A name given to the resource.

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.

dcterm:subject

Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. To describe the spatial or temporal topic of the resource, use the Coverage element.

dcterm: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.

dcterm:publisher

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.

dcterm:contributor

Examples of a Contributor include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Contributor should be used to indicate the entity.

dcterm:date

Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF].

dcterm:type

Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary [DCMITYPE]. To describe the file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource, use the Format element.

dcterm:format

Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Internet Media Types [MIME].

dcterm:identifier

Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.

dcterm:source

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.

dcterm:language

Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646].

dcterm:relation

Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.

dcterm:coverage

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 best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the Thesaurus of Geographic Names [TGN]. Where appropriate, named places or time periods can be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of coordinates or date ranges.

dcterm:rights

Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights.

dcterm:audience

dcterm:alternative

The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific.

dcterm:tableOfContents

Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format.

dcterm:isReferencedBy

In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver.

dcterm:dateAccepted

Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal).

dcterm:dateCopyrighted

dcterm:dateSubmitted

Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal).

dcterm:educationLevel

dcterm:accessRights

Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.

dcterm:bibliographicCitation

Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.

dcterm:license

dcterm:rightsHolder

dcterm:provenance

The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource.

dcterm:instructionalMethod

Instructional Method will typically include 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.

dcterm:accrualMethod

dcterm:accrualPeriodicity

dcterm:accrualPolicy

dcterm:Agent

Examples of Agent include person, organization, and software agent.

dcterm:AgentClass

Examples of Agent Class include groups seen as classes, such as students, women, charities, lecturers.

dcterm:BibliographicResource

dcterm:FileFormat

Examples include the formats defined by the list of Internet Media Types.

dcterm:Frequency

dcterm:Jurisdiction