Section 10:
Schemas
RSLP
RSLP based
Dublin Core
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RSLP Collection Level Description Schema
A structured set of metadata attributes, for describing collections with
the RSLP. It includes:
- Descriptive attributes about the Collection
- Descriptive attributes about the Location or Locations
- Identification and/or description of three related Agents
- The Collector of the collection
- The Owner of the collection
- The Administrator of the collection
- External relationships – identification of other collections that
are related to the collection being described
Attributes about the Collection
General Attributes
Attribute |
RDF
Property |
Definition |
|
Title |
dc:title |
The
name of the collection |
|
Identifier |
dc:identifier |
A
formal identifier for the collection |
|
Description |
dc:description |
A
description of the collection |
|
Strength |
cld:strength
(sub-property
of dc:description) |
An
indication (free text or formalised) of the strength(s) of a collection. |
|
Physical
Characteristics |
dc:format |
The
physical or digital characteristics of the collection |
|
Language |
dc:language |
The
language of items in the collection |
|
Type |
dc:type
(see
list of types at end of document) |
The
type of the collection |
|
Access
Control |
cld:access:Control |
A
statement of any access restrictions placed on the collection, including
allowed users, charges, etc. |
|
Accrual
Status |
cld:accrualStatus |
A
statement of:
-
accrual policy (closed, passive, active, selective)
-
accrual method (purchase, deposit)
-
accrual periodicity (closed, irregular, periodic) |
|
Legal
Status |
cld:legalStatus
(sub-property
of dc:description) |
A
statement of the legal status of the collection |
|
Custodial
History |
cld:custodialHistory
(sub-property
of dc:description) |
A
statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the collection
that are significant for its authenticity, integrity and interpretation. |
|
Note
|
cld:note
(sub-property
of dc:description) |
Any
general information about the collection. |
|
Location |
cld:hasLocation
(sub-property
of dc:relation) |
The
identifier for the physical or online (digital) location of the collection. |
Subject
Attributes
|
Concept |
dc:subject |
A
concept (keyword) of the items in the collection |
|
Object |
cld:objectName
(sub-property
of dc:subject) |
An
object name associated with the items in the collection. |
|
Name |
cld:agentName
(sub-property
of dc:subject) |
A
personal or corporate name associated with the items in the collection. |
|
Place |
dcq:spatial
(sub-property
of dc:coverage) |
The
spatial coverage of the items in the collection. |
|
Time |
dcq:temporal
(sub-property
of dc:coverage) |
The
temporal coverage of the items in the collection. |
Date
Attributes
|
Accumulation
Date Range |
cld:accumulationDateRange
(sub-property
of dc:date) |
The
range of dates over which the collection was accumulated. |
|
Contents
Date Range |
cld:contentsDateRange
(sub-property
of dc:date) |
The
range of dates of the individual items within the collection |
Attributes
for Associated Agents
|
Creator |
dc:creator |
The
identifier for an agent who gathers (or gathered) the items in a collection
together. |
|
Owner |
dc:owner |
The
identifier for an agent who has legal possession of the collection. |
Attributes
for External Relationships
|
Sub-collection |
dcq:hasPart
(sub-property
of dc:relation) |
The
identifier or name of a second collection contained within the current
collection |
|
Super-collection |
dcq:isPartOf
(sub-property
of dc:relation) |
The
identifier or name of a second collection that contains the current
collection. |
|
Catalogue
or description |
cld:hasDescription
(sub-property
of dc:relation) |
The
identifier or name of a second collection that describes the current
collection (for example, the catalogue for the current collection). |
|
Described
collection |
cld:isDescriptionOf
(sub-property
of dc:relation) |
The
identifier or name of a second collection that is described by the current
collection). |
|
Associated
collection |
cld:hasAssociation
(sub-property
of dc:relation) |
The
identifier or name of a second collection that is associated by provenance
with the current collection. |
|
Associated
publication |
cld:hasPublication
(sub-property
of dc:relation) |
The
identifier or name of a publication that is based on the use, study
or analysis of the collection. |
Attributes for Location
General Attributes
|
Name |
dc:title |
The
name of the location. |
|
Identifier |
dc:identifier |
A
formal identifier for the collection. |
|
Access
Conditions |
cld:accessConditions |
Hours
of access, classes of permitted user, etc. |
|
Held
collection |
cld:isLocationOf
(sub-property
of dc:relation) |
The
identifier for a collection held at this physical or online (digital)
location. |
|
See
also |
cld:seeAlso
(sub-property
of dc:relation) |
The
identifier of a resource that provides further information about this
location (typically the URL for an organisational home page). |
Attributes
for Associated Agents
|
Administrator |
cld:administrator
(sub-property
of dc:publisher) |
The
identifier for an agent who has responsibility for the physical or electronic
environment in which the collection is held. |
Attributes for Physical
Location
|
Postal
address |
cld:address
(sub-property
of dc:identifier) |
The
full postal address for the physical location of the physical collection. |
|
Post/zip
code |
cld:postcode |
The
post code or zip code for the physical location of the collection. |
|
Country |
cld:country |
The
country in which the collection is physically located. |
Attributes for Online
Location
|
Locator |
cld:locator
(sub-property
of dc:identifier) |
The
online location (URL) of an online (digital) resource. |
Attributes for Agents
General Attributes
|
Name |
vcard:fn |
The
name of the agent |
|
Identifier |
dc:identifier |
A
formal identifier for the agent |
|
Organisation
name |
vcard:org |
The
organisational name of, or affiliated with, the agent. |
|
Role |
vcard:role |
The
role (typically an organisational role) fulfilled by the agent. |
|
Telephone
number |
vcard:voice
(sub-property
of vcard:tel) |
The
telephone number of the agent. |
|
Fax
number |
vcard:fax
(sub-property
of vcard:tel) |
The
fax number of the agent. |
|
Email
address |
vcard:email |
The
electronic mail address of the agent. |
|
Agent
History |
cld:agentHistory |
An
administrative history of, or biographical details on, the agent. |
List of collection types
Type |
Collection
Catalogue
Finding Aid
Index |
Curatorial environment |
Library
Museum
Archive
Internet |
Content |
Text
Image
Sound
Dataset
Software
Interactive
resource
Event
Physical
Object |
Policy and/or Usage |
Special
(theme, eg. Wordsworth, carpet industry)
Subject
Form
(materials in same form, e.g. slides)
User
(for a specific group of users)
Working
(for a project or exhibition, then disbanded) |
Multiple categories may be selected as appropriate. They are listed in
sequence separated by full s"top"s.
The catalogue of a library: Catalogue.Library
A museum collection of ceramics: Collection.Museum.Physical Object
An archive: Collection.Archive.
A database of digital images of insects: Collection.Internet.Image.Subject
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