Metadata Application Profile
Brief Description of the Metadata Schema
The Dublin Core schema was chosen for this metadata application profile (MAP) for its simplicity, adaptability, and interoperability. In some cases, Dublin Core qualifiers are used to help refine and add more granular detail to some of the basic Dublin Core elements. Dublin Core is also the default metadata schema used for items and collections in Omeka.
Some Dublin Core elements in the catalogue were also assigned corresponding controlled vocabularies to support the findability and future use of these resources. Where necessary, modifications to or deviations from these standard vocabularies were accepted to best accommodate the particularities of the virtual worlds. Where relevant, these are noted for each element below. The creators of the artworks in these collections were also invited to contribute to the metadata records for these items, most notably, artist input was sought for the subject terms to describe their works.
Please note that the Metadata Application Profile below is only a summary of the system used in this catalogue. If you would like to learn even more about the application profile, please contact the Decameron Collective.
Shortened Application Profile
Identifier
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition |
A unique number used to identify the resource within the collections. NB: Only repeat if additional, external identifiers exist for the resource, e.g. DOI, Wikidata Q#. |
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Encoding Scheme
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Roman numeral for the entire world Separate each value with an_underscore. e.g. I_A_01 |
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For additional, external Identifiers, hyperlink to the source. e.g. |
Title: Resource Title
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Repeatable |
No |
| Definition | The full given name of the work by the Creator. |
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Encoding Scheme |
Free text. |
Subject
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition |
Subject term(s) are assigned by the Creator to provide keyword description of the resource. NB: Certain items, particularly those that are objects in the environment, do not require subjects. |
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Encoding Scheme |
Library of Congress Subject Authorities In cases where LoC Subject Authorities do not contain relevant subjects, the Creator can include one or more of their own subject terms. |
Description
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Repeatable |
Yes NB: If repeated, the second description is used to provide details on use of AI in the making of the work (AI model, seed image or text, prompt). |
| Definition | An account of the resource. Description content may include, but is not restricted to an abstract or free-text account of the content. It is recommended to compose the Description as a brief, formal depiction of the work. |
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Encoding Scheme |
Free text. |
Creator
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | The person, people or organization(s) responsible for creating the content. |
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Encoding Scheme
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Free text for the name of the Creator. |
| ORCID iD |
Refinement: Creator Role
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | Creator role is used to identify the role played by the person, people or organization(s) identified in the companion descriptor creator. |
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Encoding Scheme |
Source
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | The resource from which the described resource is derived. |
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Encoding Scheme |
Enter the URL. |
Creation Date
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Repeatable |
No |
| Definition | Date (year-month-day) on which the resource was created. For creative works, this is considered the completion date. In cases where the exact completion day is not known or not clearly defined, omit the day and only record the year and month. |
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Encoding Scheme |
ISO 8601-1:2019 Date and time |
Contributor
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | Person, people, or organization(s) in addition to those specified in the Creator element, who have made significant intellectual contributions to the resource but on a secondary basis. This is useful for describing technical contributions, e.g. contributions made by the developer. It can also include the contribution of the person who made the metadata for a given resource. |
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Encoding Scheme |
ORCID iD |
Refinement: Contributor Role
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | To qualify the role that a Contributor played in realization of the resource. This can be useful when describing collaborative works. |
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Encoding Scheme |
PB Core creatorRole |
Rights
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | Information about rights held in and over the resource. |
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Encoding Scheme |
Free text. For all items, input © Decameron Collective. |
Relation: Is Part Of
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition |
The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource. This element is used to demonstrate the relationships between the collections and the items contained within those collections. |
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Encoding Scheme |
Use the unique Title for the related resource. |
Relation: Has Part
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition |
The described resource includes the referenced resource either physically or logically. This element is used to demonstrate the relationships between items, sub-collections, and the larger collections to which they belong. In some cases it can also be used to identify an additional resource (e.g. a piece of music) that is used in the artwork. |
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Encoding Scheme |
Use the unique Identifier and Title for the related resource when the part is another artwork within the world. If the part is an additional resource, list the resource citation. |
Format: File Format
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | The data representation of the resource, such as mp4, tiff, jpg, mp3. |
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Encoding Scheme |
Best practice is to include the File Format name and identifier. |
Refinement: Format - Extent
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | Description of the relevant measurements of the piece. This can include file size, duration, pixel dimensions, and total number in a series. |
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Encoding Scheme |
File size: # megabytes Duration: # min. See “Duration” section of the FIAF Cataloguing Rules for film archives. Pixel dimensions: Height x Width Series: total # in series |
Language
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | The language of the source resource being described. |
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Encoding Scheme |
ISO 639-1 Code Standard |
Type: Resource Type
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition | A very high-level description of the kind of resource being described chosen from a predefined list that includes: Text, Image, Audio, Video, Model, Application. |
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Encoding Scheme |
See the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus for preferred terms. |
Refinement: Genre
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Repeatable |
Yes |
| Definition |
The genre or technique of the resource. E.g. experimental film |
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Encoding Scheme |
See the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus for preferred terms. See especially the <visual works by material or technique> hierarchy. |