Dublin Core™ Collection Description Application Profile Summary

Creator: Dublin Core™ Collection Description Working Group
Date Issued: 2004-02-01
Identifier: http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/collection-description/collection-ap-summary/2004-02-01/
Replaces: http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/collection-description/collection-ap-summary/2003-11-10/
Is Replaced By: http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/collection-description/collection-ap-summary/2004-08-20/
Latest Version: http://dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/collection-description/collection-ap-summary/
Status of Document: This is a Draft Dublin Core™ Application Profile.
Description of Document: This document presents a summary view of the draft application profile for collection-level description developed by the Dublin Core™ Collection Description Working Group.

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/
  • marcrel: (MARC relator code properties: URIs to be confirmed, temporary Namespace Name/URI http://www.loc.gov/marc.relators/)
  • 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

Property label Property name
(Qualified)
Definition
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 dcterms:abstract A summary of the content 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:provenance
(sub-property of dc:description)
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the collection since its creation 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.
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.
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 creation of the individual items within the collection.
Relationships between the Collection and Agents    
Collector dc:creator An entity who gathers (or gathered) the items in a collection together.
Owner marcrel:own An entity who has legal possession of the collection.
Relationships between the Collection and Location/Service    
Is Available At gen:isAvailableAt
(sub-property of dc:relation)
The physical location or digital service that provides access to the collection.
Relationships between Collections    
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 dc:description A second collection that describes the current collection (for example, the catalogue for the current collection).
Associated collection dc:relation A second collection that is associated with the current collection.
Relationships between the Collection and other resources    
Associated publication dcterms:isReferencedBy
(sub-property of dc:relation)
A publication that is based on the use, study, or analysis of the collection.

Changes made in this version

  • Added prefix/namespace name for MARC relator codes
  • Changed table headings to "Property label", "Property name (Qualified)")
  • For Description, replaced property dc:description with property dcterms:abstract
  • For Custodial History, replaced property gen:custodialHistory with property gen:provenance
  • Amended description of Contents Date Range (cld:contentsDateRange)
  • Amended description of Is Available At (gen:isAvailableAt)
  • For Owner, replaced property gen:owner with property marcrel:own
  • For Catalogue or description, replaced property gen:hasDescription with property dc:description
  • Remove property gen:isDescriptionOf
  • For Associated publication, replaced property cld:hasPublication with property dcterms:isReferencedBy