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3、damage whatsoever than may result from the use of this material or the information contain therein, irrespective of the cause and quantum thereof. ISBN 978-0-626-23544-4 SANS 15836:2009Edition 1ISO 15836:2009Edition 2SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD Information and documentation The Dublin Core metad
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5、: +27 12 344 1568 www.sabs.co.za SABS SANS 15836:2009 Edition 1 ISO 15836:2009 Edition 2 Table of changes Change No. Date Scope National foreword This South African standard was approved by National Committee SABS SC 46C, Information and documentation Identification and description, in accordance wi
6、th procedures of the SABS Standards Division, in compliance with annex 3 of the WTO/TBT agreement. This SANS document was published in November 2009. Reference numberISO 15836:2009(E)ISO 2009INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO15836Second edition2009-02-15Information and documentation The Dublin Core metadata
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13、15836:2009(E) ISO 2009 All rights reserved iiiForeword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each mem
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17、ent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 15836 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation, Subcommittee SC 4, Technical interoperability. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 15836:20
18、03), of which it constitutes a minor revision to incorporate minor changes and align it with ANSI/NISO Z39.85:2007. SANS 15836:2009This s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .ISO 15836:2009(E) iv ISO 2009 All rights reservedIntroduction T
19、he Dublin Core Metadata Element Set is a vocabulary of fifteen properties for use in resource description. The name “Dublin” comes from its original 1995 invitational workshop, which took place in Dublin, Ohio; “core” because its elements are broad and generic, usable for describing a wide range of
20、resources. The fifteen-element “Dublin Core” described in this International Standard is part of a larger set of metadata vocabularies and technical specifications maintained by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI). The full set of vocabularies, DCMI Metadata Terms DCMI-TERMS, also includes a
21、set of resource classes, the DCMI Type Vocabulary DCMI-TYPE. The terms in DCMI vocabularies are intended to be used in combination with terms from other, compatible vocabularies in the context of application profiles and on the bases of the DCMI Abstract Model DCAM. In 2006, the DCMI Usage Board und
22、ertook an editorial review of terms in the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES) in order to clarify intended semantics and bring the wording of their definitions and usage comments into line with the language of the DCMI Abstract Model DCAM. A set of proposed changes was posted for public commen
23、t from August 28 to September 25, 2006. A face-to-face Usage Board meeting in Manzanillo, Mexico, on September 30, 2006, resulted in the publication on December 18, 2006, of a decision text, a response to comments, and a revised terms documentation. This revision of the original ANSI/NISO Z39.85 sta
24、ndard that was issued in 2001 corresponds to version 1.1 on the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative website that resulted from the editorial review and public comment period described above. All changes made to terms of the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set since 2001 have been reviewed by a DCMI Usage B
25、oard in the context of a DCMI Namespace Policy DCMI-NAMESPACE. The namespace policy describes how DCMI terms are assigned Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) and sets limits on the range of editorial changes that may be already made to the labels, definitions and usage comments associated with exist
26、ing DCMI terms. SANS 15836:2009This s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 15836:2009(E) ISO 2009 All rights reserved 1Information and documentation The Dublin Core metadata element set 1 Scope This Internationa
27、l Standard establishes a standard for cross-domain resource description, known as the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. Like RFC 3986, this International Standard does not limit what might be a resource. This International Standard defines the elements typically used in the context of an application
28、 profile which constrains or specifies their use in accordance with local or community-based requirements and policies. However, it does not define implementation detail, which is outside the scope of this International Standard. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispen
29、sable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. ANSI/NISO Z39.85:2007, The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set DCAM, DCMI Abstract Model. Available
30、 at http:/dublincore.org/documents/abstract-model/ 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms 3.1 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in DCAM and the following apply. 3.1.1 resource anything that might be identified RFC 3986, DCMI Abstract Model 3
31、.1.2 lifecycle of a resource sequence of events that mark the development and use of a resource EXAMPLES Conception of an invention, creation of a draft, revision of an article, publication of a book, acquisition by a library, transcription to magnetic disk, migration to optical storage, translation
32、 into English, and derivation of a new work (e.g. a movie). 3.2 Abbreviated terms DCMI Dublin Core Metadata Initiative SANS 15836:2009This s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .ISO 15836:2009(E) 2 ISO 2009 All rights reserved4 Element se
33、t In the element descriptions given in Table 1, each element has a descriptive label (“label”) for human recognition and a unique token (“name”) for use in machine processing. In accordance with the DCMI Namespace Policy DCMI-NAMESPACE specified in ANSI/NISO Z39.85:2007, the “name” of an element is
34、appended to a DCMI namespace URI to construct a Uniform Resource Identifier as a globally unique identifier for that element. The use of element names and URIs in the context of different implementation technologies is explained in DCMI Encoding Guidelines DCMI-ENCODINGS. Table 1 Element description
35、s Element name Label Definition Remarks title Title name given to the resource creator Creator entity primarily responsible for making the resource Examples of Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity. subject Sub
36、ject topic of the resource 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. description Description accoun
37、t of the resource 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. publisher Publisher entity responsible for making the resource available Examples of Publisher include a person, an organization, or
38、 a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to identify the entity. contributor Contributor entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Examples of a Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to
39、indicate the entity. date Date 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 schema such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 W3CDTF. type Ty
40、pe nature or genre of the resource Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary DCMI-TYPE. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element. format Format file format, physical medium, or dimensions of
41、 the resource 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. SANS 15836:2009This s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .ISO 1583
42、6:2009(E) ISO 2009 All rights reserved 3Table 1 (continued) Element name Label Definition Remarks identifier Identifier unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system
43、. source Source related resource from which the described resource is derived 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. language
44、 Language language of the resource Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646. relation Relation related resource Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system. coverage Coverage spati
45、al 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
46、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 Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names TGN. Where appropriate, named places or time periods can be used in prefere
47、nce to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges. rights Rights information about rights held in and over the resource Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights. SANS 1583
48、6:2009This s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .ISO 15836:2009(E) 4 ISO 2009 All rights reservedAnnex A (informative) Further information Further information about the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set is available at the URL http:/dubli
49、ncore.org/. This website contains information about workshops, reports, working group papers, projects, and new developments concerning the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI). SANS 15836:2009This s tandard may only be used and printed by approved subscription and freemailing clients of the SABS .ISO 15836:2009(E) ISO 2009 All rights reserved 5Bibliography 1 ISO 8601, Data elements and interchange formats Information interchange Representation of dates and times 2 DCMI-ENCODINGS, DCMI Encoding Gui