Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile Summary

Note

Where names are listed below as XML QNames, prefixes are assumed to be associated with Namespace Names as follows:

dc: http:/purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
dcterms: http://purl.org/dc/terms/
cld: (collection-specific properties: URIs to be confirmed, temporary Namespace Name/URI http://example.org/cld/terms#)
gen: (non-collection-specific properties, URIs to be confirmed, temporary Namespace Name/URI http://example.org/gen/terms#)
cldtype: (collection type terms: URIs to be confirmed, temporary Namespace Name/URI http://example.org/cld/type#)

Proposed collection properties

Attribute	RDF property	Definition
General attributes
Identifier	dc:identifier	A globally unique formal identifier for the collection.
Title	dc:title	The name of the collection.
Alternative Title	dcterms:alternative	Any form of name used as a substitute or alternative to the formal name of the collection
Description	dc:description	A description of the collection.
Physical Characteristics	dc:format	The physical or digital characteristics of the collection.
Size	dcterms:extent	The size of the collection.
Language	dc:language	The language of the items in the collection.
Type	dc:type	The type of the collection.
Rights	dc:rights	A statement of any rights held in/over the collection.
Access Rights	dcterms:accessRights (sub-property of dc:rights)	A statement of any access restrictions placed on the collection, including allowed users, charges, etc.
Accrual Status	cld:accrualStatus (sub-property of dc:description)	A statement of accrual policy (closed, passive, active, partial/selective), accrual method (purchase, deposit) and accrual periodicity (closed, irregular, periodic).
Custodial History	gen: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.
Audience	dcterms:audience	A class of entity for whom the collection is intended or useful.
Logo	cld:logo	An image or logo associated with the collection.
Is Available At	gen:isAvailableAt (sub-property of dc:relation)	The physical or online (digital) location of the collection.
Subject
Subject	dc:subject	A subject or topic associated with the items in the collection.
Spatial Coverage	dcterms:spatial (sub-property of dc:coverage)	The spatial coverage of the content of the items in the collection.
Temporal Coverage	dcterms:temporal (sub-property of dc:coverage)	The temporal coverage of the content of the items in the collection.
Dates
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.
Associated agents
Collector	dc:creator	An entity who gathers (or gathered) the items in a collection together.
Owner	gen:owner	An entity who has legal possession of the collection.
Relationships
Sub-collection	dcterms:hasPart (sub-property of dc:relation)	A second collection contained within the current collection.
Super-collection	dcterms:isPartOf (sub-property of dc:relation)	A second collection that contains the current collection.
Catalogue or description	gen:hasDescription (sub-property of dc:relation)	A second collection that describes the current collection (for example, the catalogue for the current collection).
Described collection	gen:isDescriptionOf (sub-property of dc:relation)	A second collection that is described by the current collection.
Associated collection	dc:relation	A second collection that is associated with the current collection.
Associated publication	cld:hasPublication (sub-property of dc:relation)	A publication that is based on the use, study, or analysis of the collection.

Changes made in this version

Changed property prefixing convention to distinguish between attributes/properties that are specific to the description of collections (cld:) and attributes/properties that may be more generally useful (gen:)
Removed attribute Strength (property cld:strength)
Added attribute Size of Collection (property dcterms:extent) to record the number of items in the collection
Amended description of attribute Physical Characteristics (dc:format) to reflect use of dcterms:extent for recording Size
Removed attribute Legal Status (property cld:legalStatus)
Added attribute Rights (property dc:rights) to record a statement of the rights held in/over the collection
Removed attribute Object (property cld:objectName) and attribute Name (property cld:agentName), and amended definition of attribute Subject (property dc:subject).
Added attribute Logo (property cld:logo) to provide an image/logo associated with the collection
Replaced attribute Location (property cld:hasLocation) with attribute Is Available At (property gen:isAvailableAt)
For attribute Associated Collection, replace property cld:hasAssociation with property dc:relation
Amended descriptions of the following attributes/properties to indicate that the value of the property is a second resource (rather than the identifier of a second resource): Sub-collection (dctermshasPart), Super-collection (dcterms:isPartOf), Catalogue or Description (gen:hasDescription), Described Collection (gen:isDescriptionOf), Associated Collection (dc:relation), Associated Publication (cld:hasPublication).

Title:	Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile Summary
Creator:	Dublin Core Collection Description Working Group
Date Issued:	2003-11-10
Identifier:	http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/collection-ap-summary/2003-11-10/
Replaces:	http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/collection-ap-summary/2003-08-25/
Is Replaced By:	http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/collection-ap-summary/2004-02-01/
Latest Version:	http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/collection-ap-summary/
Status of Document:	This is a DCMI Working Draft.
Description of Document:	This document describes the draft application profile for collection-level description developed by the Dublin Core Collection Description Working Group.