Descriptive Metadata Profile (root, sourceResource)
This document describes the metadata profile at the pcdm:Object level.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The column for the serial number (labeled 'S. No.') in the following tables is not intended to convey any ordering or hierarchy among the metadata labels/properties. It is there to provide easy references while discussing the metadata profile with the team.
pcdm:Object - Descriptive Metadata
| S. No. | Label | Property | Range | Example | Usage | Obligation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternate Title | dcterms:alternative | Any alternative title of the described resource including abbreviations and translations. Literal. | 0 - n | |||
| 2 | Collection | dcterms:isPartOf | pcdm:Collection | Collection or aggregation of which described resource is a part. | 0 - n | Need to check if a pcdm equivalent is available for 'Property' | |
| 3 | Contributor | dcterms:contributor | edm:Agent | Entity responsible for making contributions to described resource | 0 - n | ||
| 4 | Creator | dcterms:creator | edm:Agent | Entity primarily responsible for making the described resource. | 0 - n | ||
| 5 | Date | dc:date | edm:TimeSpan | Date value as supplied by Data Provider. | 0 - n | ||
| 6 | Description | dcterms:description | Includes but is not limited to: an abstract, a table of contents, or a free-text account of described resource. Literal. | 0 - n | |||
| 7 | Extent | dcterms:extent | Size or duration of described resource. Literal. | 0 - n | |||
| 8 | Format | dc:format | Physical medium or dimensions of described resource. Literal. | 0 - n | |||
| 9 | Genre | edm:hasType | skos:Concept | Captures categories of described resource in a given field. Does not capture aboutness. | 0 - n | ||
| 10 | Identifier | dcterms:identifier | rdfs:Literal | ID of described resource within a given context | 0 - n | ||
| 11 | Language | dcterms:language | dcterms:LinguisticSystem | Language(s) of described resource. Strongly recommended for text materials | 0 - n | ||
| 12 | Place | dcterms:spatial | dpla:Place | Spatial characteristics of described resource, such as a country, city, region, address or other geographical term. Captures aboutness. | 0 - n | ||
| 13 | Publisher | dcterms:publisher | edm:Agent | Entity responsible for making the described resource available, typically the publisher of a text (different from edm:dataProvider, or edm:provider) | 0 - n | ||
| 14 | Relation | dc:relation | Related resource. Literal and/or URI | 0 - n | |||
| 15 | Replaced By | dpla:isReplacedBy | Another resource that references, cites or otherwise points to the described resource. Literal. | 0 - n | |||
| 16 | Replaces | dpla:replaces | A related resource that is supplanted, displaced, or superseded by the described resource. Literal | 0 - n | |||
| 17 | Rights | dc:rights | Information about rights held in and over the described resource. Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the described resource, including intellectual property rights. Literal | 0 - n | |||
| 18 | Rights Holder | dcterms:rightsHolder | edm:Agent | A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. | 0 - n | ||
| 19 | Subject | dcterms:subject | skos:Concept | Topic of described resource | 0 - n | ||
| 20 | Temporal Coverage | dcterms:temporal | edm:TimeSpan | Temporal characteristics of the described resource. Captures aboutness. | 0 - n | ||
| 21 | Title | dcterms:title | Primary name given to the described resource. Literal. | 1 - n | |||
| 22 | Type | dcterms:type | rdf:Class | Nature or genre of described resource. Strongly recommended. | 0 - n |
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