Manual:Dublin Core
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Mukurtu and Dublin Core
Mukurtu allows site administrators to use both Simple Dublin Core Elements and Traditional Knowledge fields to add metadata to content in the archive. Each piece of content (image, document, audio, video) has associated metadata.
Dublin Core is a standard set of metadata elements that are recognized internationally and can be used for general information about content in the archive.
Traditional Knowledge fields allow you to add information that is relevant to your needs (see Add-edit fields to content type).
When you set up your metadata fields you may choose all 15 Dublin Core Elements or any combination that you find most relevant for your needs. Any field you choose may be left blank when you add information, these will not show up on the view screen of the archive.
Simple Dublin Core Elements
- Title: The name given to the piece of content: EX: “1880 Census”
- Creator: Who made the content: who took the photo, made the basket, etc
- Subject: The topic of the content of the resource. Typically, a Subject will be expressed as keywords or key phrases or classification codes that describe the topic of the resource. Library Of Congress Subject headings are one standard and recognized option;
- Description: This is the primary field for describing the item. Include physical characteristics (examples: Photograph (lantern slide); manuscript; typescript; newspaper clipping) and content information (for an image, what is depicted; for a text item, what is it about); also give additional date information or other relevant details.
- Publisher: The entity responsible for making the resource available.
- Contributor: Person or organization who contributed the content.
- Date: Date associated with the creation of the content – EX: date the document was written, date the photo was taken, etc
- Type: File type. Ex: TEXT, IMAGE, VIDEO
- Format: Media type. EX: jpeg, tiff, pdf. etc.
- Identifier: An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. Your institution may already have its own system. Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system. Examples of formal identification systems include the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) (including the Uniform Resource Locator (URL), the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) and the International Standard Book Number (ISBN).
- Source: Reference to a resource from which the present content is derived, for example “McWhorter collection”
- Language: language (s) used in the piece of content
- Relation: A reference to a related resource.
- Coverage: The extent or scope of the content of the resource. Coverage will typically include spatial location (a place name or geographic co-ordinates), temporal period (a period label, date, or date range) or jurisdiction (such as a named administrative entity).
- Rights: Who holds the rights to the content and who should be contacted for permission to reproduce the content. You may also add in a link to the traditional, Creative Commons or Traditional License offered through Mukurtu.
Sample content:
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