This document is an up-to-date, authoritative specification
of all metadata terms maintained by the Dublin Core Metadata
Initiative. Included are the fifteen terms of the Dublin Core
Metadata Element Set, which have also been published as IETF
RFC 5013 [
Where applicable, the following attributes provide additional information about a term:
This documentation is maintained by the DCMI Usage
Board in accordance with the DCMI Namespace Policy
[
]. The namespace policy
says that DCMI terms are identified using Uniform Resource
Identifiers (URIs). In accordance with the principle that
distinct URIs should be assigned to distinct resources, the
policy sets limits on the range of editorial changes that
may allowably be made to the official labels, definitions,
and usage comments associated with DCMI terms. By policy, any
changes of meaning judged "likely to have a substantial impact
on either machine processing of DCMI terms or the functional
semantics of the terms" must trigger the creation of a new,
distinct term with a new, distinct URI.
For further information about the change history
and the corresponding Usage Board decisions, please
consult the document "DCMI Metadata Terms: A complete
historical record" [
The current release of "DCMI Metadata Terms" reflects editorial
changes approved since December 2006, notably:
These changes are described more fully in the
documents "Revisions to DCMI Metadata Terms" [
Formal domains and ranges specify what kind of described
resources and value resources are associated with a given
property. Domains and ranges express the meanings implicit in
natural-language definitions in an explicit form that is usable
for the automatic processing of logical inferences.
When a given property is encountered, an inferencing application
may use the domains and ranges assigned by DCMI to that property
in order to make inferences about the resources described thereby.
So as not to affect the conformance of existing implementations
of "simple Dublin Core" in RDF, domains and ranges have
not been specified for the fifteen properties of the dc:
namespace (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/). Rather,
fifteen new properties with "names" identical to those of
DCMES Version 1.1 have been created in the dcterms: namespace
(http://purl.org/dc/terms/). These fifteen new properties
have been defined as subproperties of the corresponding
properties of DCMES Version 1.1 and assigned domains and
ranges as outlined in this document.
Implementers may freely choose to use these fifteen properties
either in their legacy dc: variant (e.g., http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator) or
in the dcterms: variant (e.g., http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator) depending
on application requirements. The RDF schemas of
the DCMI namespaces describe the subproperty relation of
dcterms:creator to dc:creator for use by Semantic
Web-aware applications. Over time, however, implementers are
encouraged to use the semantically more precise dcterms:
properties, as they more fully follow emerging notions of
best practice for machine-processable metadata.
This document reflects the terminology used in the revised DCMI Abstract
Model approved as a DCMI Recommendation in 2007 [
DCMI maintains a Web page with pointers to known translations
of semantic specifications and related DCMI documents [
|
Term Name: abstract |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/abstract
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| Label:
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Abstract |
| Definition:
|
A summary of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
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| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#abstract-003
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|
Term Name: accessRights |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights
|
| Label:
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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 policies. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights
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| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/rights
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| Has Range:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/RightsStatement
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#accessRights-002
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|
Term Name: accrualMethod |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualMethod
|
| Label:
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Accrual Method |
| Definition:
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The method by which items are added to a collection. |
| Type of Term:
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Property
|
| Has Domain:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/Collection
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| Has Range:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/MethodOfAccrual
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#accrualMethod-002
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|
Term Name: accrualPeriodicity |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPeriodicity
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| Label:
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Accrual Periodicity |
| Definition:
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The frequency with which items are added to a collection. |
| Type of Term:
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Property
|
| Has Domain:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/Collection
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| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Frequency
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#accrualPeriodicity-002
|
|
Term Name: accrualPolicy |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPolicy
|
| Label:
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Accrual Policy |
| Definition:
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The policy governing the addition of items to a collection. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Has Domain:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/Collection
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| Has Range:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/Policy
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#accrualPolicy-002
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|
Term Name: alternative |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative
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| Label:
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Alternative Title |
| Definition:
|
An alternative name for the resource. |
| Comment:
|
The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
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| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#alternative-003
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| Note:
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In current practice, this term is used primarily with literal values; however, there are important uses with non-literal values as well. As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is leaving this range unspecified pending an investigation of options. |
|
Term Name: audience |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience
|
| Label:
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Audience |
| Definition:
|
A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/AgentClass
|
| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#audience-003
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|
Term Name: available |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/available
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| Label:
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Date Available |
| Definition:
|
Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
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| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
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| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#available-003
|
|
Term Name: bibliographicCitation |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation
|
| Label:
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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. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
|
| Has Domain:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/BibliographicResource
|
| Has Range:
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
|
| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#bibliographicCitation-002
|
|
Term Name: conformsTo |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo
|
| Label:
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Conforms To |
| Definition:
|
An established standard to which the described resource conforms. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
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| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Standard
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#conformsTo-003
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|
Term Name: contributor |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor
|
| Label:
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Contributor |
| Definition:
|
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of a Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate the entity. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/contributor
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#contributorT-001
|
|
Term Name: coverage |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage
|
| Label:
|
Coverage |
| Definition:
|
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant. |
| Comment:
|
Spatial topic and spatial applicability may be a named place or a location specified by its geographic coordinates. Temporal topic may be a named period, date, or date range. A jurisdiction may be a named administrative entity or a geographic place to which the resource applies. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]. Where appropriate, named places or time periods can be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges. |
| References:
|
[TGN] http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage
|
| Has Range:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/LocationPeriodOrJurisdiction
|
| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#coverageT-001
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|
Term Name: created |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/created
|
| Label:
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Date Created |
| Definition:
|
Date of creation of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
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| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
|
| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#created-003
|
|
Term Name: creator |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator
|
| Label:
|
Creator |
| Definition:
|
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor
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| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent
|
| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#creatorT-001
|
|
Term Name: date |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
|
| Label:
|
Date |
| Definition:
|
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF]. |
| References:
|
[W3CDTF] http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
|
| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#dateT-001
|
|
Term Name: dateAccepted |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateAccepted
|
| Label:
|
Date Accepted |
| Definition:
|
Date of acceptance of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
|
| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#dateAccepted-002
|
|
Term Name: dateCopyrighted |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateCopyrighted
|
| Label:
|
Date Copyrighted |
| Definition:
|
Date of copyright. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
|
| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#dateCopyrighted-002
|
|
Term Name: dateSubmitted |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateSubmitted
|
| Label:
|
Date Submitted |
| Definition:
|
Date of submission of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
|
| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#dateSubmitted-002
|
|
Term Name: description |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
|
| Label:
|
Description |
| Definition:
|
An account of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract, a table of contents, a graphical representation, or a free-text account of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#descriptionT-001
|
|
Term Name: educationLevel |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/educationLevel
|
| Label:
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Audience Education Level |
| Definition:
|
A class of entity, defined in terms of progression through an educational or training context, for which the described resource is intended. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience
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| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/AgentClass
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#educationLevel-002
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|
Term Name: extent |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent
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| Label:
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Extent |
| Definition:
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The size or duration of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
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Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
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| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/format
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| Has Range:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/SizeOrDuration
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#extent-003
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|
Term Name: format |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/format
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| Label:
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Format |
| Definition:
|
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Internet Media Types [MIME]. |
| References:
|
[MIME] http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/ |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
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| Has Range:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/MediaTypeOrExtent
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#formatT-001
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Term Name: hasFormat |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasFormat
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| Label:
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Has Format |
| Definition:
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A related resource that is substantially the same as the pre-existing described resource, but in another format. |
| Type of Term:
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Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#hasFormat-003
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| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: hasPart |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart
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| Label:
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Has Part |
| Definition:
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A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
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| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#hasPart-003
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| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: hasVersion |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion
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| Label:
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Has Version |
| Definition:
|
A related resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
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| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#hasVersion-003
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| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: identifier |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
|
| Label:
|
Identifier |
| Definition:
|
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. |
| Comment:
|
Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
|
| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#identifierT-001
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|
Term Name: instructionalMethod |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/instructionalMethod
|
| Label:
|
Instructional Method |
| Definition:
|
A process, used to engender knowledge, attitudes and skills, that the described resource is designed to support. |
| Comment:
|
Instructional Method will typically include ways of presenting instructional materials or conducting instructional activities, patterns of learner-to-learner and learner-to-instructor interactions, and mechanisms by which group and individual levels of learning are measured. Instructional methods include all aspects of the instruction and learning processes from planning and implementation through evaluation and feedback. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/MethodOfInstruction
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| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#instructionalMethod-002
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Term Name: isFormatOf |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/isFormatOf
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| Label:
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Is Format Of |
| Definition:
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A related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
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| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#isFormatOf-003
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| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: isPartOf |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf
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| Label:
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Is Part Of |
| Definition:
|
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
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| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#isPartOf-003
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| Note:
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This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: isReferencedBy |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReferencedBy
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| Label:
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Is Referenced By |
| Definition:
|
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
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| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
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| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#isReferencedBy-003
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| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: isReplacedBy |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReplacedBy
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| Label:
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Is Replaced By |
| Definition:
|
A related resource that supplants, displaces, or supersedes the described resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
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| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#isReplacedBy-003
|
| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: isRequiredBy |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/isRequiredBy
|
| Label:
|
Is Required By |
| Definition:
|
A related resource that requires the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#isRequiredBy-003
|
| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: issued |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued
|
| Label:
|
Date Issued |
| Definition:
|
Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
|
| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#issued-003
|
|
Term Name: isVersionOf |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/isVersionOf
|
| Label:
|
Is Version Of |
| Definition:
|
A related resource of which the described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation. |
| Comment:
|
Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#isVersionOf-003
|
| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: language |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/language
|
| Label:
|
Language |
| Definition:
|
A language of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646]. |
| References:
|
[RFC4646] http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4646.txt |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/LinguisticSystem
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#languageT-001
|
|
Term Name: license |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/license
|
| Label:
|
License |
| Definition:
|
A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/rights
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/LicenseDocument
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#license-002
|
|
Term Name: mediator |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/mediator
|
| Label:
|
Mediator |
| Definition:
|
An entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful. |
| Comment:
|
In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/AgentClass
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#mediator-003
|
|
Term Name: medium |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/medium
|
| Label:
|
Medium |
| Definition:
|
The material or physical carrier of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/format
|
| Has Domain:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/PhysicalResource
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/PhysicalMedium
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#medium-003
|
|
Term Name: modified |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified
|
| Label:
|
Date Modified |
| Definition:
|
Date on which the resource was changed. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
|
| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#modified-003
|
|
Term Name: provenance |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/provenance
|
| Label:
|
Provenance |
| Definition:
|
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. |
| Comment:
|
The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/ProvenanceStatement
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#provenance-002
|
|
Term Name: publisher |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher
|
| Label:
|
Publisher |
| Definition:
|
An entity responsible for making the resource available. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/publisher
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#publisherT-001
|
|
Term Name: references |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/references
|
| Label:
|
References |
| Definition:
|
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#references-003
|
| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: relation |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
|
| Label:
|
Relation |
| Definition:
|
A related resource. |
| Comment:
|
Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#relationT-001
|
| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: replaces |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/replaces
|
| Label:
|
Replaces |
| Definition:
|
A related resource that is supplanted, displaced, or superseded by the described resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#replaces-003
|
| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: requires |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/requires
|
| Label:
|
Requires |
| Definition:
|
A related resource that is required by the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#requires-003
|
| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: rights |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/rights
|
| Label:
|
Rights |
| Definition:
|
Information about rights held in and over the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/RightsStatement
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#rightsT-001
|
|
Term Name: rightsHolder |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/rightsHolder
|
| Label:
|
Rights Holder |
| Definition:
|
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#rightsHolder-002
|
|
Term Name: source |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/source
|
| Label:
|
Source |
| Definition:
|
A related resource from which the described resource is derived. |
| Comment:
|
The described resource may be derived from the related resource in whole or in part. Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/source
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#sourceT-001
|
| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: spatial |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/spatial
|
| Label:
|
Spatial Coverage |
| Definition:
|
Spatial characteristics of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#spatial-003
|
|
Term Name: subject |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/subject
|
| Label:
|
Subject |
| Definition:
|
The topic of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. To describe the spatial or temporal topic of the resource, use the Coverage element. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#subjectT-001
|
| Note:
|
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration. |
|
Term Name: tableOfContents |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/tableOfContents
|
| Label:
|
Table Of Contents |
| Definition:
|
A list of subunits of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#tableOfContents-003
|
|
Term Name: temporal |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal
|
| Label:
|
Temporal Coverage |
| Definition:
|
Temporal characteristics of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage
|
| Has Range:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#temporal-003
|
|
Term Name: title |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
|
| Label:
|
Title |
| Definition:
|
A name given to the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#titleT-001
|
| Note:
|
In current practice, this term is used primarily with literal values; however, there are important uses with non-literal values as well. As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is leaving this range unspecified pending an investigation of options. |
|
Term Name: type |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/type
|
| Label:
|
Type |
| Definition:
|
The nature or genre of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE]. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element. |
| References:
|
[DCMITYPE] http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-type-vocabulary/ |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type
|
| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#typeT-001
|
|
Term Name: valid |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/valid
|
| Label:
|
Date Valid |
| Definition:
|
Date (often a range) of validity of a resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| Refines:
|
http://purl.org/dc/terms/date
|
| Has Range:
|
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#valid-003
|
|
Term Name: contributor |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/contributor
|
| Label:
|
Contributor |
| Definition:
|
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of a Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate the entity. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#contributor-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: coverage |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage
|
| Label:
|
Coverage |
| Definition:
|
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant. |
| Comment:
|
Spatial topic and spatial applicability may be a named place or a location specified by its geographic coordinates. Temporal topic may be a named period, date, or date range. A jurisdiction may be a named administrative entity or a geographic place to which the resource applies. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]. Where appropriate, named places or time periods can be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges. |
| References:
|
[TGN] http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#coverage-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: creator |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator
|
| Label:
|
Creator |
| Definition:
|
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#creator-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: date |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
|
| Label:
|
Date |
| Definition:
|
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF]. |
| References:
|
[W3CDTF] http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#date-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: description |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
|
| Label:
|
Description |
| Definition:
|
An account of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract, a table of contents, a graphical representation, or a free-text account of the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#description-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: format |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
|
| Label:
|
Format |
| Definition:
|
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Internet Media Types [MIME]. |
| References:
|
[MIME] http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/ |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#format-007
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: identifier |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
|
| Label:
|
Identifier |
| Definition:
|
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. |
| Comment:
|
Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#identifier-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: language |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language
|
| Label:
|
Language |
| Definition:
|
A language of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646]. |
| References:
|
[RFC4646] http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4646.txt |
| See:
|
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4646.txt
|
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#language-007
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: publisher |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/publisher
|
| Label:
|
Publisher |
| Definition:
|
An entity responsible for making the resource available. |
| Comment:
|
Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#publisher-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: relation |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
|
| Label:
|
Relation |
| Definition:
|
A related resource. |
| Comment:
|
Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#relation-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: rights |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights
|
| Label:
|
Rights |
| Definition:
|
Information about rights held in and over the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#rights-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: source |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/source
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| Label:
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Source |
| Definition:
|
A related resource from which the described resource is derived. |
| Comment:
|
The described resource may be derived from the related resource in whole or in part. Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system. |
| Type of Term:
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Property
|
| Version:
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http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#source-006
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| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: subject |
| URI:
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http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject
|
| Label:
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Subject |
| Definition:
|
The topic of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. To describe the spatial or temporal topic of the resource, use the Coverage element. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#subject-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: title |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
|
| Label:
|
Title |
| Definition:
|
A name given to the resource. |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#title-006
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| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
|
Term Name: type |
| URI:
|
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type
|
| Label:
|
Type |
| Definition:
|
The nature or genre of the resource. |
| Comment:
|
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE]. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element. |
| References:
|
[DCMITYPE] http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-type-vocabulary/ |
| Type of Term:
|
Property
|
| Version:
|
http://dublincore.org/usage/terms/history/#type-006
|
| Note:
|
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation. |
