A statement about the intellectual property rights (IPR) held in or over a Resource, a legal document giving official permission to do something with a resource, or a statement about access rights.
Rights Statement
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].
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource.
Format
The material or physical carrier of the resource.
Medium
The extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or other authority.
Jurisdiction
Service Class
A set of service encoding schemes and/or formats
Government Online Directory
The set of agents defined by contact details according to X500 syntax.
A media type or extent.
Media Type or Extent
AGLS Document Vocabulary
The set of document types specified by the AGLS Document Scheme.
An enumerated set of resources.
Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
This term is intended to be used with non-literal values as defined in the DCMI Abstract Model (http://dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/). As of December 2007, the DCMI Usage Board is seeking a way to express this intention with a formal range declaration.
The topic of the resource.
Subject
The set of conceptual resources specified by the Universal Decimal Classification.
UDC
Jurisdiction is a description of the territory over which a particular government exercises its authority or a particular business transacts its operations, to which the resource content is applicable.
The name of the political/administrative entity covered by the resource.
Alternative Title
The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific.
An alternative name for the resource.
Act
A specific piece of legislation which requires or drives the creation or provision of the resource.
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource.
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].
Date
AGLS Agent Class
A set of agent encoding schemes and/or formats
A list of subunits of the resource.
Table Of Contents
Education Network Australia Audience Vocabulary
The set of audience types specified by Education Network Australia.
Category
The generic type of the resource being described.
There are only three valid values for this property, 'service', 'document' or 'agency'.
A book, article, or other documentary resource.
Bibliographic Resource
Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations
The set of occupations specified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Function
The business function to which the resource relates.
AGLS Service Vocabulary
The set of service types specified by the AGLS Service Scheme.
A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.
License
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.
A related resource from which the described resource is derived.
Source
The set of labeled concepts specified by the Medical Subject Headings.
MeSH
A related resource that is substantially the same as the pre-existing described resource, but in another format.
Has Format
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
Is Referenced By
AGLS Availability Scheme
The set of resource availability or physical access to a resource defined by contact details according to Dublin Core Structured Values
A location, period of time, or jurisdiction.
Location, Period, or Jurisdiction
A related resource that is supplanted, displaced, or superseded by the described resource.
Replaces
Mediator
An entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful.
In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver.
The size or duration of the resource.
Extent
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Rights Holder
Examples of Agent include person, organization, and software agent.
A resource that acts or has the power to act.
Agent
A legal document giving official permission to do something with a Resource.
License Document
Function Class
A set of function encoding schemes and/or formats
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification
The set of industries specified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Has Version
A related resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource.
The policy governing the addition of items to a collection.
Accrual Policy
A related resource of which the described resource is a performance, production, derivation, translation or interpretation.
Date of creation of the resource.
Date Created
References
A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource.
Creator
Examples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service.
RFC 5646 obsoletes RFC 4646.
The set of tags constructed according to RFC 5646 for the identification of languages.
RFC 5646
A plan or course of action by an authority, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters.
Policy
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status.
Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Examples of Agent Class include groups seen as classes, such as students, women, charities, lecturers.
A group of agents.
Agent Class
A name given to the resource.
Title
A related resource.
Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
Relation
Aggregation Level
There are only two values possible for this refinement, either item or collection.
The level of aggregation of the described resource.
A rate at which something recurs.
Frequency
Case
A specific piece of case law which requires or drives the creation or provision of the resource.
The set of labeled concepts specified by the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
LCSH
Date Copyrighted
Date of copyright.
Geocode
Geographic coordinates expressed as latitude and longitude.
A summary of the resource.
Abstract
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource.
Examples of a Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service.
Contributor
The set of points in space defined by their geographic coordinates according to the DCMI Point Encoding Scheme.
DCMI Point
An entity responsible for making the resource available.
Publisher
Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service.
Protective Marking
A protective marking applied to the resource.
AGLS Audience Vocabulary
The set of audience types specified by the AGLS Audience Scheme.
RFC 4646 obsoletes RFC 3066.
The set of tags constructed according to RFC 4646 for the identification of languages.
RFC 4646
The set of three-letter codes listed in ISO 639-3 for the representation of names of languages.
ISO 639-3
Examples include a number of pages, a specification of length, width, and breadth, or a period in hours, minutes, and seconds.
A dimension or extent, or a time taken to play or execute.
Size or Duration
An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
Conforms To
The frequency with which items are added to a collection.
Accrual Periodicity
A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated.
Standard
Date a license was applied or became effective.
Date Licensed
The set of media types specified by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
IMT
Is Replaced By
A related resource that supplants, displaces, or supersedes the described resource.
Australian Picture Thesaurus
The set of subject terms for indexing Australian images specified by the National Library of Australia
Identifier
Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.
Has Part
The method by which items are added to a collection.
Accrual Method
Australian Governments' Interactive Functions Thesaurus
The set of function types specified by the National Archives of Australia.
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.
The nature or genre of the resource.
The set of codes listed in ISO 3166-1 for the representation of names of countries.
ISO 3166
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.
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.
Coverage
Date of acceptance of the resource.
Date Accepted
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).
A file format or physical medium.
Media Type
Availability Class
A set of availability encoding schemes and/or formats
Metadata terms related to the DCMI Abstract Model
The set of dates and times constructed according to the W3C Date and Time Formats Specification.
W3C-DTF
Document Class
A set of document encoding schemes and/or formats
The three-letter alphabetic codes listed in ISO639-2 for the representation of names of languages.
ISO 639-2
A class of entity, defined in terms of progression through an educational or training context, for which the described resource is intended.
Audience Education Level
A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful.
Audience
Regulation
A specific regulation which requires or drives the creation or provision of the resource.
A related resource that requires the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence.
Is Required By
Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available.
Date Available
Australian Public Affairs Information Service
The set of Australian economic, social, political and cultural affairs subjects specified by the National Library of Australia.
Is Part Of
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
Is Version Of
A related resource of which the described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation.
Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format.
Role Code
The set of functions codes to describe the function performed by the responsible party.
A material thing.
Physical Resource
The set of identifiers constructed according to the generic syntax for Uniform Resource Identifiers as specified by the Internet Engineering Task Force.
URI
The set of conceptual resources specified by the Dewey Decimal Classification.
DDC
The form of the resource where category = 'document'.
Document Type
Document is used in its widest sense and includes such things as software, sound files and images.
Rights
Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights.
Information about rights held in and over the resource.
A process that is used to engender knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
Method of Instruction
Date Modified
Date on which the resource was changed.
Service Type
The form of the resource where category = 'service'.
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.
A process, used to engender knowledge, attitudes and skills, that the described resource is designed to support.
Instructional Method
AGLS Jurisdiction Vocabulary
The set of Australian jurisdictions specified by the AGLS Jurisdiction Scheme.
AAGLS Agent Scheme
The set of agents defined by contact details according to Dublin Core Structured Values
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of a resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation.
Provenance Statement
Is Format Of
A related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format.
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Spatial Coverage
The set of tags, constructed according to RFC 1766, for the identification of languages.
RFC 1766
A relationship between a resource and a vocabulary encoding scheme which indicates that the resource is a member of a set.
Member Of
A method by which resources are added to a collection.
Method of Accrual
Date Issued
Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource.
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
Temporal Coverage
The set of classes specified by the DCMI Type Vocabulary, used to categorize the nature or genre of the resource.
DCMI Type Vocabulary
The AGLS Metadata Terms Namespace providing access to its content by means of an RDF Schema.
National Archives of Australia
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2007
The AGLS Metadata Terms Namespace provides URIs for the AGLS Metadata Terms Vocabulary. Vocabulary terms are declared using RDF Schema language to support RDF applications. The AGLS Metadata Terms form a richer vocabulary, which is intended to facilitate discovery of resources. It will be updated according to AGLS Working Group decisions.
Australian Postcode
The set of postcodes specified by the Australian Postal Corporation.
RFC 3066 has been obsoleted by RFC 4646.
The set of tags constructed according to RFC 3066 for the identification of languages.
RFC 3066
The set of places specified by the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
TGN
Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.
A bibliographic reference for the resource.
Bibliographic Citation
Availability
How the resource can be obtained or accessed, or contact information.
The set of time intervals defined by their limits according to the DCMI Period Encoding Scheme.
DCMI Period
A spatial region or named place.
Location
The set of conceptual resources specified by the Library of Congress Classification.
LCC
The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation.
Provenance
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.
An account of the resource.
Description
Language
Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646].
A language of the resource.
Jurisdiction Class
A set of jurisdiction encoding schemes and/or formats
An interval of time that is named or defined by its start and end dates.
Period of Time
DCMI Metadata Terms - other
Date Submitted
Date of submission of the resource.
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).
Date (often a range) of validity of a resource.
Date Valid
A related resource that is required by the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence.
Requires
The set of conceptual resources specified by the National Library of Medicine Classification.
NLM
Examples include written, spoken, sign, and computer languages.
A system of signs, symbols, sounds, gestures, or rules used in communication.
Linguistic System
The set of regions in space defined by their geographic coordinates according to the DCMI Box Encoding Scheme.
DCMI Box
Examples include paper, canvas, or DVD.
A physical material or carrier.
Physical Medium
Thesaurus of Australian Governments
The set of labelled subject types specified by the Australian Government Information Management Office
Examples include the formats defined by the list of Internet Media Types.
A digital resource format.
File Format
A related resource that is a performance, production, derivation, translation or interpretation of the described resource.
Australian Standard Geographical Classification
The set of places specified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Mandate
A specific legal instrument which requires a resource to be created or made available.