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===Appendix C===
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The [[Dublin Core]] (alternatively known as [[Dublin Core Data Elements]], [[Dublin Core Metadata Elements]], [[Dublin Core Metadata Element Set]], and [[Dublin Core Set]]; hereinafter, the ''Core'') is the standardized set of [[metadata]] elements that describe content-based resources. The ''Core'' includes fifteen elements or properties of various publications and documents. The ISO 15836, ANSI/NISO Z39.85, and IETF RFC 5013 are the standards that have set up the ''Core''.
  
[[Dublin Core Data Elements]]
 
  
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==Elements==
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===Title===
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:Title is a name given to the resource. Typically, Title will be a name by which the resource is formally known.
  
(This appendix is not part of ANSI/NISO Z39.18-2005, Scientific and Technical Reports - Preparation, Presentation and
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===Creator===
Preservation. It is included for information only.)
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:Creator is an entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource. Examples of Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity.  
  
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===Subject===
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:Subject and Keywords are a topic of the content of the resource. Typically, Subject will be expressed as keywords, key phrases, or classification codes that describe a topic of the resource. Recommended [[best practice]] is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary or formal classification scheme.
  
Element Name: Title
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===Description===
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:Description is an account of the content of the resource. Examples of Description include, but are not limited to: an abstract, table of contents, reference to a graphical representation of content or a free-text account of the content.
  
Label: Title
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===Publisher===
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:Publisher is an entity responsible for making the resource available. Examples of Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.
  
Definition: A name given to the resource.  
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===Contributor===
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:Contributor is an entity responsible for making contributions to the content of the resource. Examples of Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate the entity.
  
Comment: Typically, Title will be a name by which the resource is formally known.  
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===Date===
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:Date is a date of an event in the lifecycle of the resource. Typically, Date will be associated with the creation or availability of the resource. Recommended [[best practice]] for encoding the date value is defined in a profile of ISO 8601 [W3C Date and Time Formats] and includes (among others) dates of the form YYYY-MM-DD.
  
Element Name: Creator
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===Type===
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:Resource Type is the nature or genre of the content of the resource. Type includes terms describing general categories, functions, genres, or aggregation levels for content. Recommended [[best practice]] is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the DCMI Type Vocabulary). To describe the physical or digital manifestation of the resource, use the FORMAT element.
  
Label: Creator
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===Format===
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:Format is the physical or digital manifestation of the resource. Typically, Format may include the media-type or dimensions of the resource. Format may be used to identify the software, hardware, or other equipment needed to display or operate the resource. Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended [[best practice]] is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the list of Internet Media Types [MIME] defining computer media formats).
  
Definition: An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource.  
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===Identifier===
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:Resource Identifier is an unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. Recommended [[best practice]] is to identify the resource by means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system. Formal identification systems include, but are not limited to, the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) (including the [[Uniform Resource Locator]] ([[URL]])), the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and the International Standard Book Number (ISBN).
  
Comment: Examples of Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the
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===Source===
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:Source is a Reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived. The present resource may be derived from the Source resource in whole or in part. Recommended [[best practice]] is to identify the referenced resource by means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system.  
  
name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity.  
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===Language===
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:Language is a language of the intellectual content of the resource. Recommended [[best practice]] is to use Tags for the Idenfitication of Languages, RFC 3066 , which, in conjunction with ISQ639, Codes for the representation of names of languages, defines two- and three-letter primary language tags with optional subtags. Examples include "en" or "eng" for English, "akk" for Akkadian, and "en-GB" for English used in the United Kingdom.
  
Element Name: Subject
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===Relation===
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:Relation is a reference to a related resource. Recommended [[best practice]] is to identify the referenced resource by means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system.
  
Label: Subject and Keywords
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===Coverage===
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:Coverage is the extent or scope of the content of the resource. Typically, Coverage will include spatial location (a place name or geographic coordinates), temporal period (a period label, date, or date range), or jurisdiction (such as a named administrative entity). Recommended [[best practice]] is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ) and to use, where appropriate, named places or time periods in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges.
  
Definition: A topic of the content of the resource.
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===Rights===
 
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:Rights Management is information about rights held in and over the resource. Typically, Rights will contain a rights management statement for the resource, or reference a service providing such information. Rights information often encompasses Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Copyright, and various Property Rights. If the Rights element is absent, no assumptions may be made about any rights held in or over the resource.
Comment: Typically, Subject will be expressed as keywords, key phrases, or classification
 
 
 
codes that describe a topic of the resource. Recommended best practice is to
 
select a value from a controlled vocabulary or formal classification scheme.
 
 
 
Element Name: Description
 
 
 
Label: Description
 
 
 
Definition: An account of the content of the resource.
 
 
 
Comment: Examples of Description include, but are not limited to: an abstract, table of
 
 
 
contents, reference to a graphical representation of content or a free-text account
 
of the content.
 
 
 
Element Name: Publisher
 
 
 
Label: Publisher
 
 
 
Definition: An entity responsible for making the resource available
 
 
 
Comment: Examples of Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically,
 
 
 
the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.
 
 
 
Element Name: Contributor
 
 
 
Label: Contributor
 
 
 
Definition: An entity responsible for making contributions to the content of the resource.
 
 
 
Comment: Examples of Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically,
 
 
 
the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate the entity.
 
 
 
 
 
Element Name: Date
 
 
 
Label:
 
 
 
Definition:
 
 
 
Comment:
 
 
 
 
 
Date
 
 
 
A date of an event in the lifecycle of the resource.
 
 
 
Typically, Date will be associated with the creation or availability of the resource.
 
Recommended best practice for encoding the date value is defined in a profile of
 
ISO 8601 [W3C Date and Time Formats] and includes (among others) dates of the
 
form YYYY-MM-DD.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Element Name:
 
 
 
Label:
 
 
 
Definition:
 
 
 
Comment:
 
 
 
 
 
Element Name:
 
 
 
Label:
 
 
 
Definition:
 
 
 
Comment:
 
 
 
 
 
Element Name:
 
 
 
Label:
 
 
 
Definition:
 
 
 
Comment:
 
 
 
 
 
Element Name:
 
 
 
Label:
 
 
 
Definition:
 
 
 
Comment:
 
 
 
 
 
Element Name:
 
 
 
Label:
 
 
 
Definition:
 
 
 
Comment:
 
 
 
 
 
Element Name:
 
 
 
Label:
 
 
 
Definition:
 
 
 
Comment:
 
 
 
 
 
Type
 
 
 
Resource Type
 
 
 
The nature or genre of the content of the resource.
 
 
 
Type includes terms describing general categories, functions, genres, or
 
aggregation levels for content. Recommended best practice is to select a value
 
from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the DCMI Type Vocabulary) . To
 
describe the physical or digital manifestation of the resource, use the FORMAT
 
element.
 
 
 
Format
 
 
 
Format
 
 
 
The physical or digital manifestation of the resource.
 
 
 
Typically, Format may include the media-type or dimensions of the resource.
 
Format may be used to identify the software, hardware, or other equipment
 
needed to display or operate the resource. Examples of dimensions include size
 
and duration. Recommended best practice is to select a value from a controlled
 
vocabulary (for example, the list of Internet Media Types [MIME] defining computer
 
media formats).
 
 
 
Identifier
 
 
 
Resource Identifier
 
 
 
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
 
 
 
Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string or
 
number conforming to a formal identification system. Formal identification systems
 
include, but are not limited to, the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) (including the
 
Uniform Resource Locator (URL)), the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and the
 
International Standard Book Number (ISBN).
 
 
 
Source
 
 
 
Source
 
 
 
A Reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived.
 
 
 
The present resource may be derived from the Source resource in whole or in
 
part. Recommended best practice is to identify the referenced resource by means
 
of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system.
 
 
 
Language
 
 
 
Language
 
 
 
A language of the intellectual content of the resource.
 
 
 
Recommended best practice is to use Tags for the Idenfitication of Languages,
 
RFC 3066 , which, in conjunction with ISQ639 , Codes for the representation of
 
names of languages, defines two- and three-letter primary language tags with
 
optional subtags. Examples include "en" or "eng" for English, "akk" for Akkadian,
 
and "en-GB" for English used in the United Kingdom.
 
 
 
Relation
 
 
 
Relation
 
 
 
A reference to a related resource.
 
 
 
Recommended best practice is to identify the referenced resource by means of a
 
string or number conforming to a formal identification system.
 
 
 
 
 
Element Name:
 
 
 
Label:
 
 
 
Definition:
 
 
 
Comment:
 
 
 
 
 
Element Name:
 
 
 
Label:
 
 
 
Definition:
 
 
 
Comment:
 
 
 
 
 
Coverage
 
 
 
Coverage
 
 
 
The extent or scope of the content of the resource.
 
 
 
Typically, Coverage will include spatial location (a place name or geographic
 
coordinates), temporal period (a period label, date, or date range), or jurisdiction
 
(such as a named administrative entity). Recommended best practice is to select a
 
value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the Getty Thesaurus of
 
Geographic Names ) and to use, where appropriate, named places or time periods
 
in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges.
 
 
 
Rights
 
 
 
Rights Management  
 
 
 
Information about rights held in and over the resource.  
 
 
 
Typically, Rights will contain a rights management statement for the resource, or  
 
reference a service providing such information. Rights information often  
 
encompasses Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Copyright, and various Property  
 
Rights. If the Rights element is absent, no assumptions may be made about any  
 
rights held in or over the resource.
 

Latest revision as of 20:05, 27 December 2020

The Dublin Core (alternatively known as Dublin Core Data Elements, Dublin Core Metadata Elements, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, and Dublin Core Set; hereinafter, the Core) is the standardized set of metadata elements that describe content-based resources. The Core includes fifteen elements or properties of various publications and documents. The ISO 15836, ANSI/NISO Z39.85, and IETF RFC 5013 are the standards that have set up the Core.


Elements

Title

Title is a name given to the resource. Typically, Title will be a name by which the resource is formally known.

Creator

Creator is an entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource. Examples of Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity.

Subject

Subject and Keywords are a topic of the content of the resource. Typically, Subject will be expressed as keywords, key phrases, or classification codes that describe a topic of the resource. Recommended best practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary or formal classification scheme.

Description

Description is an account of the content of the resource. Examples of Description include, but are not limited to: an abstract, table of contents, reference to a graphical representation of content or a free-text account of the content.

Publisher

Publisher is an entity responsible for making the resource available. Examples of Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.

Contributor

Contributor is an entity responsible for making contributions to the content of the resource. Examples of Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate the entity.

Date

Date is a date of an event in the lifecycle of the resource. Typically, Date will be associated with the creation or availability of the resource. Recommended best practice for encoding the date value is defined in a profile of ISO 8601 [W3C Date and Time Formats] and includes (among others) dates of the form YYYY-MM-DD.

Type

Resource Type is the nature or genre of the content of the resource. Type includes terms describing general categories, functions, genres, or aggregation levels for content. Recommended best practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the DCMI Type Vocabulary). To describe the physical or digital manifestation of the resource, use the FORMAT element.

Format

Format is the physical or digital manifestation of the resource. Typically, Format may include the media-type or dimensions of the resource. Format may be used to identify the software, hardware, or other equipment needed to display or operate the resource. Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the list of Internet Media Types [MIME] defining computer media formats).

Identifier

Resource Identifier is an unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system. Formal identification systems include, but are not limited to, the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) (including the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)), the Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and the International Standard Book Number (ISBN).

Source

Source is a Reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived. The present resource may be derived from the Source resource in whole or in part. Recommended best practice is to identify the referenced resource by means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system.

Language

Language is a language of the intellectual content of the resource. Recommended best practice is to use Tags for the Idenfitication of Languages, RFC 3066 , which, in conjunction with ISQ639, Codes for the representation of names of languages, defines two- and three-letter primary language tags with optional subtags. Examples include "en" or "eng" for English, "akk" for Akkadian, and "en-GB" for English used in the United Kingdom.

Relation

Relation is a reference to a related resource. Recommended best practice is to identify the referenced resource by means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system.

Coverage

Coverage is the extent or scope of the content of the resource. Typically, Coverage will include spatial location (a place name or geographic coordinates), temporal period (a period label, date, or date range), or jurisdiction (such as a named administrative entity). Recommended best practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ) and to use, where appropriate, named places or time periods in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges.

Rights

Rights Management is information about rights held in and over the resource. Typically, Rights will contain a rights management statement for the resource, or reference a service providing such information. Rights information often encompasses Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Copyright, and various Property Rights. If the Rights element is absent, no assumptions may be made about any rights held in or over the resource.