Metadata terms for vocabulary description
Date Modified: 2012-06-14
publisher: DCMI

Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: An enumerated set of resources.

Domain Includes
issued: 2020-01-20
type: Property
comment: A suggested class for subjects of this property.

Member Of
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A relationship between a resource and a vocabulary encoding scheme which indicates that the resource is a member of a set.
range: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme

Range Includes
issued: 2020-01-20
type: Property
comment: A suggested class for values of this property.

DCMI Type Vocabulary
Date Modified: 2012-06-14
publisher: DCMI

Collection
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
description: A collection is described as a group; its parts may also be separately described.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Class
comment: An aggregation of resources.

Dataset
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
description: Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Class
comment: Data encoded in a defined structure.

Event
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
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.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Class
comment: A non-persistent, time-based occurrence.

Image
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
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.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Class
comment: A visual representation other than text.

Interactive Resource
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
description: Examples include forms on Web pages, applets, multimedia learning objects, chat services, or virtual reality environments.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Class
comment: A resource requiring interaction from the user to be understood, executed, or experienced.

Moving Image
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
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.
issued: 2003-11-18
type: Class
comment: A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession.
subclass of: Image

Physical Object
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
description: Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Image, Text or one of the other types.
issued: 2002-07-13
type: Class
comment: An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance.

Service
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
description: Examples include a photocopying service, a banking service, an authentication service, interlibrary loans, a Z39.50 or Web server.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Class
comment: A system that provides one or more functions.

Software
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
description: Examples include a C source file, MS-Windows .exe executable, or Perl script.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Class
comment: A computer program in source or compiled form.

Sound
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
description: Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Class
comment: A resource primarily intended to be heard.

Still Image
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
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.
issued: 2003-11-18
type: Class
comment: A static visual representation.
subclass of: Image

Text
Member Of: DCMI Type Vocabulary
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.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Class
comment: A resource consisting primarily of words for reading.

Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1
Date Modified: 2012-06-14
publisher: DCMI

Contributor
description: The guidelines for using names of persons or organizations as creators also apply to contributors. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate the entity.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Coverage
description: 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 date range. A jurisdiction may be a named administrative entity or a geographic place to which the resource applies. Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names [[TGN](https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html)]. Where appropriate, named places or time periods may be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, spatial applicability of the resource, or jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/coverage) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Creator
description: Examples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: An entity primarily responsible for making the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/creator) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Date
description: Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended practice is to express the date, date/time, or period of time according to ISO 8601-1 [[ISO 8601-1](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)] or a published profile of the ISO standard, such as the W3C Note on Date and Time Formats [[W3CDTF](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime)] or the Extended Date/Time Format Specification [[EDTF](http://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/)]. If the full date is unknown, month and year (YYYY-MM) or just year (YYYY) may be used. Date ranges may be specified using ISO 8601 period of time specification in which start and end dates are separated by a '/' (slash) character. Either the start or end date may be missing.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: AnnotationProperty
type: Property
comment: A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/date) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Description
description: 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.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: AnnotationProperty
type: Property
comment: An account of the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/description) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Format
description: Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary where available. For example, for file formats one could use the list of Internet Media Types [[MIME](https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml)].
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/format) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Identifier
description: Recommended practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to an identification system.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Language
description: Recommended practice is to use either a non-literal value representing a language from a controlled vocabulary such as ISO 639-2 or ISO 639-3, or a literal value consisting of an IETF Best Current Practice 47 [[IETF-BCP47](https://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47)] language tag.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: A language of the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/language) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Publisher
description: Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: An entity responsible for making the resource available.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Relation
description: Recommended practice is to identify the related resource by means of a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a string conforming to a formal identification system may be provided.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: A related resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Rights
description: Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: Information about rights held in and over the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/rights) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Source
description: 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.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: A related resource from which the described resource is derived.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/source) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Subject
description: Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: The topic of the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/subject) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Title
issued: 1999-07-02
type: AnnotationProperty
type: Property
comment: A name given to the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/title) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

Type
description: Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [[DCMI-TYPE](http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-type-vocabulary/)]. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element.
issued: 1999-07-02
type: Property
comment: The nature or genre of the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/type) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

DCMI Metadata Terms - other
Date Modified: 2012-06-14
publisher: DCMI

Agent
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
type: Agent Class
comment: A resource that acts or has the power to act.

Agent Class
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A group of agents.
subclass of: Class

Bibliographic Resource
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A book, article, or other documentary resource.

DCMI Box
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Datatype
comment: The set of regions in space defined by their geographic coordinates according to the DCMI Box Encoding Scheme.

DCMI Type Vocabulary
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
comment: The set of classes specified by the DCMI Type Vocabulary, used to categorize the nature or genre of the resource.

DDC
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
comment: The set of conceptual resources specified by the Dewey Decimal Classification.

File Format
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A digital resource format.
subclass of: Media Type

Frequency
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A rate at which something recurs.

IMT
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
comment: The set of media types specified by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.

ISO 3166
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Datatype
comment: The set of codes listed in ISO 3166-1 for the representation of names of countries.

ISO 639-2
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Datatype
comment: The three-letter alphabetic codes listed in ISO639-2 for the representation of names of languages.

ISO 639-3
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Datatype
comment: The set of three-letter codes listed in ISO 639-3 for the representation of names of languages.

Jurisdiction
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: The extent or range of judicial, law enforcement, or other authority.
subclass of: Location, Period, or Jurisdiction

LCC
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
comment: The set of conceptual resources specified by the Library of Congress Classification.

LCSH
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
comment: The set of labeled concepts specified by the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

License Document
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A legal document giving official permission to do something with a resource.
subclass of: Rights Statement

Linguistic System
description: Written, spoken, sign, and computer languages are linguistic systems.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A system of signs, symbols, sounds, gestures, or rules used in communication.

Location
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A spatial region or named place.
subclass of: Location, Period, or Jurisdiction

Location, Period, or Jurisdiction
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A location, period of time, or jurisdiction.

MeSH
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
comment: The set of labeled concepts specified by the Medical Subject Headings.

Media Type
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A file format or physical medium.
subclass of: Media Type or Extent

Media Type or Extent
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A media type or extent.

Method of Accrual
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A method by which resources are added to a collection.

Method of Instruction
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A process that is used to engender knowledge, attitudes, and skills.

NLM
issued: 2005-06-13
type: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
comment: The set of conceptual resources specified by the National Library of Medicine Classification.

DCMI Period
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Datatype
comment: The set of time intervals defined by their limits according to the DCMI Period Encoding Scheme.

Period of Time
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: An interval of time that is named or defined by its start and end dates.
subclass of: Location, Period, or Jurisdiction

Physical Medium
description: Examples include paper, canvas, or DVD.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A physical material or carrier.
subclass of: Media Type

Physical Resource
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A material thing.

DCMI Point
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Datatype
comment: The set of points in space defined by their geographic coordinates according to the DCMI Point Encoding Scheme.

Policy
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A plan or course of action by an authority, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters.

Provenance Statement
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: Any changes in ownership and custody of a resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation.

RFC 1766
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Datatype
comment: The set of tags, constructed according to RFC 1766, for the identification of languages.

RFC 3066
description: RFC 3066 has been obsoleted by RFC 4646.
issued: 2002-07-13
type: Datatype
comment: The set of tags constructed according to RFC 3066 for the identification of languages.

RFC 4646
description: RFC 4646 obsoletes RFC 3066.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Datatype
comment: The set of tags constructed according to RFC 4646 for the identification of languages.

RFC 5646
description: RFC 5646 obsoletes RFC 4646.
issued: 2010-10-11
type: Datatype
comment: The set of tags constructed according to RFC 5646 for the identification of languages.

Rights Statement
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A statement about the intellectual property rights (IPR) held in or over a resource, a legal document giving official permission to do something with a resource, or a statement about access rights.

Size or Duration
description: Examples include a number of pages, a specification of length, width, and breadth, or a period in hours, minutes, and seconds.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A dimension or extent, or a time taken to play or execute.
subclass of: Media Type or Extent

Standard
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Class
comment: A reference point against which other things can be evaluated or compared.

TGN
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
comment: The set of places specified by the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.

UDC
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Vocabulary Encoding Scheme
comment: The set of conceptual resources specified by the Universal Decimal Classification.

URI
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Datatype
comment: The set of identifiers constructed according to the generic syntax for Uniform Resource Identifiers as specified by the Internet Engineering Task Force.

W3C-DTF
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Datatype
comment: The set of dates and times constructed according to the W3C Date and Time Formats Specification.

Abstract
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A summary of the resource.
sub property of: Description

Access Rights
Range Includes: Rights Statement
description: Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
issued: 2003-02-15
type: Property
comment: Information about who access the resource or an indication of its security status.
sub property of: Rights

Accrual Method
Range Includes: Method of Accrual
description: Recommended practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Accrual Method Vocabulary [[DCMI-ACCRUALMETHOD](https://dublincore.org/groups/collections/accrual-method/)].
issued: 2005-06-13
type: Property
comment: The method by which items are added to a collection.
domain: Collection

Accrual Periodicity
Range Includes: Frequency
description: Recommended practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Frequency Vocabulary [[DCMI-COLLFREQ](https://dublincore.org/groups/collections/frequency/)].
issued: 2005-06-13
type: Property
comment: The frequency with which items are added to a collection.
domain: Collection

Accrual Policy
Range Includes: Policy
description: Recommended practice is to use a value from the Collection Description Accrual Policy Vocabulary [[DCMI-ACCRUALPOLICY](https://dublincore.org/groups/collections/accrual-policy/)].
issued: 2005-06-13
type: Property
comment: The policy governing the addition of items to a collection.
domain: Collection

Alternative Title
description: The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: An alternative name for the resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Title

Audience
Range Includes: Agent Class
description: Recommended practice is to use this property with non-literal values from a vocabulary of audience types.
issued: 2001-05-21
type: Property
comment: A class of agents for whom the resource is intended or useful.

Date Available
description: Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: Date that the resource became or will become available.
range: Literal
sub property of: Date

Bibliographic Citation
description: Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.
issued: 2003-02-15
type: Property
comment: A bibliographic reference for the resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Identifier

Conforms To
Range Includes: Standard
issued: 2001-05-21
type: Property
comment: An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
sub property of: Relation

Contributor
Range Includes: Agent
description: The guidelines for using names of persons or organizations as creators apply to contributors.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource.
sub property of: Contributor

Coverage
Range Includes: Location
Range Includes: Jurisdiction
Range Includes: DCMI Period
description: 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 date range. A jurisdiction may be a named administrative entity or a geographic place to which the resource applies. Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names [[TGN](https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/index.html)]. Where appropriate, named places or time periods may be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges. Because coverage is so broadly defined, it is preferable to use the more specific subproperties Temporal Coverage and Spatial Coverage.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, spatial applicability of the resource, or jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.
sub property of: Coverage

Date Created
description: Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: Date of creation of the resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Date

Creator
Range Includes: Agent
description: Recommended practice is to identify the creator with a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a literal value that identifies the creator may be provided.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An entity responsible for making the resource.
sub property of: Creator
sub property of: Contributor
equivalent property: maker

Date
description: Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended practice is to express the date, date/time, or period of time according to ISO 8601-1 [[ISO 8601-1](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html)] or a published profile of the ISO standard, such as the W3C Note on Date and Time Formats [[W3CDTF](https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime)] or the Extended Date/Time Format Specification [[EDTF](http://www.loc.gov/standards/datetime/)]. If the full date is unknown, month and year (YYYY-MM) or just year (YYYY) may be used. Date ranges may be specified using ISO 8601 period of time specification in which start and end dates are separated by a '/' (slash) character. Either the start or end date may be missing.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Date

Date Accepted
description: Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty. Examples of resources to which a date of acceptance may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal).
issued: 2002-07-13
type: Property
comment: Date of acceptance of the resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Date

Date Copyrighted
description: Typically a year. Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty.
issued: 2002-07-13
type: Property
comment: Date of copyright of the resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Date

Date Submitted
description: Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty. Examples of resources to which a 'Date Submitted' may be relevant include a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal).
issued: 2002-07-13
type: Property
comment: Date of submission of the resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Date

Description
description: 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.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An account of the resource.
sub property of: Description

Audience Education Level
Range Includes: Agent Class
issued: 2002-07-13
type: Property
comment: A class of agents, defined in terms of progression through an educational or training context, for which the described resource is intended.
sub property of: Audience

Extent
Range Includes: Size or Duration
description: Recommended practice is to specify the file size in megabytes and duration in ISO 8601 format.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: The size or duration of the resource.
sub property of: Format

Format
Range Includes: Media Type
Range Includes: Extent
description: Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary where available. For example, for file formats one could use the list of Internet Media Types [[MIME](https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml)]. Examples of dimensions include size and duration.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource.
sub property of: Format

Has Format
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Is Format Of.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource that is substantially the same as the pre-existing described resource, but in another format.
sub property of: Relation

Has Part
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Is Part Of.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.
sub property of: Relation

Has Version
description: Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format. This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Is Version Of.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource.
sub property of: Relation

Identifier
description: Recommended practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to an identification system. Examples include International Standard Book Number (ISBN), Digital Object Identifier (DOI), and Uniform Resource Name (URN). Persistent identifiers should be provided as HTTP URIs.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
range: Literal
sub property of: Identifier

Instructional Method
Range Includes: Method of Instruction
description: Instructional Method typically includes ways of presenting instructional materials or conducting instructional activities, patterns of learner-to-learner and learner-to-instructor interactions, and mechanisms by which group and individual levels of learning are measured. Instructional methods include all aspects of the instruction and learning processes from planning and implementation through evaluation and feedback.
issued: 2005-06-13
type: Property
comment: A process, used to engender knowledge, attitudes and skills, that the described resource is designed to support.

Is Format Of
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Has Format.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A pre-existing related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format.
sub property of: Relation

Is Part Of
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Has Part.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
sub property of: Relation

Is Referenced By
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of References.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
sub property of: Relation

Is Replaced By
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Replaces.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource that supplants, displaces, or supersedes the described resource.
sub property of: Relation

Is Required By
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Requires.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource that requires the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence.
sub property of: Relation

Is Version Of
description: Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format. This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Has Version.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource of which the described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation.
sub property of: Relation

Date Issued
description: Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: Date of formal issuance of the resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Date

Language
Range Includes: Linguistic System
description: Recommended practice is to use either a non-literal value representing a language from a controlled vocabulary such as ISO 639-2 or ISO 639-3, or a literal value consisting of an IETF Best Current Practice 47 [[IETF-BCP47](https://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47)] language tag.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A language of the resource.
sub property of: Language

License
Range Includes: License Document
description: Recommended practice is to identify the license document with a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a literal value that identifies the license may be provided.
issued: 2004-06-14
type: Property
comment: A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.
sub property of: Rights

Mediator
Range Includes: Agent Class
description: In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver.
issued: 2001-05-21
type: Property
comment: An entity that mediates access to the resource.
sub property of: Audience

Medium
Domain Includes: Physical Resource
Range Includes: Physical Medium
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: The material or physical carrier of the resource.
sub property of: Format

Date Modified
description: Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: Date on which the resource was changed.
range: Literal
sub property of: Date

Provenance
Range Includes: Provenance Statement
description: The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.
issued: 2004-09-20
type: Property
comment: A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation.

Publisher
Range Includes: Agent
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: An entity responsible for making the resource available.
sub property of: Publisher

References
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Is Referenced By.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
sub property of: Relation

Relation
description: Recommended practice is to identify the related resource by means of a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a string conforming to a formal identification system may be provided.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A related resource.
sub property of: Relation

Replaces
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Is Replaced By.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource that is supplanted, displaced, or superseded by the described resource.
sub property of: Relation

Requires
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. This property is an inverse property of Is Required By.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A related resource that is required by the described resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence.
sub property of: Relation

Rights
Range Includes: Rights Statement
description: Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights. Recommended practice is to refer to a rights statement with a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a literal value (name, label, or short text) may be provided.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: Information about rights held in and over the resource.
sub property of: Rights

Rights Holder
Range Includes: Agent
description: Recommended practice is to refer to the rights holder with a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a literal value that identifies the rights holder may be provided.
issued: 2004-06-14
type: Property
comment: A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.

Source
description: This property is intended to be used with non-literal values. The described resource may be derived from the related resource in whole or in part. Best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a URI or a string conforming to a formal identification system.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A related resource from which the described resource is derived.
sub property of: Source
sub property of: Relation

Spatial Coverage
Range Includes: Location
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: Spatial characteristics of the resource.
sub property of: Coverage

Subject
description: Recommended practice is to refer to the subject with a URI. If this is not possible or feasible, a literal value that identifies the subject may be provided. Both should preferably refer to a subject in a controlled vocabulary.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A topic of the resource.
sub property of: Subject

Table Of Contents
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: A list of subunits of the resource.
sub property of: Description

Temporal Coverage
Range Includes: Period of Time
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: Temporal characteristics of the resource.
sub property of: Coverage

Title
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: A name given to the resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Title

Type
description: Recommended practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [[DCMI-TYPE](http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-type-vocabulary/)]. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the property Format.
issued: 2008-01-14
type: Property
comment: The nature or genre of the resource.
sub property of: Type

Date Valid
description: Recommended practice is to describe the date, date/time, or period of time as recommended for the property Date, of which this is a subproperty.
issued: 2000-07-11
type: Property
comment: Date (often a range) of validity of a resource.
range: Literal
sub property of: Date

Spatial Thing
type: Class

Friend of a Friend (FOAF) vocabulary
description: The Friend of a Friend (FOAF) RDF vocabulary, described using W3C RDF Schema and the Web Ontology Language.
type: Ontology

Agent
type: Class
comment: An agent (eg. person, group, software or physical artifact).
equivalent class: Agent
term status: stable

Document
type: Class
comment: A document.
disjoint with: Organization
disjoint with: Project
equivalent class: CreativeWork
term status: stable

Group
type: Class
comment: A class of Agents.
subclass of: Agent
term status: stable

Image
type: Class
comment: An image.
subclass of: Document
equivalent class: ImageObject
term status: stable

Label Property
type: Class
comment: A foaf:LabelProperty is any RDF property with texual values that serve as labels.
term status: unstable

Online Account
type: Class
comment: An online account.
subclass of: Thing
term status: testing

Online Chat Account
type: Class
comment: An online chat account.
subclass of: Online Account
term status: unstable

Online E-commerce Account
type: Class
comment: An online e-commerce account.
subclass of: Online Account
term status: unstable

Online Gaming Account
type: Class
comment: An online gaming account.
subclass of: Online Account
term status: unstable

Organization
type: Class
comment: An organization.
subclass of: Agent
disjoint with: Document
disjoint with: Person
term status: stable

Person
type: Class
comment: A person.
subclass of: Spatial Thing
subclass of: Agent
disjoint with: Organization
disjoint with: Project
equivalent class: Person
term status: stable

PersonalProfileDocument
type: Class
comment: A personal profile RDF document.
subclass of: Document
term status: testing

Project
type: Class
comment: A project (a collective endeavour of some kind).
disjoint with: Document
disjoint with: Person
term status: testing

account
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Indicates an account held by this agent.
domain: Agent
range: Online Account
term status: testing

account name
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Indicates the name (identifier) associated with this online account.
domain: Online Account
range: Literal
term status: testing

account service homepage
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Indicates a homepage of the service provide for this online account.
domain: Online Account
range: Document
term status: testing

age
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
type: FunctionalProperty
comment: The age in years of some agent.
domain: Agent
range: Literal
term status: unstable

AIM chat ID
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: An AIM chat ID
domain: Agent
range: Literal
sub property of: nickname
term status: testing

based near
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A location that something is based near, for some broadly human notion of near.
domain: Spatial Thing
range: Spatial Thing
term status: testing

birthday
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
type: FunctionalProperty
comment: The birthday of this Agent, represented in mm-dd string form, eg. '12-31'.
domain: Agent
range: Literal
term status: unstable

current project
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A current project this person works on.
domain: Person
range: Thing
term status: testing

depiction
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A depiction of some thing.
domain: Thing
range: Image
inverse of: depicts
term status: testing

depicts
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A thing depicted in this representation.
domain: Image
range: Thing
inverse of: depiction
term status: testing

DNA checksum
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A checksum for the DNA of some thing. Joke.
range: Literal
term status: archaic

familyName
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The family name of some person.
domain: Person
range: Literal
term status: testing

family_name
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The family name of some person.
domain: Person
range: Literal
term status: archaic

firstName
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The first name of a person.
domain: Person
range: Literal
term status: testing

focus
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: The underlying or 'focal' entity associated with some SKOS-described concept.
domain: Concept
range: Thing
term status: testing

funded by
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: An organization funding a project or person.
domain: Thing
range: Thing
term status: archaic

geekcode
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A textual geekcode for this person, see http://www.geekcode.com/geek.html
domain: Person
range: Literal
term status: archaic

gender
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
type: FunctionalProperty
comment: The gender of this Agent (typically but not necessarily 'male' or 'female').
domain: Agent
range: Literal
term status: testing

Given name
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The given name of some person.
term status: testing

Given name
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The given name of some person.
term status: archaic

account
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Indicates an account held by this agent.
domain: Agent
range: Online Account
term status: archaic

homepage
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A homepage for some thing.
domain: Thing
range: Document
sub property of: is primary topic of
sub property of: page
term status: stable

ICQ chat ID
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: An ICQ chat ID
domain: Agent
range: Literal
sub property of: nickname
term status: testing

image
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: An image that can be used to represent some thing (ie. those depictions which are particularly representative of something, eg. one's photo on a homepage).
domain: Person
range: Image
sub property of: depiction
term status: testing

interest
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A page about a topic of interest to this person.
domain: Agent
range: Document
term status: testing

is primary topic of
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
comment: A document that this thing is the primary topic of.
domain: Thing
range: Document
sub property of: page
inverse of: primary topic
term status: stable

jabber ID
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A jabber ID for something.
domain: Agent
range: Literal
term status: testing

knows
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A person known by this person (indicating some level of reciprocated interaction between the parties).
domain: Person
range: Person
term status: stable

lastName
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The last name of a person.
domain: Person
range: Literal
term status: testing

logo
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A logo representing some thing.
domain: Thing
range: Thing
term status: testing

made
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Something that was made by this agent.
domain: Agent
range: Thing
inverse of: maker
term status: stable

maker
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: An agent that made this thing.
domain: Thing
range: Agent
equivalent property: Creator
inverse of: made
term status: stable

personal mailbox
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A personal mailbox, ie. an Internet mailbox associated with exactly one owner, the first owner of this mailbox. This is a 'static inverse functional property', in that there is (across time and change) at most one individual that ever has any particular value for foaf:mbox.
domain: Agent
range: Thing
term status: stable

sha1sum of a personal mailbox URI name
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The sha1sum of the URI of an Internet mailbox associated with exactly one owner, the first owner of the mailbox.
domain: Agent
range: Literal
term status: testing

member
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Indicates a member of a Group
domain: Group
range: Agent
term status: stable

membershipClass
type: Property
type: AnnotationProperty
comment: Indicates the class of individuals that are a member of a Group
term status: unstable

MSN chat ID
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: An MSN chat ID
domain: Agent
range: Literal
sub property of: nickname
term status: testing

myersBriggs
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A Myers Briggs (MBTI) personality classification.
domain: Person
range: Literal
term status: testing

name
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A name for some thing.
domain: Thing
range: Literal
sub property of: label
term status: testing

nickname
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A short informal nickname characterising an agent (includes login identifiers, IRC and other chat nicknames).
term status: testing

openid
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: An OpenID for an Agent.
domain: Agent
range: Document
sub property of: is primary topic of
term status: testing

page
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A page or document about this thing.
domain: Thing
range: Document
inverse of: topic
term status: stable

past project
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A project this person has previously worked on.
domain: Person
range: Thing
term status: testing

phone
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A phone, specified using fully qualified tel: URI scheme (refs: http://www.w3.org/Addressing/schemes.html#tel).
term status: testing

plan
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A .plan comment, in the tradition of finger and '.plan' files.
domain: Person
range: Literal
term status: testing

primary topic
type: Property
type: FunctionalProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: The primary topic of some page or document.
domain: Document
range: Thing
inverse of: is primary topic of
term status: stable

publications
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A link to the publications of this person.
domain: Person
range: Document
term status: testing

schoolHomepage
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A homepage of a school attended by the person.
domain: Person
range: Document
term status: testing

sha1sum (hex)
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A sha1sum hash, in hex.
domain: Document
term status: unstable

Skype ID
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A Skype ID
domain: Agent
range: Literal
sub property of: nickname
term status: testing

status
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A string expressing what the user is happy for the general public (normally) to know about their current activity.
domain: Agent
range: Literal
term status: unstable

Surname
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: The surname of some person.
domain: Person
range: Literal
term status: archaic

theme
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A theme.
domain: Thing
range: Thing
term status: archaic

thumbnail
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A derived thumbnail image.
domain: Image
range: Image
term status: testing

tipjar
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A tipjar document for this agent, describing means for payment and reward.
domain: Agent
range: Document
sub property of: page
term status: testing

title
type: Property
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: Title (Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr. etc)
term status: testing

topic
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A topic of some page or document.
domain: Document
range: Thing
inverse of: page
term status: testing

topic_interest
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A thing of interest to this person.
domain: Agent
range: Thing
term status: testing

weblog
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A weblog of some thing (whether person, group, company etc.).
domain: Agent
range: Document
sub property of: page
term status: stable

work info homepage
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A work info homepage of some person; a page about their work for some organization.
domain: Person
range: Document
term status: testing

workplace homepage
type: Property
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A workplace homepage of some person; the homepage of an organization they work for.
domain: Person
range: Document
term status: testing

Yahoo chat ID
type: Property
type: InverseFunctionalProperty
type: DatatypeProperty
comment: A Yahoo chat ID
domain: Agent
range: Literal
sub property of: nickname
term status: testing