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Dublin Core

Dublin Core

Dublin Core is the most common metadata schema for web content.

Named in part for a 1995 metadata conference hosted by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) located in Dublin, Ohio, Dublin Core consists of 15 elements that were considered broad and generic enough to describe a wide range of resources.

DCMI Metadata Terms
This document is an up-to-date specification of all metadata terms maintained by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, including properties, vocabulary encoding schemes, syntax encoding schemes, and classes.
Omeka Dublin Core Manual
Omeka's guide to using Dublin Core.

Dublin Core Metadata Element Set
Element	Description
Title	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"
Creator	Entity responsible for making the resource. Example: "Duncan, P. A."
Subject	The topic of the resource, typically represented using keywords. Example: "Colonial medicine"
Description	An account of the resource. Example: "Illustrated guide to airport markings and lighting signals for airports with low visibility conditions."
Publisher	An entity responsible for making the resource available. Example: "The University of Texas Press"
Contributor	An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource (e.g. editor, transcriber, illustrator). Example: "Austin Citizen Photograph"
Coverage	The spatial or temporal topic of the resource. Example: "Austin, TX"
Date	A point or period of time associated with the resource. Example: "1998-02-16"
Type	The nature or genre of the resource. For a list of possible types, visit the DCMI Type Vocabulary. Example: "image"
Format	The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource. Example: "[128] p. : ill. ; 15 cm."
Rights	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."
Source	A related resource from which the described resource is derived. Example: "ZA 3075 Y69 2007"
Language	Language(s) of the resource. Example: "Spanish"
Relation	A related resource. For a list of possible relations, visit the Summary Refinement and Scheme Table. Example: "HasVersion 13th Edition"
Identifier	A unique reference to the resource. Example: "doi:10.15781/T2251FN91"