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CS 5244: Indexing / Classification
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Dublin Core Elements (Con’t)
6.Description
lAn account of the content of the resource.
l(e.g., an abstract, ToC, graphical representation of
content or a free-text
account of the content)
7.Date
lcreation or availability of the resource
lISO 8601 (e.g., YYYY-MM-DD)
8.Type
lThe nature or genre of the content of the resource
lvalue from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., DCMI Type
Vocabulary)
9.Format
lMedia-type or dimensions. Also, identifies the software,
hardware, or other equipment
needed to display or operate the resource.
lvalue from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., MIME)
10.Identifier
lUnambiguous reference to the resource within a given
context.
lUse a formal identification system, (e.g., URI, DOI,
ISBN)