Template:Dublin Core - Identity Area

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Identity area | Creator / publisher / contributor / dates area | Description area | Access and use area | Indexing area | Related resources area





Collection type
 * Qubit-required field used to differentiate types of information objects or resources described by different communities (archives, libraries, museums, galleries).
 * Use on both Simple and Qualified DC templates.
 * Maps to Qubit information_object::collection_type_id field.
 * Defaults to "Published material" on assumption that this template will be primarily used to describe these types of materials.
 * Drop-down list values cannot be edited because they are accessed by Qubit code to process database requests and operations; values are [is this list correct?]:
 * Archival material
 * Published material
 * Artefact material
 * Exhibition material

Title
 * DC title element.
 * Use on both Simple and Qualified DC templates.
 * Maps to Qubit information_object::title field.

Alternative title
 * DC alternative qualifier (refines DC title element).
 * Use only on Qualified DC template.
 * Maps to Qubit information_object::alternate_title field.

Resource identifier
 * DC identifier element.
 * Use on both Simple and Qualified DC templates.
 * Maps to Qubit information_object::identifier field.
 * Discrepancy between DC authorities for label: "Resource Identifier" (User guide) and "Identifier" (Element Set Version 1.1).

Bibliographic citation
 * Qualified DC bibliographicCitation qualifier (refines DC identifier element).
 * Use only on Qualified DC template.
 * Does not map to any core Qubit field.
 * Handle as Qubit custom field (property::name</tt>="bibliographic_citation" value</tt>=" ").

Repository
 * Qubit-required field used to link resource to the repository that has custody and control of it.
 * Use on both Simple and Qualified DC templates.
 * Maps to Qubit information_object::repository_id</tt>
 * Values in drop-down list drawn from institutions registered as repositories</tt>.
 * Users cannot add new repositories directly from this screen.