DESCRIPTIVE: LC-AV Descriptive Metadata Extension Schema.
DESCRIPTIVE contains descriptive (intellectual) metadata that describe a digital object and/or its subobjects.
It is based upon a combination of standard Dublin Core and DC-LIB with minor LC-AV modifications.
DESCRIPTIVE contains 18 possible top-level element:
audienceType: complexType for recording information about the users for whom
the content of the object is intended.
contributorType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of audience information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element value.
These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in
accordance with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an
encoding scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
contributorType: complexType for recording information about an entity responsible
for making contributions to the content of the object.
contributorType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of contributor information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element value.
These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value expressed
using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., a term from a
classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in accordance with a formal
notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an encoding scheme is not understood
by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
contributorType: complexType for recording information about the extent or scope
of the content of the object. coverageType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of coverage information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element value.
These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value expressed
using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., a term from a
classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in accordance with a formal
notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an encoding scheme is not
understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
creatorType: complexType for recording information about the entity primarily
responsible for making the content of the object.
creatorType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of creator information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary (e.g.,
a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in accordance
with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an encoding
scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
dateType: complexType for recording information about date of events in the
lifecycle of the object.
dateType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of date information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element value.
These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value expressed
using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., a term from a
classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in accordance with a formal
notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an encoding scheme is not
understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
descriptionType: complexType for recording information about an account of the
content of the object.
descriptionType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of description information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in
accordance with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an
encoding scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
formatType: Complex Type for recording information about the physical or digital
manifestation of the object.
formatType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of format information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in
accordance with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an
encoding scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
holdingType: complexType for recording information about an element yet to be
defined.
holdingType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of holding information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in
accordance with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an
encoding scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
identifierType: complexType for recording information about an unambiguous
reference to the object within a given context.
identifierType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of identifier information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in
accordance with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an
encoding scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
languageType: complexType for recording information about the language of the
intellectual content of the object.
languageType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of language information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in
accordance with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an
encoding scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
publisherType: complexType for recording information about the entity responsible
for making the object available.
publisherType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of publisher information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element value.
These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value expressed
using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., a term from
a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in accordance with a formal
notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an encoding scheme is not
understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
relationType: complexType for recording information about an additional resource
related to the object.
relationType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of relation information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in
accordance with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an
encoding scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
rightsType: complexType for recording information about the rights held in and over
the object.
rightsType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of rights information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element value.
These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value expressed
using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., a term from
a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in accordance with a formal
notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an encoding scheme is not
understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
sourceType: complexType for recording information about a reference to a resource
from which this object was derived.
sourceType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of source information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in accordance
with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an encoding scheme
is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
subjectType: complexType for recording information about the topic of the content
of the object.
subjectType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of subject information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in accordance
with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an encoding scheme
is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
titleType: complexType for recording information about the name(s) given to the object
that would be useful in discovering it.
titleType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of title information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element value.
These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in
accordance with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an
encoding scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.
typeType: complexType for recording information about the nature or genre of the
content of the object.
typeType has 5 attributes.
1. ID: (XML ID)
2. QUALIFIER: a qualifier of the role or type of type information contained in the element.
3. FIELDTYPE: The context for or type of name/qualifier, e.g.personal, corporate, event, geographic, etc.....
4. ENCODING_SCHEME: This attribute identifies schemes that aid in the interpretation of an element
value. These schemes include controlled vocabularies and formal notations or parsing rules. A value
expressed using an encoding scheme will thus be a token selected from a controlled vocabulary
(e.g., a term from a classification system or set of subject headings) or a string formatted in
accordance with a formal notation (e.g., "2000-01-01" as the standard expression of a date). If an
encoding scheme is not understood by a client or agent, the value may still be useful to a human reader.
5. SEQUENCE: an indicator of the sequence in which multiple occurences of this element are ordered.