Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
Elements: http://dublincore.org/documentsdces/
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Visual Resources Association
Data Standards Committee Core Categories, Version 3.0
Elements: http://www.vraweb.org/vracore3.htm
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Categories for the Description of Works of Art
http://www.getty.edu/research/
institute/ standards/cdwa/
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IPTC
http://www.ap.org/
apserver/userguide/codes.htm
This list of IPTC metadata categories includes Associated Press and U.S.
Government definitions.
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Element: Title
Name: Title
Identifier: Title
Definition: A name given to the resource.
Comment: Typically, a Title will be a name by which the resource is formally
known.
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Title
Qualifiers:
Title.Variant
Title.Translation
Title.Series
Title.Larger Entity
Definition: The title or identifying phrase given to a Work
or an Image. For complex works or series, the title may refer to a discrete
unit within the larger entity (a print from a series, a panel from a fresco
cycle, a building within a temple complex) or may identify only the larger
entity itself. A record for a part of a larger unit should include both the
title for the part and the title for the larger entity. For an Image record,
this category describes the specific view of the depicted Work.
Data Values: Formulated according to data content rules for
titles of works of art.
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Titles or Names - Text
Related Visual Documentation - View
Related Visual Documentation - View - Indexing Terms
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Headline
Lists keywords to aid in a more detailed search for a object.
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Element: Creator
Name: Creator
Identifier: Creator
Definition: An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the
resource.
Comment: 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.
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Creator
Qualifiers
Creator.Role
Creator.Attribution
Creator.Personal name
Creator.Corporate name
Description: The names, appellations, or other identifiers
assigned to an individual, group, corporate body, or other entity that has
contributed to the design, creation, production, manufacture, or alteration of
the work or image.
Data Values (Controlled): recommend ULAN and AAAF (LC
authority files).
Comment: Controlled list for role (e.g., artist, engraver,
architect, etc.) and attribution (e.g., school of, workshop of, circle of,
style of, follower of, attributed to, etc.) in development.
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Creation - Creator - Identity - Names
Creation - Creator - Identity - Qualifier
Creation - Creator - Identity - Roles
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Byline
Lists the name of the person who made the photo/graphic.
Byline Title
Lists the title of the person who made the photo/graphic.
STF: By staff photographers
FRL: By freelance photographers
MBR: Picked up from members
MAG: Provided by magazines
SUB: Picked up from foreign subscribers
TEL: Framegrabs from television
POOL: Made by pool photographers
HO: Handout photographs
STR: Made by stringer photographers
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Element: Subject
Name: Subject and Keyword
Identifier: Subject
Definition: The topic of the content of the resource.
Comment: Typically, a Subject will be expressed as keywords, key phrases, or
classification codes that describe a topic of the resource. Recommended best
practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary or formal
classification scheme.
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Subject
Qualifiers: None
Description: Terms or phrases that describe, identify, or
interpret the Work or Image and what it depicts or expresses. These may include
proper names (e.g., people or events), geographic designations (places),
generic terms describing the material world, or topics (e.g., iconography,
concepts, themes, or issues).
Data Values: recommend AAT, TGM, ICONCLASS, Sears Subject
Headings
VRA Core 2.0 W16 Subject; V8 Visual Document Subject
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Subject Matter - Description - Indexing Terms
Subject Matter - Identification - Indexing Terms
Subject Matter - Interpretation - Indexing Terms
Related Visual Documentation - View - Indexing Terms
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Keywords
Category
The Category field lists codes that aid in a more detailed search.
A - News or features
F - Financial
I - International
S - Sports
V - Advisories
Supplemental Categories
The Supplemental Categories field lists codes that aid in a more detailed
search for an object.
General
ADV - Advance
ENT - Entertainment
FEA - Non-news feature pictures
MAP - Map or graphic
WEA - Weather
OBIT - Obituary
FILE - File photo
HFR - Hold for release (embargoed photos for same day release)
SPF - Special Features weekly package
SPCL - Specials
PM - PM cycle
News Events
CVN - National Political Conventions
ELN - Election Campaigns
XGR - State Legislatures
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Element: Description
Name: Description
Identifier: Description
Definition: An account of the content of the resource.
Comment: 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.
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Description
Qualifiers: None
Description: A free -text note about the Work or Image,
including comments, description, or interpretation, that gives additional
information not recorded in other categories.
Data Values:
VRA Core 2.0: W19 Notes
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The "Remarks" section for various categories
Physical Description
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Caption
Text that accompanies the photo/graphic that contains the Who, What, When,
Where, and Why information.
Caption Writer
Lists the initials of all the people who wrote or edited the caption, header
fields, or image file. This includes toning and pixel editing.
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Element: Publisher
Name: Publisher
Identifier: Publisher
Definition: An entity responsible for making the resource available.
Comment: 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.
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Credit
The name of the service transmitting the object.
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Element: Contributor
Name: Contributor
Identifier: Contributor
Definition: An entity responsible for making contributions to the content of
the resource.
Comment: 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.
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Element: Date
Name: Date
Identifier: Date
Definition: A date associated with an event in the life cycle of the
resource.
Comment: Typically, Date will be associated with the creation or
availability of the resource. Recommended best practice for encoding the date
value is defined in a profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF] and follows the YYYY/MM/DD
format.
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Date
Qualifiers:
Date.Creation
Date.Design
Date.Beginning
Date.Completion
Date.Alteration
Date.Restoration
Description: Date or range of dates associated with the
creation, design, production, presentation, performance, construction, or
alteration, etc. of the work or image. Dates may be expressed as free text or
numerical.
Data Values: formulated according to standards for data
content (e.g., AACR, DC dates, etc.)
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Creation - Date
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Creation Date Time
The Creation DateTime field is the date the object was originally made.
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Element: Type
Name: Resource Type Identifier - Type Definition: The nature or genre of the
content of the resource. Comment: Type includes terms describing general
categories, functions, genres, or aggregation levels for content. Recommended
best practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., the
working draft list of Dublin Core Types [DCT1]). To describe the physical or
digital manifestation of the resource, use the Format element.
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Record Type
Qualifiers: None
Definition: Identifies the record as being either a Word
record, for the physical or created object, or an Image record, for the visual
surrogates of such objects.
Data Values (controlled): Work, Image
Type
Qualifiers: None
Definition: Identifies the specific type of Work or Image
being described in the record.
Data Values (controlled): recommend AAT
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Object/Work - Type
Related Visual Documentation - Image Type
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Element: Format
Name: Format
Identifier: Format
Definition: The physical or digital manifestation of the resource.
Comment: 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. Recommended best practice is to select a value from
a controlled vocabulary (e.g., the list of Internet Media Types [MIME] defining
computer media formats).
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Measurements
Qualifiers:
Measurements.Dimensions
Measurements.Format
Measurements.Resolution
Description: The size, shape, scale, dimensions, format, or
storage configuration of the Work or Image. Dimensions may include such
measurements as volume, weight, area, or running time. The unit used in the
measurement must be specified.
Data Values: Formulated according to standards for data
content (e.g., AACR, etc.)
Material
Qualifiers:
Material.Medium
Material.Support
Description: .The substance of which a Work or an Image is
composed.
Data Values (controlled): AAT
Technique
Qualifiers: None
Description: The production or manufacturing processes,
techniques, and methods incorporated in the fabrication or alteration of the
work or image.
Data Values (controlled): AAT
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Measurements - Dimensions
Measurements - Shape
Measurements - Format
Related Visual Documentation - Image Measurements
Materials and Techniques - Materials - Name, Materials and Techniques -
Materials - Role
Materials and Techniques - Processes or Techniques - Name
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Element: Identifier
Name: Resource Identifier
Identifier: Identifier
Definition: An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given
context.
Comment: Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a
string or number conforming to a formal identification system. For example,
formal identification systems include the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
(including the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)), the Digital Object Identifier
(DOI), and the International Standard Book Number (ISBN).
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ID Number
Qualifiers:
ID Number.Current Repository
ID Number.Former Repository
ID Number.Current Accession
ID Number.Former Accession
Description: The unique identifiers assigned to a Work or an
Image.
Data Values:
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Current Location - Repository Numbers
Related Visual Documentation - Image Ownership - Owner's Number
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Object Name
Lists the story slug associated with an object.
Trans Reference
The Trans Reference field lists a call letter/number combination associated
with an object. It includes the originating sources call letters and number of
offerings for a given day. For example: NY105.
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Element: Source
Name: Source
Identifier: Source
Definition: A Reference to a resource from which the present resource is
derived.
Comment: The present resource may be derived from the Source resource in
whole or in part. Recommended best practice is to reference the resource by
means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system.
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Source
Qualifiers: None
Description: A reference to the source of the information
recorded about the Work or the Image. For a Work record, this may be a citation
to the authority for the information provided. For an Image, it can be used to
provide information about the supplying Agency, Vendor, or Individual; or,in
the case of copy photography, a bibliographic citation or other description of
the image source. In both cases, names, locations, and source identification
numbers can be included.
Data Values:
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Related Visual Documentation - Image - Source - Name
Related Visual Documentation - Image - Source
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Source
Lists who is the original provider of a photo/graphic, such as AP, an AP
member, pool photo provider, or handout photo provider.
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Element: Language
Name: Language Identifier: Language Definition: A language of the
intellectual content of the resource. Comment: Recommended best practice for
the values of the Language element is defined by RFC 1766 [RFC1766] which
includes a two-letter Language Code (taken from the ISO 639 standard [ISO639]),
followed optionally, by a two-letter Country Code (taken from the ISO 3166
standard [ISO3166]). For example, 'en' for English, 'fr' for French, or 'en -
uk' for English used in the United Kingdom.
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Element: Relation
Name: Relation Identifier: Relation Definition: A reference to a related
resource. Comment: Recommended best practice is to reference the resource by
means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system.
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Relation
Qualifiers:
Relation.Identity
Relation.Type
Description: Terms or phrases describing the identity of the
related work and the relationship between the Work being cataloged and the
related work. Note: If the relationship is essential (i.e., when the
described work includes the referenced works, either physically or logically
within a larger or smaller context), use the Title.Larger
Entity element.
Data Values:
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Related Works - Relationship Type
Related Works - Identification
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Element: Coverage
Name: Coverage
Identifier: Coverage
Definition: The extent or scope of the content of the resource.
Comment: Coverage will typically include a spatial location (a place name or
geographic coordinates), temporal period (a period label, date, or date range),
or jurisdiction (such as a named administrative entity). Recommended best
practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., the Thesaurus
of Geographic Names [TGN]) and that, where appropriate, named places or time
periods be used in preference to numeric identifiers such as sets of
coordinates or date ranges.
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Location
Qualifiers:
Location.Current Site
Location.Former Site
Location.Creation Site
Location.Discovery Site
Location.Current Repository
Location.Former Repository
Description: The geographic location or name of the
repository, building, or site - specific work or other entity whose boundaries
include the Work or Image.
Data Values (controlled): BHA index, AAAF (LC), Grove's
Dictionary of Art Location Appendix
Culture
Qualifiers: None
Description: The name of the culture, people (ethnonym), or
adjectival form of a country name from which a Work or Image originates or with
which the Work or Image has been associated.
Data Values: recommend AAT, LCSH
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Current Location - Repository Name, Current Location - Geographic
Location
Context - Architectural - Building/Site, Context - Architectural -
Building/Site - Place
Context - Archaeological - Excavation Place
Related Visual Documentation - Image Ownership - Owner's Name
Creation - Creator - Identity - Nationality/Culture/Race - Citizenship
Creation - Creator - Identity - Nationality/Culture/Race - Culture
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City
Where the object was originally made. Do not use the transmission points
city.
Country
Lists the three-letter country code where the object was originally
made.
State
Lists the state where the photo/graphic was originally made. Use U.S. postal
code abbreviations. For file photos do not use the transmission points state.
See state abbreviations list.
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Element: Rights
Name: Rights Management Identifier: Rights Definition: Information about
rights held in and over the resource. Comment: 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.
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Rights
Qualifiers: None
Description: Information about rights management; may include
copyright and other intellectual property statements required for use.
Data Values:
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Related Visual Documentation - Copyright Restrictions
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Mark As Copyrighted
Copyright Notice
Image URL
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Special Instructions
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Urgency
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