RDF Schema for the RDN Record Sharing (rdn_dc) Application Profile using CORES Registry specific data This schema contains descriptions of the RDN OAI (rdn_dc) Application Profile using the conventions of the CORES Registry 2003-06 2003-07-28 text/xml Resource Discovery Network The RDN Record Sharing (rdn_dc) Application Profile 2003-03-23 2003-03-23 The RDN Record Sharing (rdn_dc) Application Profile is used in metadata records shared between partners within the Resource Discovery Network using the OAI-PMH. Detailed guidance on the values for metadata elements is provided by the RDN Cataloguing Guidelines http://www.rdn.ac.uk/publications/cat-guide/. This is a DRAFT representation of an RDN recommendation en-GB Title Transcribe the title preserving the original wording, order and spelling. Either only capitalize proper nouns or: Capitalize titles. The former is in accordance with AACR2 and is preferred. The latter is to ensure conformance of existing records. Punctuation need not reflect the usage of the original. Subtitles should be separated from the title by <space>colon<space> Recommended as part of minimal element set String Unbounded Title Creator Enter personal names, where possible, in the order suggested by AACR2 chapter 22 for headings of persons. Enter corporate names, where possible, in the order suggested by AACR2 chapter 24 for headings for corporate bodies. The inclusion of personal and corporate name headings from authority lists constructed according to AACR2, e.g. the Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNA), is also acceptable. String Optional Unbounded Creator Subject and Keywords For keywords either enter terms as free-text with a semi-colon separating each keyword; or as multiple (repeating/variant) fields. There are no requirements regarding the capitalization of keywords though internal (within Hub) consistency is recommended. The RDNC can provide scripts to convert records that use alternate separators, eg. commas. Where terms are taken from a standard subject scheme: enter a shortened version of the scheme used as a value qualifier and then enter the term/s. The shortened version of the scheme used should be taken from this enumerated list. The value(s) consist(s) of the subject term(s). Transcribe complete subject descriptor according to the relevant scheme. Use the punctuation and capitalisation used in the original scheme. Recommended as part of minimal element set Unbounded Subject and Keywords LCSH LCC DDC UDC MeSH NLM EI MSC HESA APA CABI Thesaurus RCN IBSS HASSET CareData LIR Biz/ed JACS Subject : Learndirect Mandatory for RDN records targetted at FE (RDN4FE) Unbounded Learndirect Description Free-text description of resource in the context of the describing Hub. String Recommended as part of minimal element set Unbounded Description Publisher Enter personal names, where possible, in the order suggested by AACR2 chapter 22 for headings of persons. Enter corporate names, where possible, in the order suggested by AACR2 chapter 24 for headings for corporate bodies. The inclusion of personal and corporate name headings from authority lists constructed according to AACR2, e.g. the Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNA), is also acceptable. String Optional Unbounded Publisher Contributor Enter personal names, where possible, in the order suggested by AACR2 chapter 22 for headings of persons. Enter corporate names, where possible, in the order suggested by AACR2 chapter 24 for headings for corporate bodies. The inclusion of personal and corporate name headings from authority lists constructed according to AACR2, e.g. the Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNA), is also acceptable. String Optional Unbounded Contributor Date Either: Dates should be entered in ISO 8601:1988 format. Or: Dates should be entered in a consistent format that can quickly and easily be converted for external (cross-searching, etc.) presentation. Optional Unbounded Date W3C-DTF Resource Type Resource type should be a value selected from either DCMIType or RDNType. Multiple terms should be separated by a semi-colon ';' or be put in repeated attributes. Recommended as part of minimal element set Unbounded Resource Type DCMI Type Vocabulary RDN Type Vocabulary Format Recommended best practice is to select a term from IANA registered list of Internet Media Types (or MIME types). Optional Unbounded Format IMT Resource Identifier : URI When the resource has an URI, enter the complete string with regard to correct spelling, punctuation and capitalisation. Recommended as part of minimal element set Unbounded Resource Identifier URI Resource Identifier Where identifiers other than URIs are present, their presence should be noted using a DC value qualifier (scheme), possibly taken from an enumerated list. Optional Unbounded Source Free-text description of the original version of a resource. String Optional Unbounded Source Language Use the language codes defined in RFC 3066. Recommended as part of minimal element set Unbounded Language RFC 3066 Relation Where the resource being described is a JISC collection or is part of a JISC collection, enter the following URI: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/collections/ Recommended as part of minimal element set Unbounded Relation Coverage The coverage of the content of the resource or a term taken from an existing controlled vocabulary has been used (e.g. the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names), enter a shortened version of the scheme used as a value qualifier (e.g. TGN) and then enter the term/s. Where more than one term is used, a new element should be used for each one. The shortened version of the scheme used should be taken from an enumerated list. Either: free-text field, or: selected from a list. Optional Unbounded Coverage Rights A free-text statement about the rights held in and over the resource or the URI of such a statement. String Optional Unbounded Rights Management Maintainer The email address (encoded as a mailto: URI) or Web page of the administrator of the site or resource being described. Optional Unbounded Maintainer Audience Education Level string Mandatory for RDN records targetted at FE (RDN4FE) Unbounded Audience Education Level UKEL Annotation Follow RDN Cataloguing Guidelines http://www.rdn.ac.uk/publications/cat-guide/. String Mandatory for RDN records targetted at FE (RDN4FE) Unbounded Annotation