Dublin Core Metadata fields

For more detail on the Dublin Core metadata standard see http://dublincore.org. Here we focus on the way that we are using these fields for BCI, in order to ensure consistent data entry and search results.

Elements in Use

contributor
The BCI staff member or volunteer who entered, edited, or proofread the item.
coverage
Cities, states, and other geographical units smaller than countries.
creator
The person or organization that is responsible for the content of the item
date
The date that the item was created.
description
A short description of the item.
format
The file format of the item
identifier
An unambiguous reference to the item (document number, reel frame, etc.)
language
The language in which the document was written.
publisher
If published, the publisher of a document item
relation
A pointer to a related resource in BCI
rights
A statement for the reader of the rights status of the item.
source
The archival collection, published work, etc. that an item comes from
subject
Specific topics associated with the item, see tag for disambiguation
title
A name by which the item or resource is known
type
The type of item

Other fields

tags
Topic-based keywords from a defined list, see subject for diambiguation
geolocation
Address or geo-coordinates for the item.

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