| Label | Description |
Status | Uri Reference |
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Database
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Primary data held on online databases. Will probably include subscription only services if they are useful, or easilily availiable within the HE community.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/Database
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Document
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The top level of a number of resources, including articles, reports, papers, etc. Exactly what appears under this heading will be a matter of context; humanities documents might be very different from social science documents.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/Document
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Event Announcement
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Sites that maintain lists of current events pertinent to the gateway's subject area(s). This could be a page at the gateway, or somewhere else.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/EventAnnouncement
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FAQ
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Frequently-Asked Question list - the answers to common questions.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/FAQ
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Journal - Government Publication
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A Government published document or collection of documents that are availiable electronically. This is likely to include legislation, law reports, etc.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/GovernmentPublication
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Learning Material/Courseware
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Aids to teaching that include lecture notes, slides, guided or self-help tutorials, etc. that are primarilily intended to be used in a learning enviroment; freely availiable in an electronic format.
|
stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/LearningMaterialCourseware
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Mailing List
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Electronic newsgroups, discussion forums, and mailing list archives should be included.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/MailingList
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News
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Online news services. For instance newspaper Web sites (including archives), television channels and specialist electronic news vendors.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/News
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Organization
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Organizational Web sites ("home pages"). Additional subtypes should be added per the needs of Hubs.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/Organization
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Project
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The Web site ("home page") of a project. This would include research projects, teaching projects, etc.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/Project
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Reference
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Useful material, such as glossaries, encyclopaedia, etc. This is the electronic equivalent of the Reference section of a bookshop or library.
|
stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/Reference
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Resource Guide
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Large directories of relevant resources, offering similar services to those of the Hubs and/or gateways. Also includes links to other quality specialised Web sites.
|
stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/ResourceGuide
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Journal - Abstract Contents
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A site that provides free access to indexes (with or without abstacts) of full text journals and newsletters; or partial access to full text articles - perhaps a "sample" of the content. These could be indexes to subscription only full-text journals or for items not availiable electronically.
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/JournalAbstractContents
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Journal - Full Text
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A site that provides free, full text access to serially published journals and newsletters. There needs to be access to nearly all of the printed content of a journal for the site to be classified as "full text". This excludes newspapers. (see News)
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stable
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http://purl.org/rdn/type/JournalFullText
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