MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile

Creator: Pete Johnston
Contributor: MICHAEL Project
Date Issued: 2006-04-27
Identifier: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk//metadata/michael/michael-eu/dcap/2006-04-27/
Replaces: Not applicable
Is Replaced By: Not applicable
Latest Version: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk//metadata/michael/michael-eu/dcap/
Status of Document: Draft
Description of Document: This document describes the draft MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile (MICHAEL-EU DCAP), a DC Application Profile for use by data providers to the MICHAEL-EU presentation service.

Contents

Introduction

Note: This document presents full details of the application profile. For a summary view, see the MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile Summary [MICHEUDCAP-S].

A Dublin Core Application Profile describes:

  1. The set of terms used in a class of DC metadata description sets.

  2. How the terms in this set are deployed in this class of DC metadata description sets. This includes

    • the types of resources described by descriptions within these description sets
    • requirements for the the occurrence of statements using a specified property,
    • constraints on the types of value which are referenced in a statement using a specified property (vocabulary encoding schemes), and
    • constraints on the datatypes of the value strings occurring in a statement using a specified property (syntax encoding schemes).

The terms description set, description, property, value, vocabulary encoding scheme, value representation, rich representation, value string, syntax encoding scheme, and related description are used in the sense they are used in the DCMI Abstract Model [DCAM].

The metadata terms referenced in the MICHAEL-EU DCAP are drawn from the Dublin Core metadata vocabularies and also from other metadata vocabularies.

The MICHAEL-EU DCAP is independent of any particular syntax for representing description sets. An XML binding for the MICHAEL-EU DCAP is described in a separate document [MICHEUDC-XML].

The MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile (MICHAEL-EU DCAP)

A DC application profile (DCAP) specifies the set of terms used in a class of DC metadata description sets, typically the class of description sets which are deployed within a metadata application or within a set of applications and services operating within some domain or community, and how those terms are used in combination to construct statements in desxriptions within those description sets

The MICHAEL-EU DCAP is concerned with the description sets that are provided to the MICHAEL-EU service. These may be made available either by systems based on the MICHAEL Data Model or by other systems. N.B. The MICHAEL-EU DCAP covers a (quite large) subset of the information covered by the MICHAEL Data Model: some information supported by the MICHAEL Data Model is not required by the MICHAEL-EU service and is not covered by this DCAP.

The functions of the MICHAEL-EU service which the MICHAEL-EU DCAP is designed to support are described in the document Functional Requirements for the MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile [MICHEUDCAP-FR].

The MICHAEL-EU DCAP Data Model

The "core" of the MICHAEL-EU DCAP data model is the data model proposed by the DCMI Collection Description Working Group [DCMICDWG] as the basis of the Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile [DCCDAP], which is in turn derived from that described in An Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues [AMCC].

The following definitions are used (adapted from the Analytic Model):

  • Collection: An aggregation of Items.
  • Location: The place where a Collection is held.
  • Service: A system that provides access to the Items within the Collection
  • Agent: An entity capable of action
The DC CD AP data model

Figure 1: The Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile Data Model

Note that although the MICHAEL-EU DCAP data model extends the DC CD AP data model, the MICHAEL-EU DCAP is not a super-set of the DC CD AP. The MICHAEL-EU DCAP captures a different set of characteristics of a collection from those specified by the DC CD AP.

The MICHAEL-EU DCAP data model distinguishes two subclasses of Collection, Digital Collections and Physical Collections: a Digital collection may be derived from a Physical Collection (through e.g. a process of digitisation. The model concerns itself with the Locations where Physical Collections are stored, and the Products-Services which provide access to Digital Collections

  • Digital Collection: An aggregation of digital Items.
  • Physical Collection: An aggregation of physical Items.
  • Product-Service: (definition?).
The MICHAEL-EU DCAP data model (simplified version)

Figure 2: The MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile Data Model (simplified version)

Further, the MICHAEL-EU DCAP data model distinguishes three subclasses of Agent: Institution, Project and Programme, It models various types of relationship between instances of these subclasses (e.g. Institution is-member-of Project, Programme funds Project etc), and specifies the relationships between instances of these subclasses and instances of the Digital Collection, Physical Collection, Product-Service and Institution-Location classes.

  • Programme: (definition?).
  • Project: (definition?).
  • Institution: (definition?).
The MICHAEL-EU DCAP data model (full version)

Figure 3: The MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile Data Model (full version)

Vocabularies/Namespaces used in this DCAP

In DC metadata descriptions, all references to terms (properties, classes, datatypes) are made using URIs, In this document, Qualified Names of the form prefix ":" local-part are used as abbreviations for URIs which identify metadata terms. Prefixes are assumed to be associated with Namespace Names (URIs) as follows, and the corresponding URI for the term is constructed by concatenating the Namespace Name and the local-part:

Vocabulary Title Namespace Name 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
Dublin Core Type Vocabulary http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/ dcmitype
MARC Relator Code Properties http://www.loc.gov/loc.terms/relators/ marcrel
RSLP Terms http://purl.org/rslp/terms# rslp
MICHAEL Project Terms http://example.org/michael/terms/ michael
XML Schema Datatypes http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema# xsd

How to Read the DCAP

The following section presents the MICHAEL-EU DCAP in full. Each subsection describes how a set of terms (properties, vocabulary encoding schemes, symtax encoding schemes) are used to construct a DC metadata description of a resource of a specified type (e.g. a Digital Collection, a Physical Collection etc).

The first table in each subsection describes the class, the type of resource to which the metadata description applies.

  • Identifier: The URI by which the class is referenced in a DC metadata description.
  • Qualified Name: The Qualified Name which is typically used as an abbreviation for the class URI.
  • Defined By: The name and identifier of the metadata vocabulary from which the class is drawn.
  • Type of Term: An indication of the type of the term, according to the typology of the DCMI Abstract Model
  • Subclass Of: Class of which the current class is a subclass.
  • Has Subclass: Class which is a subclass of the current class.
  • Source Label: The short label provided for the property by its owner/maintenance agency.
  • Label in this DCAP: A short label that provides an indication of how the class is to be used in a MICHAEL-EU DCAP description set. The label does not appear in the description. It may be used to provide a descriptor for fields in displays of MICHAEL-EU DCAP description sets, but there is no requirement for display applications to use this label.

Each subsequent table in the subsection describes how a specified property is used in a statement within a DC metadata description. The use of the property is described using the following attributes:

  • Term URI: The URI by which the property is referenced in a DC metadata description.
  • Qualified Name: The Qualified Name which is typically used as an abbreviation for the term URI.
  • Defined By: The name and identifier of the metadata vocabulary from which the property is drawn.
  • Type of Term: An indication of the type of the term, according to the typology of the DCMI Abstract Model
  • Subproperty Of: Property of which the current property is a subproperty.
  • Has Subproperty: Property which is a subproperty of the current property.
  • Source Label: The short label provided for the property by its owner/maintenance agency.
  • Label in this DCAP: A short label that provides an indication of how the property is to be used in a MICHAEL-EU DCAP description set. The label does not appear in the description. It may be used to provide a descriptor for fields in displays of MICHAEL-EU DCAP description sets, but there is no requirement for display applications to use this label.
  • Source Definition: The definition provided for the property by its owner/maintenance agency.
  • Usage in this DCAP: A description of how the definition of the property is to be applied in MICHAEL-EU DCAP description sets. This information supplements the definition of the property provided by its owner/maintenance agency.
  • Comments: Additional information about the use of the property in the MICHAEL-EU DCAP, typically on the values and their representation.
  • Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme: The unique names/identifiers of classes from which values for the property should be drawn. Names are presented as Qualified Names, but are abbreviations for URIs. The URI must be used to refer to the class in MICHAEL-EU DCAP description sets. If no class is listed, then the MICHAEL-EU DCAP does not specify the a class from which values should be drawn. However the definition and usage of the property may determine that values of only certain types are appropriate. For example, the value of the dc:creator property must be an entity capable of action, and not a place.
  • Value URI: An indication of whether a value URI is to be used in a statement using the property (and vocabulary encoding scheme, where specified). Mandatory = a value URI is required, Optional = a value URI is optional (see note), Not permitted = a value URI is not permitted
  • Value String: An indication of whether a value string is to be used in a statement using the property (and vocabulary encoding scheme, where specified). Mandatory = a value string is required, Optional = a value string is optional (see note), Not permitted = a value string is not permitted
  • Uses Syntax Encoding Scheme(s): The unique names/identifiers of datatypes from which value strings for the property should be drawn. Names are presented as Qualified Names, but are abbreviations for URIs. This URI must be used to refer to the datatype in DC CD AP collection descriptions. If no datatype is listed, then this DCAP does not specify a datatype from which value strings should be drawn.
  • Rich Representation: An indication of whether a rich representation is to be used in a statement using the property (and vocabulary encoding scheme, where specified). Mandatory = a rich representation is required, Optional = a rich representation is optional (see note), Not permitted = a rich representation is not permitted
  • Related Description: An indication of whether a related description of the value is required for a statement using the property. Mandatory = a rich representation is required, Optional = a rich representation is optional (see note), Not permitted = a rich representation is not permitted
  • Obligation: An indication of whether a statement using this property is required in a MICHAEL-EU DCAP collection description. Mandatory = a statement using this property is required, Optional/Recommended = a statement using this property is optional but recommended, Optional = a statement using this property is optional
  • Condition: Information on any additional conditions on the obligation to use the property
  • Minimum Occurrences: The minimum number of statements referencing this property that can occur in a metadata description
  • Maximum Occurrences: The maximum number of statements referencing this property that can occur in a metadata description

Note: For each value, at least one of the following components must be present: a value URI, a rich representation, a value string or a (related) description.

The MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile: Describing the Principal Resources

Collection (Class michael:Collection)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/Collection
Qualified Name michael:Collection
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Class
Subclass Of dcmitype:Collection
Has Subclass michael:DigitalCollection
Has Subclass michael:PhysicalCollection
Label Collection
Definition

A collection is an aggregation of items.

See Also [n/a]

Digital Collection (Class michael:DigitalCollection)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/DigitalCollection
Qualified Name michael:DigitalCollection
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Class
Subclass Of michael:Collection
Has Subclass [n/a]
Label Digital Collection
Definition

A digital collection is an aggregation of digital items.

See Also [n/a]
Identifier [dc:identifier]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
Qualified Name dc:identifier
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Resource Identifier
Label in this DCAP Identifier
Source Definition

An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.

Usage in this DCAP

A URI that identifies the digital collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A digital collection identifier must be a URI, using a URI scheme that has been registered with IANA.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme xsd:anyURI

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory xsd:anyURI Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences 1


Title [dc:title]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
Qualified Name dc:title
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Title
Label in this DCAP Title
Source Definition

A name given to the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

The title of the digital collection.

Comments for this DCAP

The title should provide a meaningful point of reference to the digital collection, and preferably it should be unique, at least within an institution. Acronyms and abbreviations should not be used in this field.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme Literal

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences Unbounded


Description [dc:description]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
Qualified Name dc:description
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Description
Label in this DCAP Description
Source Definition

An account of the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A free text description of the digital collection.

Comments for this DCAP

This should add to the information provided in the title.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme [Value type not specified]

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences Unbounded


Language [dc:language]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language
Qualified Name dc:language
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Language
Source Definition

A language of the intellectual content of the resource.



Digital Format [michael:itemFormat]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/itemFormat
Qualified Name michael:itemFormat
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Item Format
Source Definition

A format of items within the collection.



Digital Type [dc:type]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type
Qualified Name dc:type
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Resource Type
Source Definition

The nature or genre of the content of the resource.



Size [dcterms:extent]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent
Qualified Name dcterms:extent
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Extent
Source Definition

The size or duration of the resource.



Accrual [rslp:accrualStatus]
Term URI http://purl.org/rslp/terms#accrualStatus
Qualified Name rslp:accrualStatus
Defined By RSLP Terms
http://purl.org/rslp/terms#
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Accrual Status
Source Definition

A statement of accrual policy (closed, passive, active, partial/selective), accrual method (purchase, deposit) and accrual periodicity (closed, irregular, periodic).



Standard [michael:standard]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/standard
Qualified Name michael:standard
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Standard
Source Definition



Legal Status [rslp:legalStatus]
Term URI http://purl.org/rslp/terms#legalStatus
Qualified Name rslp:legalStatus
Defined By RSLP Terms
http://purl.org/rslp/terms#
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Legal Status
Source Definition

A statement of the legal status of the collection.



Database [michael:database]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/database
Qualified Name michael:database
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Database
Source Definition



Subject [dc:subject]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject
Qualified Name dc:subject
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Subject and Keywords
Source Definition

The topic of the content of the resource.



Subject [dc:subject]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/subject
Qualified Name dc:subject
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Subject and Keywords
Source Definition

The topic of the content of the resource.



Spatial Coverage [dcterms:spatial]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/spatial
Qualified Name dcterms:spatial
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Spatial
Label in this DCAP Spatial Coverage
Source Definition

Spatial characteristics of the intellectual content of the resource.



Temporal Coverage [dcterms:temporal]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal
Qualified Name dcterms:temporal
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Temporal
Source Definition

Temporal characteristics of the intellectual content of the resource.



Famous Person [michael:association]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/association
Qualified Name michael:association
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Association
Source Definition



Famous Event [michael:association]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/association
Qualified Name michael:association
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Association
Source Definition



Famous Place [michael:association]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/association
Qualified Name michael:association
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Association
Source Definition



Famous Object [michael:association]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/association
Qualified Name michael:association
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Association
Source Definition



Illustration [michael:illustration]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/illustration
Qualified Name michael:illustration
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Illustration
Source Definition



Is Created By [dc:creator]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator
Qualified Name dc:creator
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Creator
Source Definition

An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource.



Is Responsibility Of [michael:isResponsibilityOf]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/isResponsibilityOf
Qualified Name michael:isResponsibilityOf
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Is Responsibility Of
Source Definition



Is Accessed Via [michael:isAccessedVia]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/isAccessedVia
Qualified Name michael:isAccessedVia
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Is Accessed Via
Source Definition

A service that provides access to the resource.



Sub-collection [dcterms:hasPart]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart
Qualified Name dcterms:hasPart
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Has Part
Label in this DCAP Sub-collection
Source Definition

The described resource includes the referenced resource either physically or logically.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection contained within the current collection.

Comments for this DCAP [n/a]
Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme michael:DigitalCollection

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Mandatory Optional   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Optional
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 0
Maximum Occurrences unbounded


Super-collection [dcterms:isPartOf]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf
Qualified Name dcterms:isPartOf
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Is Part Of
Label in this DCAP Super-collection
Source Definition

The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection that contains the current collection.

Comments for this DCAP [n/a]
Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme michael:DigitalCollection

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Optional Optional   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Optional
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 0
Maximum Occurrences unbounded


Source collection [dc:source]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/source
Qualified Name dc:source
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Source
Label in this DCAP Source Collection
Source Definition

A resource from which the present resource is derived.

Usage in this DCAP

A physical collection of which this digital collection is a representation.

Comments for this DCAP [n/a]
Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme michael:PhysicalCollection

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Optional Optional   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Optional
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 0
Maximum Occurrences unbounded


Physical Collection (Class michael:PhysicalCollection)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/PhysicalCollection
Qualified Name michael:PhysicalCollection
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Class
Subclass Of michael:Collection
Has Subclass [n/a]
Label Physical Collection
Definition

A physical collection is an aggregation of physical items.

See Also [n/a]
Identifier [dc:identifier]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
Qualified Name dc:identifier
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Resource Identifier
Label in this DCAP Identifier
Source Definition

An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.

Usage in this DCAP

A URI that identifies the physical collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A physical collection identifier must be a URI, using a URI scheme that has been registered with IANA.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme xsd:anyURI

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory xsd:anyURI Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences 1


Title [dc:title]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/title
Qualified Name dc:title
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Title
Label in this DCAP Title
Source Definition

A name given to the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

The title of the physical collection.

Comments for this DCAP

The title should provide a meaningful point of reference to the physical collection, and preferably it should be unique, at least within an institution. Acronyms and abbreviations should not be used in this field.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme Literal

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences Unbounded


Description [dc:description]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
Qualified Name dc:description
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Description
Label in this DCAP Description
Source Definition

An account of the content of the resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A free text description of the physical collection.

Comments for this DCAP

This should add to the information provided in the title.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme [Value type not specified]

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences Unbounded


Language [dc:language]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language
Qualified Name dc:language
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Language
Source Definition

A language of the intellectual content of the resource.



Physical Format [michael:itemFormat]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/itemFormat
Qualified Name michael:itemFormat
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Item Format
Source Definition

A format of items within the collection.



Size [dcterms:extent]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent
Qualified Name dcterms:extent
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Extent
Source Definition

The size or duration of the resource.



Accrual [rslp:accrualStatus]
Term URI http://purl.org/rslp/terms#accrualStatus
Qualified Name rslp:accrualStatus
Defined By RSLP Terms
http://purl.org/rslp/terms#
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Accrual Status
Source Definition

A statement of accrual policy (closed, passive, active, partial/selective), accrual method (purchase, deposit) and accrual periodicity (closed, irregular, periodic).



Standard [michael:standard]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/standard
Qualified Name michael:standard
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Standard
Source Definition



Is Created By [dc:creator]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/creator
Qualified Name dc:creator
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Creator
Source Definition

An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource.



Is Responsibility Of [michael:isResponsibilityOf]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/isResponsibilityOf
Qualified Name michael:isResponsibilityOf
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Is Responsibility Of
Source Definition



Is Located At [michael:isLocatedAt]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/isLocatedAt
Qualified Name michael:isAccessedVia
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Is Accessed Via
Source Definition

A location where the resource is stored.



Sub-collection [dcterms:hasPart]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart
Qualified Name dcterms:hasPart
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Has Part
Label in this DCAP Sub-collection
Source Definition

The described resource includes the referenced resource either physically or logically.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection contained within the current collection.

Comments for this DCAP [n/a]
Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme michael:PhysicalCollection

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Mandatory Optional   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Optional
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 0
Maximum Occurrences unbounded


Super-collection [dcterms:isPartOf]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf
Qualified Name dcterms:isPartOf
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of dc:relation, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/relation
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Is Part Of
Label in this DCAP Super-collection
Source Definition

The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource.

Usage in this DCAP

A second collection that contains the current collection.

Comments for this DCAP [n/a]
Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme michael:PhysicalCollection

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Optional Optional   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Optional
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 0
Maximum Occurrences unbounded


Digitised Collection [michael:isSourceOf]
Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/source
Qualified Name michael:isSourceOf
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Is Source Of
Label in this DCAP Digitised Collection
Source Definition

A resource from which the present resource is derived.

Usage in this DCAP

A digital collection which was created through the digitisation of this physical collection.

Comments for this DCAP [n/a]
Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme michael:DigitalCollection

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Optional Optional   Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Optional
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 0
Maximum Occurrences unbounded


Period (Class michael:Period)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/Period
Qualified Name michael:Period
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/

Period Name [michael:name]



Period Start Date [michael:startDate]



Period End Date [michael:endDate]

Place (Class michael:Place)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/Place
Qualified Name michael:Place
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/

Address - Region [michael:region]



Address - Country [michael:country]

Digital Item (Class michael:DigitalItem)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/DigitalItem
Qualified Name michael:DigitalItem
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/

Product/Service (Class michael:ProductService)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/ProductService
Qualified Name michael:ProductService
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/

Identifier [dc:identifier]



Title [dc:title]



Description [dc:description]



Language [dc:language]



Audience [dcterms:audience]

Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/audience
Qualified Name dcterms:audience
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Audience
Label in this DCAP Audience
Source Definition

A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful.



Legal Status [rslp:legalStatus]



Access Type [michael:accessType]



Accessibility [michael:accessibility]



Access Conditions [michael:accessConditions]



Access Conditions (Comment) [michael:accessConditionsDescription]



Technical Requirements [michael:techRequirements]



Technical Description [michael:interfaceDescription]



Output Format [michael:outputFormat]



Access Point Description [michael:accessPoint]



Access Point Locator [michael:accessPoint]



Is Created By [dc:creator]



Is Responsibility Of [michael:isResponsibilityOf]



Provides Access To [michael:providesAccessTo]

Institution-Location (Class michael:InstitutionLocation)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/InstitutionLocation
Qualified Name michael:InstitutionLocation
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/

Identifier [dc:identifier]

Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
Qualified Name dc:identifier
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Resource Identifier
Label in this DCAP Identifier
Source Definition

An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.

Usage in this DCAP

A URI that identifies the digital collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A digital collection identifier must be a URI, using a URI scheme that has been registered with IANA.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme xsd:anyURI

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory xsd:anyURI Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences 1


Name [michael:name]



Address - Street [michael:street]



Address - PO Box [michael:pobox]



Address - Locality [michael:locality]



Address - Postcode [michael:postcode]



Address - Region [michael:region]



Address - Country [michael:country]



Is Administered By [rslp:administrator]

Term URI http://purl.org/rslp/terms#administrator
Qualified Name rslp:administrator
Defined By RSLP Terms
http://purl.org/rslp/terms#
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Administrator
Source Definition

An agent who has responsibility for the physical or electronic environment in which the collection is held.



Agent (Class michael:Agent)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/Agent
Qualified Name michael:Agent
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/

Institution-Agent (Class michael:InstitutionAgent)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/InstitutionAgent
Qualified Name michael:InstitutionAgent
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Identifier [dc:identifier]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
Qualified Name dc:identifier
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Resource Identifier
Label in this DCAP Identifier
Source Definition

An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.

Usage in this DCAP

A URI that identifies the digital collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A digital collection identifier must be a URI, using a URI scheme that has been registered with IANA.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme xsd:anyURI

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory xsd:anyURI Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences 1


Name [michael:name]


Acronym [michael:acronym]


Jurisdiction [michael:affiliation]


Logo [michael:logo]


Institution Type [dc:type]


Administrative Status [michael:adminStatus]


Address - Street [michael:street]


Address - PO Box [michael:pobox]


Address - Locality [michael:locality]


Address - Postcode [michael:postcode]


Address - Region [michael:region]


Address - Country [michael:country]


Telephone number [michael:tel]


Fax number [michael:fax]


Email [michael:email]


Home page [michael:homepage]


Administers [michael:administers]


Is Member Of [michael:isMemberOf]


Has Member [michael:hasMember]


Is Responsible For [michael:isResponsibleFor]

Programme (Class michael:Programme)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/Programme
Qualified Name michael:Programme
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Identifier [dc:identifier]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
Qualified Name dc:identifier
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Resource Identifier
Label in this DCAP Identifier
Source Definition

An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.

Usage in this DCAP

A URI that identifies the digital collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A digital collection identifier must be a URI, using a URI scheme that has been registered with IANA.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme xsd:anyURI

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory xsd:anyURI Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences 1


Name [michael:name]


Acronym [michael:acronym]


Logo [michael:logo]


Description [dc:description]


Digitisation Process [michael:digitisationProcess]


Email [michael:email]


Home page [michael:homepage]


Start Date [michael:startDate]


End Date [michael:endDate]


Status [michael:status]


Is Responsibility Of [michael:isResponsibilityOf]


Is Funded By [michael:isFundedBy]

Project (Class michael:Project)

Term URI http://example.org/michael/terms/Project
Qualified Name michael:Project
Defined By MICHAEL Project Terms
http://example.org/michael/terms/
Identifier [dc:identifier]
Term URI http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/identifier
Qualified Name dc:identifier
Defined By The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
Type of Term Property
Subproperty Of [n/a]
Has Subproperty [n/a]
Source Label Resource Identifier
Label in this DCAP Identifier
Source Definition

An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.

Usage in this DCAP

A URI that identifies the digital collection.

Comments for this DCAP

A digital collection identifier must be a URI, using a URI scheme that has been registered with IANA.

Uses Vocabulary Encoding Scheme xsd:anyURI

Value
URI
Value
String
Syntax
Encoding
Scheme(s)
Rich
Represent
Related
Description
Not permitted Mandatory xsd:anyURI Not permitted Not permitted
Obligation Mandatory
Condition [n/a]
Minimum Occurrences 1
Maximum Occurrences 1


Name [michael:name]


Acronym [michael:acronym]


Logo [michael:logo]


Description [dc:description]


Digitisation Process [michael:digitisationProcess]


Email [michael:email]


Home page [michael:homepage]


Start Date [michael:startDate]


End Date [michael:endDate]


Status [michael:status]


Is Member Of [michael:isMemberOf]


Is Funded By [michael:isFundedBy]

Other Classes used as Vocabulary Encoding Schemes

ISO639-2 [dcterms:ISO639-2]

Term URI http://purl.org/dc/terms/ISO639-2
Qualified Name dcterms:ISO639-2
Defined By Dublin Core Terms
http://purl.org/dc/terms/
Type of Term Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Label ISO 639-2
Definition

ISO 639-2: Codes for the representation of names of languages.

Comments for this DCAP [n/a]
See Also http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/
Encoding Scheme for dc:language, Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, v1.1
http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/language

Changes made in this version

  • Initial version.

References

[MICHDM]  MICHAEL Data Model Version 1.0, September 30 2005
http://www.michael-culture.org/documents/MICHAELDataModel_v1_0.pdf

[MICHEUDCAP-S]  MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile Summary
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/michael/michael-eu/dcap-s/

[MICHEUDC-XML]  MICHEUDC: An XML format for the MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/michael/michael-eu/xml/

[MICHEUDCAP-FR]  Functional Requirements for the MICHAEL-EU Dublin Core Application Profile
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/michael/michael-eu/funcreq/

[DCMICDWG]  DCMI Collection Description Working Group
http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/

[DCCDAP]  Dublin Core Collection Description Application Profile
http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/collection-application-profile/

[AMCC]  Heaney, Michael. An Analytical Model of Collections and their Catalogues
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/rslp/model/

[DCAM]  Powell, Andy, Mikael Nilsson, Ambjörn Naeve, Pete Johnston. DCMI Abstract Model
http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/