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AHDS Common Metadata Framework: Table of Elements

The elements used to describe digital resources held by the AHDS


Content written on: 1st August 2005 by AHDS Staff.
Content updated: 12th October 2007 by AHDS Staff.
ElementComment
title/main
title/alternative
Free-text
identifier/unique
identifier/legacy
uri
oai
Free-text
creator/name
creator/affiliation

owner/name
owner/affiliation
depositor/name
depositor/affiliation
funder/name
funder/affiliation
contributor/name
contributor/affiliation
 
descriptionFree-text
formatFree-text
extentFree-text
typeterms =
Collection Dataset
Collection Image
Collection InteractiveResource
Collection MovingImage
Collection Software
Collection Sound
Collection StillImage
Collection Text
languageRFC 3066
created
deposited
firstReleased
lastModified
W3C format.
versionFree-text.
grantNumberFree-text.
accessStatus/accessConditions
accessStatus/accessStatement
terms = free, restricted, unavailable
Free-text
accessModeterms = online, download, physical media
legalStatusFree-text
isAvailableAtterms =
AHDS Archaeology,
AHDS History,
AHDS Literature, Languages and Linguistics,
AHDS Performing Arts,
AHDS Visual Arts
subjectLCSH
AHDSSC
AAT
HASSET
AAT
Free-text.
temporal/periodTerm
temporal/CoverageDateRange
MIDAS
Free-text
W3C
spatial/spatialTerm
spatial/coordinates
TGN (Thesaurus of Geographic Names)
degrees, minutes
noteFree-text
custodialHistoryFree-text
accrualStatus/accrualPolicy
accrualStatus/accrualMethod
accrualStatus/accrualPeriodicity
term = closed, passive, active, selective
term = purchase, deposit
term = closed, irregular, periodic
relation/isPartOf
relation/hasPart
relation/associatedCollection
relation/associatedPublication
relation/hasDescription
relation/isDescriptionOf
relation/hasVersion
relation/isVersionOf
relation/hasFormat
relation/isFormatOf
relation/isFormatOf/@type="uri" uri
uri
uri
Free-text. (AACR2 bibliographic format).
uri
uri
uri
uri
uri
uri
adminDate
staffMember
Action
adminNote
W3C format
Surname, Firstname(s) format
term = created, modified
Free-text