Scalar

A name given to the resource, either supplied by the individual assigning metadata or from the object.

Example: "A Pilot's Guide to Aircraft Insurance"

Entity responsible for making the resource.

Example: "Duncan, P. A."

The topic of the resource, typically represented using keywords.

Example: "Colonial medicine"

An account of the resource.

Example: "Illustrated guide to airport markings and lighting signals for airports with low visibility conditions."

An entity responsible for making the resource available.

Example: "The University of Texas Press"

An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource (e.g. editor, transcriber, illustrator).

Example: "Austin Citizen Photograph"

The spatial or temporal topic of the resource.

Example: "Austin, TX"

A point or period of time associated with the resource.

Example: "1998-02-16"

The nature or genre of the resource. For a list of possible types, visit the DCMI Type Vocabulary.

Example: "image"

The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource.

Example: "[128] p. : ill. ; 15 cm."

Information about rights held over the resource.

Example: "This electronic resource is made available by the University of Texas Libraries solely for the purposes of research, teaching and private study."

A related resource from which the described resource is derived.

Example: "ZA 3075 Y69 2007"

Language(s) of the resource.

Example: "Spanish"

A related resource. For a list of possible relations, visit the Summary Refinement and Scheme Table.

Example: "HasVersion 13th Edition"

A unique reference to the resource.

Example: "doi:10.15781/T2251FN91"