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 4. DCMI Metadata Terms


DCMI METADATA TERMS

Title: DCMI Metadata Terms Creator: DCMI Usage Board Identifier:
http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/2020-01-20/ Date
Issued: 2020-01-20 Latest Version:
https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/ Version
History:
https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/release_history/
Document Status: This is a DCMI Recommendation. Description: This document is an
up-to-date specification of all metadata terms maintained by the Dublin Core
Metadata Initiative, including properties, vocabulary encoding schemes, syntax
encoding schemes, and classes.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 1. Introduction and Definitions
 2. Properties in the /terms/ namespace
 3. Properties in the /elements/1.1/ namespace
 4. Vocabulary Encoding Schemes
 5. Syntax Encoding Schemes
 6. Classes
 7. DCMI Type Vocabulary
 8. Terms for vocabulary description
 9. Bibliography



INDEX OF TERMS

Properties in the /terms/ namespace: abstract, accessRights, accrualMethod,
accrualPeriodicity, accrualPolicy, alternative, audience, available,
bibliographicCitation, conformsTo, contributor, coverage, created, creator,
date, dateAccepted, dateCopyrighted, dateSubmitted, description, educationLevel,
extent, format, hasFormat, hasPart, hasVersion, identifier, instructionalMethod,
isFormatOf, isPartOf, isReferencedBy, isReplacedBy, isRequiredBy, issued,
isVersionOf, language, license, mediator, medium, modified, provenance,
publisher, references, relation, replaces, requires, rights, rightsHolder,
source, spatial, subject, tableOfContents, temporal, title, type, valid
Properties in the /elements/1.1/ namespace: contributor, coverage, creator,
date, description, format, identifier, language, publisher, relation, rights,
source, subject, title, type Vocabulary Encoding Schemes: DCMIType, DDC, IMT,
LCC, LCSH, MESH, NLM, TGN, UDC Syntax Encoding Schemes: Box, ISO3166, ISO639-2,
ISO639-3, Period, Point, RFC1766, RFC3066, RFC4646, RFC5646, URI, W3CDTF
Classes: Agent, AgentClass, BibliographicResource, FileFormat, Frequency,
Jurisdiction, LicenseDocument, LinguisticSystem, Location,
LocationPeriodOrJurisdiction, MediaType, MediaTypeOrExtent, MethodOfAccrual,
MethodOfInstruction, PeriodOfTime, PhysicalMedium, PhysicalResource, Policy,
ProvenanceStatement, RightsStatement, SizeOrDuration, Standard DCMI Type
Vocabulary: Collection, Dataset, Event, Image, InteractiveResource, MovingImage,
PhysicalObject, Service, Software, Sound, StillImage, Text Terms for vocabulary
description: domainIncludes, memberOf, rangeIncludes, VocabularyEncodingScheme



SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS

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 (also known as "the
Dublin Core") plus several dozen properties, classes, datatypes, and vocabulary
encoding schemes. The "Dublin Core" plus these extension vocabularies are
collectively referred to as "DCMI metadata terms" ("Dublin Core terms" for
short). These terms are intended to be used in combination with metadata terms
from other, compatible vocabularies in the context of application profiles.

DCMI metadata terms are expressed in RDF vocabularies for use in Linked Data.
Creators of non-RDF metadata can use the terms in contexts such as XML, JSON,
UML, or relational databases by disregarding both the global identifier and the
formal implications of the RDF-specific aspects of term definitions. Such users
can take domain, range, subproperty, and subclass relations as usage suggestions
and focus on the natural-language text of definitions, usage notes, and
examples.

Each term is identified with a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), a global
identifier usable in Linked Data. Term URIs resolve to the (DCMI Metadata Terms)
document when selected in a browser or, when referenced programmatically by RDF
applications, to one of four RDF schemas. The scope of each RDF schema
corresponds to a "DCMI namespace", or set of DCMI metadata terms that are
identified using a common base URI, as enumerated in the DCMI Namespace Policy.
In Linked Data, the URIs for DCMI namespaces are often declared as prefixes in
order to make data, queries, and schemas more concise and readable.

The four DCMI namespaces are:

 * http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/ The /elements/1.1/ namespace was created in
   2000 for the RDF representation of the fifteen-element Dublin Core and has
   been widely used in data for more than twenty years. This namespace
   corresponds to the original scope of ISO 15836, which was published first in
   2003 and last revised in 2017 as ISO 15836-1:2017 [ISO 15836-1:2017.
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/ The /terms/ namespace was originally created in
   2001 for identifying new terms coined outside of the original fifteen-element
   Dublin Core. In 2008, in the context of defining formal semantic constraints
   for DCMI metadata terms in support of RDF applications, the original fifteen
   elements themselves were mirrored in the /terms/ namespace. As a result,
   there exists both a dc:date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date) with no
   formal range and a corresponding dcterms:date (http://purl.org/dc/terms/date)
   with a formal range of "literal". While these distinctions are significant
   for creators of RDF applications, most users can safely treat the fifteen
   parallel properties as equivalent. The most useful properties and classes of
   DCMI Metadata Terms have now been published as ISO 15836-2:2019 [ISO
   15836-2:2019]. While the /elements/1.1/ namespace will be supported
   indefinitely, DCMI gently encourages use of the /terms/ namespace.
 * http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/ The /dcmitype/ namespace was created in 2001 for
   the DCMI Type Vocabulary, which defines classes for basic types of thing that
   can be described using DCMI metadata terms.
 * http://purl.org/dc/dcam/ The /dcam/ namespace was created in 2008 for terms
   used in the description of DCMI metadata terms.

Each term is specified with the following minimal set of attributes:

Name: A token appended to the URI of a DCMI namespace to create the URI of the
term. Label: The human-readable label assigned to the term. URI: The Uniform
Resource Identifier used to uniquely identify a term. Definition: A statement
that represents the concept and essential nature of the term. Type of Term: The
type of term: property, class, datatype, or vocabulary encoding scheme.


Where applicable, the following attributes provide additional information about
a term:

Comment: Additional information about the term or its application. See:
Authoritative documentation related to the term. Subproperty Of: A property of
which the described term is a sub-property. Superclass Of: A class of which the
described term is a super-class. Subclass Of: A class of which the described
term is a sub-class. Domain: A class of which a resource described by the term
is an instance. Domain Includes: A suggested class for subjects of this
property. Range: A class of which a value described by the term is an instance.
Range Includes: A suggested class for values of this property. Member Of: An
enumerated set of resources (Vocabulary Encoding Scheme) of which the term is a
member. Instance Of: A class of which the described term is an instance.
Equivalent
Property: A property to which the described term is equivalent.


REFERENCES

[ISO 15836-1:2017] https://www.iso.org/standard/71339.html [ISO 15836-2:2019]
https://www.iso.org/standard/71341.html [NAMESPACE]
http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-namespace/



SECTION 2: PROPERTIES IN THE /TERMS/ NAMESPACE

Term Name: abstract
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/abstract Label Abstract Definition A summary of the
resource. Type of Term Property Subproperty of
 * Description (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description)
 * Description (http://purl.org/dc/terms/description)

Term Name: accessRights
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights Label Access Rights Definition
Information about who 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 Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/RightsStatement

Subproperty of
 * Rights (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights)
 * Rights (http://purl.org/dc/terms/rights)

Term Name: accrualMethod
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualMethod Label Accrual Method Definition The
method by which items are added to a collection. Comment Recommended practice is
to use a value from the Collection Description Accrual Method Vocabulary
[DCMI-ACCRUALMETHOD]. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/MethodOfAccrual

Has Domain http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection Term Name: accrualPeriodicity
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPeriodicity Label Accrual Periodicity
Definition The frequency with which items are added to a collection. Comment
Recommended practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Frequency
Vocabulary [DCMI-COLLFREQ]. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Frequency

Has Domain http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection Term Name: accrualPolicy
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPolicy Label Accrual Policy Definition The
policy governing the addition of items to a collection. Comment Recommended
practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Accrual Policy
Vocabulary [DCMI-ACCRUALPOLICY]. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Policy

Has Domain http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection Term Name: alternative
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative Label Alternative Title Definition An
alternative name for the resource. Comment The distinction between titles and
alternative titles is application-specific. Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Title (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title)
 * Title (http://purl.org/dc/terms/title)

Term Name: audience
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience Label Audience Definition A class of
agents for whom the resource is intended or useful. Comment Recommended practice
is to use this property with non-literal values from a vocabulary of audience
types. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/AgentClass

Term Name: available
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/available Label Date Available Definition Date that
the resource became or will become available. Comment Recommended practice is to
describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property
Date, of which this is a subproperty. Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date)
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/terms/date)

Term Name: bibliographicCitation
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation Label Bibliographic Citation
Definition A bibliographic reference for the resource. Comment Recommended
practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource
as unambiguously as possible. Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Identifier (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier)
 * Identifier (http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier)

Term Name: conformsTo
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo Label Conforms To Definition An
established standard to which the described resource conforms. Type of Term
Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Standard

Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: contributor
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor Label Contributor Definition An entity
responsible for making contributions to the resource. Comment The guidelines for
using names of persons or organizations as creators apply to contributors. Type
of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent

Subproperty of
 * Contributor (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/contributor)

Term Name: coverage
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage Label Coverage Definition The spatial or
temporal topic of the resource, spatial applicability of the resource, or
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 practice is to use a controlled
vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]. Where
appropriate, named places or time periods may be used in preference to numeric
identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges. Because coverage is so
broadly defined, it is preferable to use the more specific subproperties
Temporal Coverage and Spatial Coverage. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Period
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Jurisdiction

Subproperty of
 * Coverage (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage)

Term Name: created
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/created Label Date Created Definition Date of
creation of the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to describe the date,
date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this
is a subproperty. Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date)
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/terms/date)

Term Name: creator
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator Label Creator Definition An entity
responsible for making the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to identify
the creator with a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a literal value
that identifies the creator may be provided. Type of Term Property Range
Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent

Equivalent Property
 * http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/maker

Subproperty of
 * Creator (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator)
 * Contributor (http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor)

Term Name: date
More details
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
practice is to express the date, date/time, or period of time according to ISO
8601-1 [ISO 8601-1] or a published profile of the ISO standard, such as the W3C
Note on Date and Time Formats [W3CDTF] or the Extended Date/Time Format
Specification [EDTF]. If the full date is unknown, month and year (YYYY-MM) or
just year (YYYY) may be used. Date ranges may be specified using ISO 8601 period
of time specification in which start and end dates are separated by a '/'
(slash) character. Either the start or end date may be missing. Type of Term
Property Has Range http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date)

Term Name: dateAccepted
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateAccepted Label Date Accepted Definition Date of
acceptance of the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to describe the
date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of
which this is a subproperty. Examples of resources to which a date of acceptance
may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article
(accepted by a journal). Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date)
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/terms/date)

Term Name: dateCopyrighted
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateCopyrighted Label Date Copyrighted Definition
Date of copyright of the resource. Comment Typically a year. Recommended
practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended
for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty. Type of Term Property Has
Range http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date)
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/terms/date)

Term Name: dateSubmitted
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateSubmitted Label Date Submitted Definition Date
of submission of the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to describe the
date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of
which this is a subproperty. Examples of resources to which a 'Date Submitted'
may be relevant include a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an
article (submitted to a journal). Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date)
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/terms/date)

Term Name: description
More details
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 Subproperty of
 * Description (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description)

Term Name: educationLevel
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/educationLevel Label Audience Education Level
Definition A class of agents, defined in terms of progression through an
educational or training context, for which the described resource is intended.
Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/AgentClass

Subproperty of
 * Audience (http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience)

Term Name: extent
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent Label Extent Definition The size or duration
of the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to specify the file size in
megabytes and duration in ISO 8601 format. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/SizeOrDuration

Subproperty of
 * Format (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format)
 * Format (http://purl.org/dc/terms/format)

Term Name: format
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/format Label Format Definition The file format,
physical medium, or dimensions of the resource. Comment Recommended practice is
to use a controlled vocabulary where available. For example, for file formats
one could use the list of Internet Media Types [MIME]. Examples of dimensions
include size and duration. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/MediaType
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Extent

Subproperty of
 * Format (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format)

Term Name: hasFormat
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasFormat Label Has Format Definition A related
resource that is substantially the same as the pre-existing described resource,
but in another format. Comment This property is intended to be used with
non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Is Format Of. Type
of Term Property Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: hasPart
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart Label Has Part Definition A related
resource that is included either physically or logically in the described
resource. Comment This property is intended to be used with non-literal values.
This property is an inverse property of Is Part Of. Type of Term Property
Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: hasVersion
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion Label Has Version Definition A related
resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource.
Comment Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than
differences in format. This property is intended to be used with non-literal
values. This property is an inverse property of Is Version Of. Type of Term
Property Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: identifier
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier Label Identifier Definition An
unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. Comment
Recommended practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming
to an identification system. Examples include International Standard Book Number
(ISBN), Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and Uniform Resource Name (URN).
Persistent identifiers should be provided as HTTP URIs. Type of Term Property
Has Range http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Identifier (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier)

Term Name: instructionalMethod
More details
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
typically includes 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 Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/MethodOfInstruction

Term Name: isFormatOf
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/isFormatOf Label Is Format Of Definition A
pre-existing related resource that is substantially the same as the described
resource, but in another format. Comment This property is intended to be used
with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Has Format.
Type of Term Property Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: isPartOf
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf Label Is Part Of Definition A related
resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
Comment This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This
property is an inverse property of Has Part. Type of Term Property Subproperty
of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: isReferencedBy
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReferencedBy Label Is Referenced By Definition A
related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described
resource. Comment This property is intended to be used with non-literal values.
This property is an inverse property of References. Type of Term Property
Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: isReplacedBy
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReplacedBy Label Is Replaced By Definition A
related resource that supplants, displaces, or supersedes the described
resource. Comment This property is intended to be used with non-literal values.
This property is an inverse property of Replaces. Type of Term Property
Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: isRequiredBy
More details
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. Comment This property is intended to be used with
non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Requires. Type of
Term Property Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: issued
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued Label Date Issued Definition Date of formal
issuance of the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to describe the date,
date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this
is a subproperty. Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date)
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/terms/date)

Term Name: isVersionOf
More details
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. This property is intended to be used with
non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Has Version. Type of
Term Property Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: language
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/language Label Language Definition A language of
the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to use either a non-literal value
representing a language from a controlled vocabulary such as ISO 639-2 or ISO
639-3, or a literal value consisting of an IETF Best Current Practice 47
[IETF-BCP47] language tag. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/LinguisticSystem

Subproperty of
 * Language (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language)

Term Name: license
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/license Label License Definition A legal document
giving official permission to do something with the resource. Comment
Recommended practice is to identify the license document with a URI. If this is
not possible or feasible, a literal value that identifies the license may be
provided. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/LicenseDocument

Subproperty of
 * Rights (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights)
 * Rights (http://purl.org/dc/terms/rights)

Term Name: mediator
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/mediator Label Mediator Definition An entity that
mediates access to the resource. Comment In an educational context, a mediator
might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver. Type of Term
Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/AgentClass

Subproperty of
 * Audience (http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience)

Term Name: medium
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/medium Label Medium Definition The material or
physical carrier of the resource. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/PhysicalMedium

Domain Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/PhysicalResource

Subproperty of
 * Format (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format)
 * Format (http://purl.org/dc/terms/format)

Term Name: modified
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/modified Label Date Modified Definition Date on
which the resource was changed. Comment Recommended practice is to describe the
date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of
which this is a subproperty. Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date)
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/terms/date)

Term Name: provenance
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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 Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/ProvenanceStatement

Term Name: publisher
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher Label Publisher Definition An entity
responsible for making the resource available. Type of Term Property Range
Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent

Subproperty of
 * Publisher (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/publisher)

Term Name: references
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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. Comment This property is intended to be used with non-literal values.
This property is an inverse property of Is Referenced By. Type of Term Property
Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: relation
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation Label Relation Definition A related
resource. Comment Recommended practice is to identify the related resource by
means of a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a string conforming to a
formal identification system may be provided. Type of Term Property Subproperty
of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)

Term Name: replaces
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/replaces Label Replaces Definition A related
resource that is supplanted, displaced, or superseded by the described resource.
Comment This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This
property is an inverse property of Is Replaced By. Type of Term Property
Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: requires
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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. Comment This property is intended to be used with
non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Is Required By. Type
of Term Property Subproperty of
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: rights
More details
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. Recommended practice is to refer to a
rights statement with a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a literal
value (name, label, or short text) may be provided. Type of Term Property Range
Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/RightsStatement

Subproperty of
 * Rights (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights)

Term Name: rightsHolder
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/rightsHolder Label Rights Holder Definition A
person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Comment
Recommended practice is to refer to the rights holder with a URI. If this is not
possible or feasible, a literal value that identifies the rights holder may be
provided. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent

Term Name: source
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/source Label Source Definition A related resource
from which the described resource is derived. Comment This property is intended
to be used with non-literal values. The described resource may be derived from
the related resource in whole or in part. Best practice is to identify the
related resource by means of a URI or a string conforming to a formal
identification system. Type of Term Property Subproperty of
 * Source (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/source)
 * Relation (http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation)

Term Name: spatial
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/spatial Label Spatial Coverage Definition Spatial
characteristics of the resource. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location

Subproperty of
 * Coverage (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage)
 * Coverage (http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage)

Term Name: subject
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/subject Label Subject Definition A topic of the
resource. Comment Recommended practice is to refer to the subject with a URI. If
this is not possible or feasible, a literal value that identifies the subject
may be provided. Both should preferably refer to a subject in a controlled
vocabulary. Type of Term Property Subproperty of
 * Subject (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject)

Term Name: tableOfContents
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/tableOfContents Label Table Of Contents Definition
A list of subunits of the resource. Type of Term Property Subproperty of
 * Description (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description)
 * Description (http://purl.org/dc/terms/description)

Term Name: temporal
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal Label Temporal Coverage Definition
Temporal characteristics of the resource. Type of Term Property Range Includes
 * http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime

Subproperty of
 * Coverage (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage)
 * Coverage (http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage)

Term Name: title
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/title Label Title Definition A name given to the
resource. Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Title (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title)

Term Name: type
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/type Label Type Definition The nature or genre of
the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary
such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMI-TYPE]. To describe the file format,
physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the property Format. Type of
Term Property Subproperty of
 * Type (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type)

Term Name: valid
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/valid Label Date Valid Definition Date (often a
range) of validity of a resource. Comment Recommended practice is to describe
the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of
which this is a subproperty. Type of Term Property Has Range
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Literal Subproperty of
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date)
 * Date (http://purl.org/dc/terms/date)



SECTION 3: PROPERTIES IN THE /ELEMENTS/1.1/ NAMESPACE

Term Name: contributor
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URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/contributor Label Contributor Definition An
entity responsible for making contributions to the resource. Comment The
guidelines for using names of persons or organizations as creators also apply to
contributors. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate
the entity. Type of Term Property Note A second property with the same name as
this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction
to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for an explanation. Term Name: coverage
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage Label Coverage Definition The
spatial or temporal topic of the resource, spatial applicability of the
resource, or 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 practice is to use a controlled
vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]. Where
appropriate, named places or time periods may be used in preference to numeric
identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges. Type of Term Property
Note A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in
the dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms
for an explanation. Term Name: creator
More details
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 Note A
second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the
dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for
an explanation. Term Name: date
More details
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 practice is to express the date, date/time, or period of time
according to ISO 8601-1 [ISO 8601-1] or a published profile of the ISO standard,
such as the W3C Note on Date and Time Formats [W3CDTF] or the Extended Date/Time
Format Specification [EDTF]. If the full date is unknown, month and year
(YYYY-MM) or just year (YYYY) may be used. Date ranges may be specified using
ISO 8601 period of time specification in which start and end dates are separated
by a '/' (slash) character. Either the start or end date may be missing. Type of
Term Property Note A second property with the same name as this property has
been declared in the dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction to the document
DCMI Metadata Terms for an explanation. Term Name: description
More details
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 Note A second property with the
same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace. See the
Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for an explanation. Term Name:
format
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format Label Format Definition The file
format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource. Comment Recommended
practice is to use a controlled vocabulary where available. For example, for
file formats one could use the list of Internet Media Types [MIME]. Type of Term
Property Note A second property with the same name as this property has been
declared in the dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction to the document DCMI
Metadata Terms for an explanation. Term Name: identifier
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier Label Identifier Definition An
unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. Comment
Recommended practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming
to an identification system. Type of Term Property Note A second property with
the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace. See
the Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for an explanation. Term
Name: language
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language Label Language Definition A
language of the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to use either a
non-literal value representing a language from a controlled vocabulary such as
ISO 639-2 or ISO 639-3, or a literal value consisting of an IETF Best Current
Practice 47 [IETF-BCP47] language tag. Type of Term Property Note A second
property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms:
namespace. See the Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for an
explanation. Term Name: publisher
More details
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 Note
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the
dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for
an explanation. Term Name: relation
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation Label Relation Definition A related
resource. Comment Recommended practice is to identify the related resource by
means of a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a string conforming to a
formal identification system may be provided. Type of Term Property Note A
second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the
dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for
an explanation. Term Name: rights
More details
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 Note
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the
dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for
an explanation. Term Name: source
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/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 Note
A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the
dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for
an explanation. Term Name: subject
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/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. Type of Term Property Note A second property with
the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace. See
the Introduction to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for an explanation. Term
Name: title
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title Label Title Definition A name given to
the resource. Type of Term Property Note A second property with the same name as
this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction
to the document DCMI Metadata Terms for an explanation. Term Name: type
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type Label Type Definition The nature or
genre of the resource. Comment Recommended practice is to use a controlled
vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMI-TYPE]. To describe the file
format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element.
Type of Term Property Note A second property with the same name as this property
has been declared in the dcterms: namespace. See the Introduction to the
document DCMI Metadata Terms for an explanation.



SECTION 4: VOCABULARY ENCODING SCHEMES

Term Name: DCMIType
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Label DCMI Type Vocabulary Definition The
set of classes specified by the DCMI Type Vocabulary, used to categorize the
nature or genre of the resource. Type of Term Vocabulary Encoding Scheme See
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/ Term Name: DDC
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/DDC Label DDC Definition The set of conceptual
resources specified by the Dewey Decimal Classification. Type of Term Vocabulary
Encoding Scheme See http://www.oclc.org/dewey/ Term Name: IMT
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/IMT Label IMT Definition The set of media types
specified by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Type of Term Vocabulary
Encoding Scheme See http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/ Term Name: LCC
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCC Label LCC Definition The set of conceptual
resources specified by the Library of Congress Classification. Type of Term
Vocabulary Encoding Scheme See http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html
Term Name: LCSH
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCSH Label LCSH Definition The set of labeled
concepts specified by the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Type of Term
Vocabulary Encoding Scheme Term Name: MESH
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/MESH Label MeSH Definition The set of labeled
concepts specified by the Medical Subject Headings. Type of Term Vocabulary
Encoding Scheme See http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html Term Name: NLM
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/NLM Label NLM Definition The set of conceptual
resources specified by the National Library of Medicine Classification. Type of
Term Vocabulary Encoding Scheme See http://wwwcf.nlm.nih.gov/class/ Term Name:
TGN
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/TGN Label TGN Definition The set of places
specified by the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Type of Term Vocabulary
Encoding Scheme See
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html Term Name: UDC
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/UDC Label UDC Definition The set of conceptual
resources specified by the Universal Decimal Classification. Type of Term
Vocabulary Encoding Scheme See http://www.udcc.org/



SECTION 5: SYNTAX ENCODING SCHEMES

Term Name: Box
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Box Label DCMI Box Definition The set of regions in
space defined by their geographic coordinates according to the DCMI Box Encoding
Scheme. Type of Term Datatype See
https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-box/ Term Name:
ISO3166
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO3166 Label ISO 3166 Definition The set of codes
listed in ISO 3166-1 for the representation of names of countries. Type of Term
Datatype See https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search Term Name: ISO639-2
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-2 Label ISO 639-2 Definition The
three-letter alphabetic codes listed in ISO639-2 for the representation of names
of languages. Type of Term Datatype See
http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langhome.html Term Name: ISO639-3
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-3 Label ISO 639-3 Definition The set of
three-letter codes listed in ISO 639-3 for the representation of names of
languages. Type of Term Datatype See http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/ Term Name:
Period
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Period Label DCMI Period Definition The set of time
intervals defined by their limits according to the DCMI Period Encoding Scheme.
Type of Term Datatype See
https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-period/ Term Name:
Point
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Point Label DCMI Point Definition The set of points
in space defined by their geographic coordinates according to the DCMI Point
Encoding Scheme. Type of Term Datatype See
https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-point/ Term Name:
RFC1766
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/RFC1766 Label RFC 1766 Definition The set of tags,
constructed according to RFC 1766, for the identification of languages. Type of
Term Datatype See http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1766.txt Term Name: RFC3066
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/RFC3066 Label RFC 3066 Definition The set of tags
constructed according to RFC 3066 for the identification of languages. Comment
RFC 3066 has been obsoleted by RFC 4646. Type of Term Datatype See
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3066.txt Term Name: RFC4646
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/RFC4646 Label RFC 4646 Definition The set of tags
constructed according to RFC 4646 for the identification of languages. Comment
RFC 4646 obsoletes RFC 3066. Type of Term Datatype See
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4646.txt Term Name: RFC5646
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/RFC5646 Label RFC 5646 Definition The set of tags
constructed according to RFC 5646 for the identification of languages. Comment
RFC 5646 obsoletes RFC 4646. Type of Term Datatype See
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5646.txt Term Name: URI
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/URI Label URI Definition The set of identifiers
constructed according to the generic syntax for Uniform Resource Identifiers as
specified by the Internet Engineering Task Force. Type of Term Datatype See
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt Term Name: W3CDTF
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/W3CDTF Label W3C-DTF Definition The set of dates
and times constructed according to the W3C Date and Time Formats Specification.
Type of Term Datatype See http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime



SECTION 6: CLASSES

Term Name: Agent
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Agent Label Agent Definition A resource that acts
or has the power to act. Type of Term Class Instance Of
http://purl.org/dc/terms/AgentClass Term Name: AgentClass
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/AgentClass Label Agent Class Definition A group of
agents. Type of Term Class Subclass of
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#Class Term Name: BibliographicResource
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/BibliographicResource Label Bibliographic Resource
Definition A book, article, or other documentary resource. Type of Term Class
Term Name: FileFormat
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/FileFormat Label File Format Definition A digital
resource format. Type of Term Class Subclass of
http://purl.org/dc/terms/MediaType Term Name: Frequency
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Frequency Label Frequency Definition A rate at
which something recurs. Type of Term Class Term Name: Jurisdiction
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Jurisdiction Label Jurisdiction Definition The
extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or other authority. Type of Term
Class Subclass of http://purl.org/dc/terms/LocationPeriodOrJurisdiction Term
Name: LicenseDocument
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/LicenseDocument Label License Document Definition A
legal document giving official permission to do something with a resource. Type
of Term Class Subclass of http://purl.org/dc/terms/RightsStatement Term Name:
LinguisticSystem
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/LinguisticSystem Label Linguistic System Definition
A system of signs, symbols, sounds, gestures, or rules used in communication.
Comment Written, spoken, sign, and computer languages are linguistic systems.
Type of Term Class Term Name: Location
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Location Label Location Definition A spatial region
or named place. Type of Term Class Subclass of
http://purl.org/dc/terms/LocationPeriodOrJurisdiction Term Name:
LocationPeriodOrJurisdiction
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/LocationPeriodOrJurisdiction Label Location,
Period, or Jurisdiction Definition A location, period of time, or jurisdiction.
Type of Term Class Term Name: MediaType
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/MediaType Label Media Type Definition A file format
or physical medium. Type of Term Class Subclass of
http://purl.org/dc/terms/MediaTypeOrExtent Term Name: MediaTypeOrExtent
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/MediaTypeOrExtent Label Media Type or Extent
Definition A media type or extent. Type of Term Class Term Name: MethodOfAccrual
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/MethodOfAccrual Label Method of Accrual Definition
A method by which resources are added to a collection. Type of Term Class Term
Name: MethodOfInstruction
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/MethodOfInstruction Label Method of Instruction
Definition A process that is used to engender knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
Type of Term Class Term Name: PeriodOfTime
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/PeriodOfTime Label Period of Time Definition An
interval of time that is named or defined by its start and end dates. Type of
Term Class Subclass of http://purl.org/dc/terms/LocationPeriodOrJurisdiction
Term Name: PhysicalMedium
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/PhysicalMedium Label Physical Medium Definition A
physical material or carrier. Comment Examples include paper, canvas, or DVD.
Type of Term Class Subclass of http://purl.org/dc/terms/MediaType Term Name:
PhysicalResource
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/PhysicalResource Label Physical Resource Definition
A material thing. Type of Term Class Term Name: Policy
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URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Policy Label Policy Definition A plan or course of
action by an authority, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions,
and other matters. Type of Term Class Term Name: ProvenanceStatement
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/ProvenanceStatement Label Provenance Statement
Definition Any changes in ownership and custody of a resource since its creation
that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. Type
of Term Class Term Name: RightsStatement
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/RightsStatement Label Rights Statement Definition A
statement about the intellectual property rights (IPR) held in or over a
resource, a legal document giving official permission to do something with a
resource, or a statement about access rights. Type of Term Class Term Name:
SizeOrDuration
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/SizeOrDuration Label Size or Duration Definition A
dimension or extent, or a time taken to play or execute. Comment Examples
include a number of pages, a specification of length, width, and breadth, or a
period in hours, minutes, and seconds. Type of Term Class Subclass of
http://purl.org/dc/terms/MediaTypeOrExtent Term Name: Standard
More details
URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/Standard Label Standard Definition A reference
point against which other things can be evaluated or compared. Type of Term
Class



SECTION 7: DCMI TYPE VOCABULARY

Term Name: Collection
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URI http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection 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 Class Member Of:
http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Term Name: Dataset
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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 Class Member
Of: http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Term Name: Event
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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 Class Member Of:
http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Term Name: Image
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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 Class Member Of: http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Term Name:
InteractiveResource
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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 Class Member Of: http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Term Name:
MovingImage
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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 Class Member Of: http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Subclass of
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image Term Name: PhysicalObject
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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 Class Member Of:
http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Term Name: Service
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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 Class Member Of: http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Term
Name: Software
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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 Class Member Of:
http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Term Name: Sound
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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 Class
Member Of: http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Term Name: StillImage
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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 Class Member
Of: http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType Subclass of
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Image Term Name: Text
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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 Class
Member Of: http://purl.org/dc/terms/DCMIType



SECTION 8: TERMS FOR VOCABULARY DESCRIPTION

Term Name: domainIncludes
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URI http://purl.org/dc/dcam/domainIncludes Label Domain Includes Definition A
suggested class for subjects of this property. Type of Term Property Term Name:
memberOf
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URI http://purl.org/dc/dcam/memberOf Label Member Of Definition A relationship
between a resource and a vocabulary encoding scheme which indicates that the
resource is a member of a set. Type of Term Property Has Range
http://purl.org/dc/dcam/VocabularyEncodingScheme See
https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/abstract-model/2007-06-04/
Term Name: rangeIncludes
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URI http://purl.org/dc/dcam/rangeIncludes Label Range Includes Definition A
suggested class for values of this property. Type of Term Property Term Name:
VocabularyEncodingScheme
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URI http://purl.org/dc/dcam/VocabularyEncodingScheme Label Vocabulary Encoding
Scheme Definition An enumerated set of resources. Type of Term Class See
https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/abstract-model/2007-06-04/



SECTION 9: BIBLIOGRAPHY

[DCMI-ACCRUALMETHOD] Collection Description Accrual Method Vocabulary. URL:
https://dublincore.org/groups/collections/accrual-method/ [DCMI-ACCRUALPOLICY]
Collection Description Accrual Policy Vocabulary. URL:
https://dublincore.org/groups/collections/accrual-policy/ [DCMI-COLLFREQ]
Collection Description Frequency Vocabulary. URL:
https://dublincore.org/groups/collections/frequency/ [DCMI-TYPE] DCMI Type
Vocabulary. URL: https://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-type-vocabulary/ [EDTF]
Extended Date/Time Format Specification. URL:
http://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/ [IETF-BCP47] Best Current Practice 47:
Tags for Identifying Languages. URL: https://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47
[ISO8601-1] ISO 8601-1, Date and time — Representations for information
interchange — Part 1: Basic rules. URL:
https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html [MIME] Internet Media
Types. URL: https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml [TGN]
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. URL:
https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html [W3CDTF] W3C Note
on Date and Time Formats. URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime


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