Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1
modified: 2010-10-11
publisher: DCMI

Contributor
description: Examples of a Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate the entity.
has version: contributor-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Coverage
description: 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.
has version: coverage-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Creator
description: Examples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity.
has version: creator-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An entity primarily responsible for making the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Date
description: 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].
has version: date-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Description
description: 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.
has version: description-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An account of the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Format
description: 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].
has version: format-007
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Identifier
description: Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
has version: identifier-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Language
description: Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646].
has version: language-007
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A language of the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Publisher
description: Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.
has version: publisher-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An entity responsible for making the resource available.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Relation
description: Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
has version: relation-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A related resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Rights
description: Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights.
has version: rights-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: Information about rights held in and over the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Source
description: 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.
has version: source-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A related resource from which the described resource is derived.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Subject
description: Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. To describe the spatial or temporal topic of the resource, use the Coverage element.
has version: subject-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: The topic of the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Title
has version: title-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A name given to the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Type
description: 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.
has version: type-006
issued: 1999-07-02
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: The nature or genre of the resource.
note: A second property with the same name as this property has been declared in the dcterms: namespace (http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document "DCMI Metadata Terms" (http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.