Event |
| Definition: |
A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. |
| Comment: |
Metadata for an event provides descriptive
information that is the basis for discovery of the
purpose, location, duration, and responsible
agents associated with an event. Examples
include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop,
open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea
party, conflagration. |
| Type of Term: |
vocabulary-term
|
| Status: |
recommended
|
| Date Issued: |
2000-07-11 |
| Version: |
Event-002
|
|
Term Name: Image |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image
|
| Label: |
Image |
| Definition: |
A visual representation other than text. |
| Comment: |
Examples include 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
|
| Broader Than: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
|
| Broader Than: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
|
| Status: |
recommended
|
| Date Issued: |
2000-07-11 |
| Version: |
Image-003
|
|
Term Name: InteractiveResource |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/InteractiveResource
|
| Label: |
Interactive Resource |
| Definition: |
A resource requiring interaction from the user to
be understood, executed, or experienced. |
| Comment: |
Examples include forms on Web pages, applets, multimedia
learning objects, chat services, or virtual reality
environments. |
| Type of Term: |
vocabulary-term
|
| Status: |
recommended
|
| Date Issued: |
2000-07-11 |
| Version: |
InteractiveResource-002
|
|
Term Name: MovingImage |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
|
| Label: |
Moving Image |
| Definition: |
A series of visual representations imparting
an impression of motion when shown in succession. |
| Comment: |
Examples include animations, movies, television programs,
videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation.
Instances of the type Moving Image must also be describable
as instances of the broader type Image. |
| Type of Term: |
vocabulary-term
|
| Narrower Than: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image
|
| Status: |
recommended
|
| Date Issued: |
2003-11-18 |
| Version: |
MovingImage-002
|
|
Term Name: PhysicalObject |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject
|
| Label: |
Physical Object |
| Definition: |
An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. |
| Comment: |
Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for,
these objects should use Image, Text or one of the other
types. |
| Type of Term: |
vocabulary-term
|
| Status: |
recommended
|
| Date Issued: |
2002-07-13 |
| Version: |
PhysicalObject-002
|
|
Term Name: Service |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Service
|
| Label: |
Service |
| Definition: |
A system that provides one or more functions. |
| Comment: |
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 |
| Version: |
Service-002
|
|
Term Name: Software |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Software
|
| Label: |
Software |
| Definition: |
A computer program in source or compiled form. |
| Comment: |
Examples include a C source file, MS-Windows .exe executable,
or Perl script. |
| Type of Term: |
vocabulary-term
|
| Status: |
recommended
|
| Date Issued: |
2000-07-11 |
| Version: |
Software-002
|
|
Term Name: Sound |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Sound
|
| Label: |
Sound |
| Definition: |
A resource primarily intended to be heard. |
| Comment: |
Examples include 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 |
| Version: |
Sound-002
|
|
Term Name: StillImage |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
|
| Label: |
Still Image |
| Definition: |
A static visual representation. |
| Comment: |
Examples include paintings, drawings,
graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended
best practice is to assign the type Text to
images of textual materials. Instances of the
type Still Image must also be describable as
instances of the broader type Image. |
| Type of Term: |
vocabulary-term
|
| Narrower Than: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image
|
| Status: |
recommended
|
| Date Issued: |
2003-11-18 |
| Version: |
StillImage-002
|
|
Term Name: Text |
| URI: |
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
|
| Label: |
Text |
| Definition: |
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. |
| Comment: |
Examples include 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 |
| Version: |
Text-002
|
