Contents

• Introduction
• Vocabularies/Namespaces Used
• Collection Properties
• Encoding Schemes Used
• Administrative Metadata

Introduction

Collections and collection-level description

The term "collection" can be applied to any aggregation of physical or digital items. Those items may be of any type, so examples might include aggregations of natural objects, created objects, "born-digital" items, digital surrogates of physical items, and the catalogues of such collections (as aggregations of metadata records). The criteria for aggregation may vary: e.g. by location, by type or form of the items, by provenance of the items, by source or ownership, and so on. Collections may contain any number of items and may have varying levels of permanence.

A "collection-level description" provides a description of the collection as a unit: the resource described by a collection-level description is the collection, rather than the individual items within that collection.

Collection-level description enables a collection provider to

• disclose information about the content and availability of collections to users where item-level metadata does not exist or is not available, or where the provision of item-level detail is not required or appropriate

It enables a user to

• discover and locate collections of interest
• select collections to explore on the basis of a summary description
• compare collections as broadly similar objects, even where items (and/or item-level metadata) are heterogeneous
• understand conditions of access and use
• interpret collections (and items within collections)

Increasingly, many of these functions - notably the discovery, location, selection and comparison of collections - are being carried out by software acting on behalf of a human user, perhaps in accordance with user preferences or with parameters describing the scope of a particular service.

The Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile (DC CD AP)

A DC application profile specifies which properties are used within a metadata application, and how those properties have been constrained or adapted for the purposes of that application. The DC CD AP specifies how properties from the Dublin Core metadata vocabularies (in association with properties from some other standard vocabularies) may be used for the creation of a collection-level description.

The DC CD AP is intended to provide a means of creating simple collection-level descriptions suitable for a broad range of collections. It is designed primarily to support the discovery and selection of collections, though it may be used to support other functions such as collection management too. It is not intended to describe every possible characteristic of every type of collection.

Also, it provides properties to describe the relationships between a collection and a number of other resources, notably the service that provides access to a collection, and some agents related to the collection. It is quite likely that an application will use metadata descriptions of those related resources as well as the collection, but the description of those resources is outside the scope of this document.

The DC CD AP is independent of any particular syntax for representing descriptions. Separate guidelines will describe how descriptions conforming to the DC CD AP may be represented using the conventions recommended by DCMI for expressing DC metadata using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and using the Extensible Markup Language (XML).

Vocabularies/Namespaces used

Vocabulary Name	URI	Prefix
The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/	dc
Dublin Core Terms	http://purl.org/dc/terms/	dcterms
MARC Relator Codes	http://www.loc.gov/marc.relators/ [temporary URI, final URI to be confirmed]	marcrel
Collection Description Terms	http://example.org/cld/terms# [temporary URI, final URI to be confirmed]	cld
General Description Terms	http://example.org/gen/terms# [temporary URI, final URI to be confirmed]	gen
Collection Type Vocabulary Terms	http://example.org/cld/type# [temporary URI, final URI to be confirmed]	cldtype

Collection Properties

Shaded entries in the tables below indicate that either the semantics or the usage (e.g. optionality, cardinality, use of Encoding Schemes) of a metadata element have been optimised/localised by this Application Profile.

• Identifier [dc:identifier]
• Title [dc:title]
• Alternative Title [dcterms:alternative]
• Description [dcterms:abstract]
• Physical Characteristics [dc:format]
• Size [dcterms:extent]
• Language [dc:language]
• Type [dc:type]
• Rights [dc:rights]
• Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]
• Accrual Status [cld:accrualStatus]
• Custodial History [gen:provenance]
• Audience [dcterms:audience]
• Logo [cld:logo]
• Subject [dc:subject]
• Spatial Coverage [dcterms:spatial]
• Temporal Coverage [dcterms:temporal]
• Accumulation Date Range [cld:accumulationDateRange]
• Contents Date Range [cld:contentsDateRange]
• Collector [dc:creator]
• Owner [marcrel:own]
• Is Available At [gen:isAvailableAt]
• Associated Publication [dcterms:isReferencedBy]
• Super-Collection [dcterms:isPartOf]
• Sub-Collection [dcterms:hasPart]
• Catalogue or Description [dc:description]
• Associated Collection [dc:relation]

Identifier [dc:identifier]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
Name	identifier
Label	Identifier
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	A globally unique formal identifier for the collection.
Comments	A URI or other globally unique identifier for the collection. Note that this identifier should not be the URL for the location of the resource.
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:URI] http://purl.org/dc/terms/URI
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Mandatory
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype
Occurrence	Minimum: 1, Maximum: unbounded

Title [dc:title]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
Name	title
Label	Title
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	The name of the collection.
Comments	Enter the name of the collection preserving the original wording, order and spelling. Punctuation need not reflect the usage of the original. Subtitles should be separated from the title by a colon, for example: Voices from the Dust Bowl: The Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection Where a collection has a well known acronym it should be provided in parentheses after the name, for example: The Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive (WOMDA)
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	Alternative, Dublin Core Terms, [dcterms:alternative] http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Mandatory
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 1, Maximum: unbounded

Alternative Title [dcterms:alternative]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative
Name	alternative
Label	Alternative Title
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	Any form of the name used as a substitute or alternative to the formal name of the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Title, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:title] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Description [dcterms:abstract]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/abstract
Name	abstract
Label	Description
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	A summary of the content of the collection.
Comments	A free text summary of the collection. Although a description might contain detailed subject-specific information, at least part of the description should be understandable by an end-user with no specialist knowledge of the subject area.
Type of Term	Element refinement
Refines	Description, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:description] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Mandatory
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 1, Maximum: unbounded

Physical Characteristics [dc:format]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
Name	format
Label	Physical Characteristics
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	The physical or digital characteristics of the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	Extent, Dublin Core Terms, [dcterms:extent] http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Size [dcterms:extent]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent
Name	extent
Label	Size
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	The size of the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Format, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:format] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/format
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Language [dc:language]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language
Name	language
Label	Language
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	The language of the items in the collection.
Comments	Enter language names in the format defined by by RFC-3066 or ISO 639-2. RFC-3066 includes a two-letter language code ISO 639 part 1 or a three-letter code taken from ISO 639 part 2, followed optionally by a two-letter country code (taken from the ISO 3166 standard). For example, 'en' for English, 'fr' for French, or 'en-GB' for English used in the United Kingdom. When a language in ISO 639 has both a two-letter and three-letter code, use the two-letter code; when it has only a three-letter code, use the three-letter code. ISO 639-2 provides a list of three-letter language codes. For example, 'eng' for English. Where more than one language is provided, a repeated attribute should be used for each.
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	ISO639-2, Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:ISO639-2] http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-2
Uses Encoding Scheme	RFC3066, Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:RFC3066] http://purl.org/dc/terms/RFC3066
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Type [dc:type]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type
Name	type
Label	Type
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	The type of the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	Collection Type Vocabulary, Collection Type Vocabulary [cld:CLDT] http://example.org/cld/terms/CLDT
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Rights [dc:rights]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights
Name	rights
Label	Rights
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	A statement of any rights held in/over the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	Access Rights, Dublin Core Terms, [dcterms:accessRights] http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Access Rights [dcterms:accessRights]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/accessRights
Name	accessRights
Label	Access Rights
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	A statement of any access restrictions placed on the collection, including allowed users, charges, etc.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Rights, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:rights] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/rights
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Accrual Status [cld:accrualStatus]

Identifier	http://example.org/cld/terms#accrualStatus
Name	accrualStatus
Label	Accrual Status
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms#
Definition	A statement of accrual policy (closed, passive, active, partial/selective), accrual method (purchase, deposit)) and accrual periodicity (closed, irregular, periodic).
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Description, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:description] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Custodial History [gen:provenance]

Identifier	http://example.org/gen/terms#custodialHistory
Name	custodialHistory
Label	Custodial History
Defined By	General Description Terms http://example.org/gen/terms#
Definition	A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the collection that are significant for its authenticity, integrity and interpretation.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Description, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:description] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Audience [dcterms:audience]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience
Name	audience
Label	Audience
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	A class of entity for whom the collection is intended or useful.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String, with optional language identifier
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Logo [cld:logo]

Identifier	http://example.org/cld/terms#logo
Name	logo
Label	Logo
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms#
Definition	An image or logo associated with the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Description, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:description] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Subject [dc:subject]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject
Name	subject
Label	Subject
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	A subject or topic associated with the items in the collection.
Comments	Keywords or subject descriptors associated with items in the collection. The terms used indicate the subject matter of the collection. The encoding schemes below are those recommended by DCMI. Other appropriate encoding schemes may be used, and the use of a scheme should be indicated.
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	Library of Congress Subject Headings, Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:LCSH] http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCSH
Uses Encoding Scheme	Library of Congress Classification, Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:LCC] http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCC
Uses Encoding Scheme	Medical Subject Headings, Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:MESH] http://purl.org/dc/terms/MESH
Uses Encoding Scheme	Dewey Decimal Classification, Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:DDC] http://purl.org/dc/terms/DDC
Uses Encoding Scheme	Universal Decimal Classification, Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:UDC] http://purl.org/dc/terms/UDC
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Spatial Coverage [dcterms:spatial]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/spatial
Name	spatial
Label	Spatial Coverage
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	The spatial coverage of the content of the items in the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Coverage, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:coverage] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Temporal Coverage [dcterms:temporal]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal
Name	temporal
Label	Temporal Coverage
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	The temporal coverage of the content of the items in the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Coverage, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:coverage] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/coverage
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Accumulation Date Range [cld:accumulationDateRange]

Identifier	http://example.org/cld/terms#accumulationDateRange
Name	accumulationDateRange
Label	Accumulation Date Range
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms#
Definition	The range of dates over which the collection was accumulated.
Comments	Enter a date range - two dates separated by a forward-slash (/). Each date should be entered according to the W3C note on 'Date and Time Formats', <http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime>. Null dates may be used to indicate open-ended date ranges. All the following are examples of valid date ranges: 1888/1894 1960/ 2000-02/2000-06 indicating, '1888 to 1894 inclusive', '1960 onwards' and 'February 2000 to June 2000 inclusive' respectively.
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Date, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:date] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	Date Range, General Description Terms [gen:DateRange] http://example.org/gen/terms#DateRange Note: Encoding Schemes for date ranges are currently being investigated by the DCMI Date WG.
Uses Encoding Scheme	W3C Date-Time Format, Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:W3CDTF] http://purl.org/dc/terms/W3CDTF
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Contents Date Range [cld:contentsDateRange]

Identifier	http://example.org/cld/terms#contentsDateRange
Name	contentsDateRange
Label	Contents Date Range
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms#
Definition	The range of dates of creation of the individual items within the collection.
Comments	Enter a date range - two dates separated by a forward-slash (/). Each date should be entered according to the W3C note on 'Date and Time Formats', <http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime>. Null dates may be used to indicate open-ended date ranges. All the following are examples of valid date ranges: 1888/1894 1960/ 2000-02/2000-06 indicating, '1888 to 1894 inclusive', '1960 onwards' and 'February 2000 to June 2000 inclusive' respectively.
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Date, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:date] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/date
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	Date Range, Collection Description Terms [gen:DateRange] http://example.org/gen/terms#DateRange Note: Encoding Schemes for date ranges are currently being investigated by the DCMI Date WG.
Uses Encoding Scheme	W3C Date-Time Format, Dublin Core Terms [dcterms:W3CDTF] http://purl.org/dc/terms/W3CDTF
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Collector [dc:creator]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator
Name	creator
Label	Collector
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	An entity who gathers (or gathered) the items in a collection together.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Owner [marcrel:own]

Identifier	http://www.loc.gov/marc.relators/own
Name	own
Label	Owner
Defined By	MARC Relator Codes http://www.loc.gov/marc.relators/
Definition	An entity who has legal possession of the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Is Available At [gen:isAvailableAt]

Identifier	http://example.org/gen/terms#isAvailableAt
Name	isAvailableAt
Label	Is Available At
Defined By	General Description Terms http://example.org/gen/terms#
Definition	The physical location or digital service that provides access to the collection.
Comments
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:relation] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype	String
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Sub-collection [dcterms:hasPart]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart
Name	hasPart
Label	Sub-collection
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	A second collection contained within the current collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:relation] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Super-collection [dcterms:isPartOf]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf
Name	isPartOf
Label	Super-collection
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	A second collection that contains the current collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:relation] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Catalogue or description [dc:description]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
Name	description
Label	Catalogue or description
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	A second collection that describes the current collection (for example, the catalogue for the current collection).
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	Description, Dublin Core Terms, [dcterms:abstract] http://purl.org/dc/terms/abstract
Refined by	Accrual Status, Collection Description Terms, [cld:accrualStatus] http://example.org/cld/terms#accrualStatus
Refined by	Custodial History, General Description Terms, [gen:provenance] http://example.org/gen/terms#provenance
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Associated collection [dc:relation]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
Name	relation
Label	Associated collection
Defined By	The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Definition	A second collection that is associated with the current collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	[n/a]
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Associated publication [dcterms:isReferencedBy]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReferencedBy
Name	isReferencedBy
Label	Associated publication
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	A publication that is based on the use, study, or analysis of the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
Type of Term	Element Refinement
Refines	Relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:relation] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
Refined by	[n/a]
Uses Encoding Scheme	[n/a]
Similar to	[n/a]
Obligation	Optional
Condition	[n/a]
Datatype
Occurrence	Minimum: 0, Maximum: unbounded

Encoding Schemes Used

• Uniform Resource Identifier [dcterms:URI]
• RFC 3066 [dcterms:RFC3066]
• ISO 639-2 [dcterms:ISO639-2]
• Library of Congress Subject Headings [dcterms:LCSH]
• Library of Congress Classification [dcterms:LCC]
• Medical Subject Headings [dcterms:MESH]
• Dewey Decimal Classification [dcterms:DDC]
• Universal Decimal Classification [dcterms:UDC]
• W3C Date and Time Format [dcterms:W3CDTF]
• Date Range [gen:DateRange]
• Collection Type Vocabulary [cld:CLDT]

Uniform Resource Identifier [dcterms:URI]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/URI
Name	URI
Label	Uniform Resource Identifier
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	Uniform Resource Identifier.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Identifier, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:identifier] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier

RFC3066 [dcterms:RFC3066]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/RFC3066
Name	RFC3066
Label	RFC 3066
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	Internet RFC 3066 'Tags for the Identification of Languages' specifies a primary subtag which is a two-letter code taken from ISO 639 part 1 or a three-letter code taken from ISO 639 part 2, followed optionally by a two-letter country code taken from ISO 3166. When a language in ISO 639 has both a two-letter and three-letter code, use the two-letter code; when it has only a three-letter code, use the three-letter code. This RFC replaces RFC 1766.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3066.txt
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Language, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:language] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language

ISO639-2 [dcterms:ISO639-2]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-2
Name	ISO639-2
Label	ISO 639-2
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	ISO 639-2: Codes for the representation of names of languages.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Language, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:language] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) [dcterms:LCSH]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCSH
Name	LCSH
Label	LCSH
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://lcweb.loc.gov/cds/lcsh.html
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Library of Congress Classification (LCC) [dcterms:LCC]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCC
Name	LCC
Label	LCC
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	Library of Congress Classification.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Medical Subject Headings (MESH) [dcterms:MESH]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/MESH
Name	MESH
Label	MeSH
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	Medical Subject Headings.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) [dcterms:DDC]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/DDC
Name	DDC
Label	DDC
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	Dewey Decimal Classification.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.oclc.org/dewey/
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) [dcterms:UDC]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/UDC
Name	UDC
Label	UDC
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	Universal Decimal Classification.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.udcc.org/
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Subject, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:subject] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject

W3C Date and Time Format (W3CDTF) [dcterms:W3CDTF]

Identifier	http://purl.org/dc/terms/W3CDTF
Name	W3CDTF
Label	W3C-DTF
Defined By	Dublin Core Terms http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Definition	W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for

Date Range [gen:DateRange]

Identifier	http://example.org/gen/terms#DateRange
Name	DateRange
Label	Date Range
Defined By	General Description Terms http://example.org/gen/terms#
Definition	A date range - two dates separated by a forward-slash (/). Each date should be entered according to the W3C note on 'Date and Time Formats'. Null dates may be used to indicate open-ended date ranges.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/rslp/tool/?mode=printGuide
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Contents Date Range, Collection Description Terms, [cld:contentsDateRange] http://example.org/cld/terms/contentsDateRange
Encoding Scheme for	Accumulation Date Range, Collection Description Terms, [cld:accumulationDateRange] http://example.org/cld/terms/accumulationDateRange

Collection Type Vocabulary [cld:CLDT]

Identifier	http://example.org/cld/terms#CLDT
Name	CLDT
Label	Collection Type Vocabulary
Defined By	Collection Description Terms http://example.org/cld/terms#
Definition	A list of types that categorize the collection according to the nature of the items in the collection.
Comments	[n/a]
See Also	http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/dcmi/collection-type/
Type of Term	Encoding Scheme
Encoding Scheme for	Type, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1 [dc:type] http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type

Administrative Metadata

A collection-level description conforming to this profile should itself be described by an appropriate administrative metadata record. This document does not specify the properties to be used in that administrative metadata record.