namespacetagsdescription
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  • dcterm:title
  • A name given to the resource.
  • dcterm:creator
  • Examples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity.
  • dcterm:subject
  • Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. To describe the spatial or temporal topic of the resource, use the Coverage element.
  • dcterm:description
  • Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract, a table of contents, a graphical representation, or a free-text account of the resource.
  • dcterm:publisher
  • Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.
  • dcterm:contributor
  • Examples of a Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate the entity.
  • dcterm:date
  • Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF].
  • dcterm:type
  • Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE]. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element.
  • dcterm:format
  • Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Internet Media Types [MIME].
  • dcterm:identifier
  • Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
  • dcterm:source
  • The described resource may be derived from the related resource in whole or in part. Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
  • dcterm:language
  • Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646].
  • dcterm:relation
  • Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
  • dcterm:coverage
  • Spatial topic and spatial applicability may be a named place or a location specified by its geographic coordinates. Temporal topic may be a named period, date, or date range. A jurisdiction may be a named administrative entity or a geographic place to which the resource applies. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]. Where appropriate, named places or time periods can be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges.
  • dcterm:rights
  • Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights.
  • dcterm:audience
  • dcterm:alternative
  • The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific.
  • dcterm:tableOfContents
  • dcterm:abstract
  • dcterm:created
  • dcterm:valid
  • dcterm:available
  • dcterm:issued
  • dcterm:modified
  • dcterm:extent
  • dcterm:medium
  • dcterm:isVersionOf
  • Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format.
  • dcterm:hasVersion
  • dcterm:isReplacedBy
  • dcterm:replaces
  • dcterm:isRequiredBy
  • dcterm:requires
  • dcterm:isPartOf
  • dcterm:hasPart
  • dcterm:isReferencedBy
  • dcterm:references
  • dcterm:isFormatOf
  • dcterm:hasFormat
  • dcterm:conformsTo
  • dcterm:spatial
  • dcterm:temporal
  • dcterm:mediator
  • In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver.
  • dcterm:dateAccepted
  • Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal).
  • dcterm:dateCopyrighted
  • dcterm:dateSubmitted
  • Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal).
  • dcterm:educationLevel
  • dcterm:accessRights
  • Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
  • dcterm:bibliographicCitation
  • Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.
  • dcterm:license
  • dcterm:rightsHolder
  • dcterm:provenance
  • The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
  • dcterm:instructionalMethod
  • Instructional Method will typically include ways of presenting instructional materials or conducting instructional activities, patterns of learner-to-learner and learner-to-instructor interactions, and mechanisms by which group and individual levels of learning are measured. Instructional methods include all aspects of the instruction and learning processes from planning and implementation through evaluation and feedback.
  • dcterm:accrualMethod
  • dcterm:accrualPeriodicity
  • dcterm:accrualPolicy
  • dcterm:Agent
  • Examples of Agent include person, organization, and software agent.
  • dcterm:AgentClass
  • Examples of Agent Class include groups seen as classes, such as students, women, charities, lecturers.
  • dcterm:BibliographicResource
  • dcterm:FileFormat
  • Examples include the formats defined by the list of Internet Media Types.
  • dcterm:Frequency
  • dcterm:Jurisdiction
  • dcterm:LicenseDocument
  • dcterm:LinguisticSystem
  • Examples include written, spoken, sign, and computer languages.
  • dcterm:Location
  • dcterm:LocationPeriodOrJurisdiction
  • dcterm:MediaType
  • dcterm:MediaTypeOrExtent
  • dcterm:MethodOfInstruction
  • dcterm:MethodOfAccrual
  • dcterm:PeriodOfTime
  • dcterm:PhysicalMedium
  • Examples include paper, canvas, or DVD.
  • dcterm:PhysicalResource
  • dcterm:Policy
  • dcterm:ProvenanceStatement
  • dcterm:RightsStatement
  • dcterm:SizeOrDuration
  • Examples include a number of pages, a specification of length, width, and breadth, or a period in hours, minutes, and seconds.
  • dcterm:Standard
  • dcterm:ISO639-2
  • dcterm:RFC1766
  • dcterm:URI
  • dcterm:Point
  • dcterm:ISO3166
  • dcterm:Box
  • dcterm:Period
  • dcterm:W3CDTF
  • dcterm:RFC3066
  • RFC 3066 has been obsoleted by RFC 4646.
  • dcterm:RFC4646
  • RFC 4646 obsoletes RFC 3066.
  • dcterm:ISO639-3
  • dcterm:LCSH
  • dcterm:MESH
  • dcterm:DDC
  • dcterm:LCC
  • dcterm:UDC
  • dcterm:DCMIType
  • dcterm:IMT
  • dcterm:TGN
  • dcterm:NLM
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    xmlns:dcmit="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/"
    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
    1. dc:contributorPerson name
    2. dc:coverageSee Thesaurus of Geographic Names
    3. dc:creatorPerson name
    4. dc:dateISO 8601
    5. dc:description
    6. dc:formatSee Media Types
    7. dc:identifier
    8. dc:languageSee RFC4646
    9. dc:publisher
    10. dc:relation
    11. dc:rights
    12. dc:source
    13. dc:subject
    14. dc:title
    15. dc:typeSee DCMI Type Vocabulary
    xmlns:skos="http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#"
    skos:note
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    xml:lang=""en-US, fr-CA
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    rdf:RDF
    rdf:Description
    rdf:Property
    rdf:type
    rdf:about=""http://...
    rdf:resource=""http://...
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    rdfs:comment
    rdfs:label
    rdfs:isDefinedBy
    xmlns:vcard="http://www.w3.org/TR/vcard-rdf"
    vcard:FN
    vcard:BDAY
    vcard:CATEGORIES
    vcard:CLASS
    vcard:EMAIL
    vcard:GEO
    vcard:MAILER
    vcard:N
    vCard:Family
    vCard:Given
    vCard:Other
    vCard:Prefix
    vcard:NAME
    vcard:NICKNAME
    vcard:NOTE
    vCard:ORG
    vCard:Orgname
    vCard:Orgunit
    vcard:PHOTO
    vcard:PRODID
    vcard:REV
    vcard:ROLE
    vcard:SORT-STRING
    vcard:SOURCE
    vcard:TEL
    vcard:TITLE
    vcard:URL