DCMI Type Vocabulary
modified: 2010-10-11
publisher: DCMI

Collection
member of: DCMIType
description: A collection is described as a group; its parts may also be separately described.
has version: Collection-003
issued: 2000-07-11
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: An aggregation of resources.

Dataset
member of: DCMIType
description: Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing.
has version: Dataset-003
issued: 2000-07-11
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: Data encoded in a defined structure.

Event
member of: DCMIType
description: Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration.
has version: Event-003
issued: 2000-07-11
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A non-persistent, time-based occurrence.

Image
member of: DCMIType
description: Examples include images and photographs of physical objects, paintings, prints, drawings, other images and graphics, animations and moving pictures, film, diagrams, maps, musical notation. Note that Image may include both electronic and physical representations.
has version: Image-004
issued: 2000-07-11
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A visual representation other than text.

Interactive Resource
member of: DCMIType
description: Examples include forms on Web pages, applets, multimedia learning objects, chat services, or virtual reality environments.
has version: InteractiveResource-003
issued: 2000-07-11
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A resource requiring interaction from the user to be understood, executed, or experienced.

Moving Image
member of: DCMIType
description: Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Instances of the type Moving Image must also be describable as instances of the broader type Image.
has version: MovingImage-003
issued: 2003-11-18
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession.
subclass of: Image

Physical Object
member of: DCMIType
description: Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Image, Text or one of the other types.
has version: PhysicalObject-003
issued: 2002-07-13
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance.

Service
member of: DCMIType
description: Examples include a photocopying service, a banking service, an authentication service, interlibrary loans, a Z39.50 or Web server.
has version: Service-003
issued: 2000-07-11
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A system that provides one or more functions.

Software
member of: DCMIType
description: Examples include a C source file, MS-Windows .exe executable, or Perl script.
has version: Software-003
issued: 2000-07-11
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A computer program in source or compiled form.

Sound
member of: DCMIType
description: Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds.
has version: Sound-003
issued: 2000-07-11
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A resource primarily intended to be heard.

Still Image
member of: DCMIType
description: Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Instances of the type Still Image must also be describable as instances of the broader type Image.
has version: StillImage-003
issued: 2003-11-18
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A static visual representation.
subclass of: Image

Text
member of: DCMIType
description: Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
has version: Text-003
issued: 2000-07-11
modified: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A resource consisting primarily of words for reading.