- Comment
- An aggregation of resources.
- Date Issued
- 11 July 2000
- Description
- A collection is described as a group; its parts may also be separately described.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Collection
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
14 June 2012
DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Date Modified
- 14 June 2012
- Publisher
- DCMI
- Title
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Comment
- Data encoded in a defined structure.
- Date Issued
- 11 July 2000
- Description
- Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Dataset
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Comment
- A non-persistent, time-based occurrence.
- Date Issued
- 11 July 2000
- Description
- Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Event
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Comment
- A visual representation other than text.
- Date Issued
- 11 July 2000
- Description
- Examples include images and photographs of physical objects, paintings, prints, drawings, other images and graphics, animations and moving pictures, film, diagrams, maps, musical notation. Note that Image may include both electronic and physical representations.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Image
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
Interactive Resource
A resource requiring interaction from the user to be understood, executed, or experienced.
- Comment
- A resource requiring interaction from the user to be understood, executed, or experienced.
- Date Issued
- 11 July 2000
- Description
- Examples include forms on Web pages, applets, multimedia learning objects, chat services, or virtual reality environments.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Interactive Resource
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
Moving Image
A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession.
- Comment
- A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession.
- Date Issued
- 18 November 2003
- Description
- Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Instances of the type Moving Image must also be describable as instances of the broader type Image.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Moving Image
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- SubClassOf
- Image
- Comment
- An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance.
- Date Issued
- 13 July 2002
- Description
- Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Image, Text or one of the other types.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Physical Object
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Comment
- A system that provides one or more functions.
- Date Issued
- 11 July 2000
- Description
- Examples include a photocopying service, a banking service, an authentication service, interlibrary loans, a Z39.50 or Web server.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Service
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Comment
- A computer program in source or compiled form.
- Date Issued
- 11 July 2000
- Description
- Examples include a C source file, MS-Windows .exe executable, or Perl script.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Software
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Comment
- A resource primarily intended to be heard.
- Date Issued
- 11 July 2000
- Description
- Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Sound
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Comment
- A static visual representation.
- Date Issued
- 18 November 2003
- Description
- Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Instances of the type Still Image must also be describable as instances of the broader type Image.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Still Image
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- SubClassOf
- Image
- Comment
- A resource consisting primarily of words for reading.
- Date Issued
- 11 July 2000
- Description
- Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
- IsDefinedBy
- DCMI Type Vocabulary
- Label
- Text
- MemberOf
- DCMI Type Vocabulary