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The EULER Metadata Set

The application profile below is taken from the EULER project. The original version can be found at http://euler.lub.lu.se/engine/metadata.html.en.

The version below is annotated with RDF properties. A draft of the RDF schema for the namespace, application profile and associated qualifiers and schemes associated with this metadata set is available.

All fields are repeatable, except for Title (TI), De-duplication Identifier (IDE) and Record Source (RS).

Element Name RDF Property Scheme Element Definition
Title (TI) dc:title none -freetext Typically, a Title will be a name by which the resource is formally known
Alternative Title (TIA) dcq:alternative
(sub-property of dc:title) 		none -freetext Any titles other than the main title; including subtitle, translated title, vernacular name, etc.
Personal Author (CR) euler:personalName (sub-property of dc:creator) Family name, first name(s) or initials (MARC) A person primarily responsible for making the content of the resource.
Corporate Author (CA) euler:corporateName (sub-property of dc:creator) none A corporate entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource.
Personal Contributor (COP) euler:personalName (sub-property of dc:contributor) Family name, first name(s) or initials (MARC) A person responsible for making contributions to the content of the resource; including editors, translators, etc.
Corporate Contributor (COC) euler:CorporateName (sub-property of dc:contributor) none A corporate entity responsible for making contributions to the content of the resource; including editors, translators, etc.
Uncontrolled Keyword (SU) none -freetext dc:subject The topic of the content of the resource: Any keyword (NOT full text).
Controlled Keyword (SU) dc:subject LCSH, MSC, DDC, CCS The topic of the content of the resource: scheme code, not the explanatory text.
Description (DE) dc:description none -freetext Abstract, review and other freetext describing the resource. NOT the full text of a web-resource or such like.
An account of the content of the resource. Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract, table of contents, reference to a graphical representation of content or a free-text account of the content.
Publisher (PU) dc:publisher City [(Country)]: Name An entity responsible for making the resource available. Typically the publisher of the resource.
Date (DA) dc:date YYYY[-MM[-DD]] (ISO 8601) Date of resource publication or availability.
A date associated with an event in the life cycle of the resource. Typically, Date will be associated with the creation or availability of the resource.
Type (TY) dc:type All of the suggested types in the "Dublin Core Resource Types, Structuralist DRAFT: July 24, 1997" (2). Some of them are more relevant for the EULER project (and might be used as search help, e.g. eligible in a list over resource types)
  • Text
  • Text.Abstract
  • Text.Article
  • Text.Homepage
  • Text.Monograph
  • Text.Preprint
  • Text.Proceedings
  • Text.Serial
  • Text.TechReport
  • Text.Thesis
  • Image
  • Image.Moving.Film
  • Software
  • Software.Executable
  • Software.Source
  • Data.Numeric
    EULER Specific Types
     
  • Text.x-Separatum (Separatum)
  • Text.x-Patentspec (Patent Specification)
  • Text.x-Bibliography
  • Text.x-LectureNotes
  • Text.x-Review
  • Text.x-Reference
Intellectual content type of the resource described in the record.
The nature or genre of the content of the resource. Type includes terms describing general categories, functions, genres, or aggregation levels for content.
Format (FO) dc:format IMT (3) IANA MIME-type of file Internet Media Types
The [...] digital manifestation of the resource. Typically, Format may include the media-type [...] of the resource. Format may be used to determine the software, hardware or other equipment needed to display or operate the resource.
Physical Carrier (FOP) euler:x-carrier (sub-property of dc:format) The projects draft list of relevant EULER specific physical carriers:
  • printed material
  • hand-written material
  • cdrom
  • dvd
  • (dia)slide
  • diskette
  • film
  • audio
  • microfiche
  • microfilm
  • video
  • object
  • internet
  • media combination
Physical carrier of information. The reason for applying this EULER-invented sub-field is that the end-user should be able to conclude if the resource described in the bibliographic record (displayed in the hitlist) is available online or not. Example: book (= paper) -is the physical description (compared to monograph which is an entity, irrespective of how it is "delivered", in a printed version (paper) or in a file).
The physical [...] manifestation of the resource. Typically, Format may include the media-type or dimensions of the resource. Format may be used to determine the software; hardware or other equipment needed to display or operate the resource. Examples of dimensions include size and duration.
Identifier dc:identifier URN, ISSN, ISBN, URL An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
De-duplication Identifier (IDE) dc:identifier EULER specific scheme, generated uniformely by automated procedure An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context: EULER-own resurce identifier (in order to find duplicates)
Language (LA) dc:language ISO 639-1 (2 letter codes) The language of the intellectual content of the resource.
Terms and Conditions (TC) dc:rights none (yet) Information about rights held in and over the resource. Typically, a Rights element will contain a rights management statement for the resource, or reference a service providing such information. Rights information often encompasses Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Copyright, and various Property Rights. If the Rights element is absent, no assumptions can be made about the status of these and other rights with respect to the resource.
Metadata Creation Date (DMC) euler:x-metadata-created (sub-property of dc:date) numeric: YYYYMMDD Date of the creation of the original metadata record. YYYY=Year, MM=month, DD=day. Use "01" for unknown MM or DD. Useful for SDI services.
EULER identifier (IDF) euler:identifier none -freetext An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context:
The purpose of this field is to identify the resource in other ways than those provided by the other fields. This can be serial name, page-, issue- or volume-numbers for journal articles or similar. (Can be used differently in different databases, e.g. ISO 4-1984)
Full text (FT) euler:fullText none -freetext The fulltext of web-pages and other resources available as a whole.
Event location (EL) euler:eventLocation
 none Location of event for/at which the resource described in the record was created.
Event date (ED) euler:eventDate YYYY-MM-DD (ISO 8601) Date of event for/at which the resource described in the record was created.
Event name (EN) euler:eventName none -freetext Name of event where document was created.
Record source (RS) euler:recordSource (Name of information provider): (internal id) The source for the record i.e. describes which information provider has delivered the record.
Record source URL (OI) euler:recordSourceidentifier URL Identifier of source record for the description delivered in EULER. URL pointing back to the original record at information providers' site.
Record creator (RC) euler:recordCreator Family name, first name (MARC) Creator of the record (describing the resource), e.g. a reviewer.
Address for delivery information (DI) euler:delivery URL Meant to give the URL to the library where the resource described in the record can be acquired. (Pointer to online-order forms etc.)
Additional retrieve/delivery information (DID) euler:deliveryDescription none -freetext Additional information that a user and a local library need to retrieve/deliver the resource described in the record.

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Last updated: 30 November 2000