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The CIC qualified Dublin Core format lists the DC Terms accepted and sets recommendations for the encoding scheme. It is important to note that any encoding scheme is accepted as long as it has an associated namespace. The encoding schemes belonging to the DCT namespace are recommended. However, if your institution uses another encoding scheme for your metadata, you should mention it in the xsi:type. If no namespace is available for it, please contact us so that we can set one for you.

The qualified Dublin Core supports broader and narrower terms. When narrower terms are not applicable, the broader term can be used. Only two levels exist, the top-level elements and their qualifiers. The top-level elements are underlined and highlighted.

When processing the data, the CIC identifies and uses Qualified DC concepts. The Qualified DC format is not mandatory. The CIC project recommends data providers to share the richest metadata format which is available. If there is no richer metadata format such as MARC, MODS or EAD or if this is not relevant to your specific case, it is recommended to expose your metadata in Qualified DC.

In all cases, the simple Dublin Core format is mandatory in the OAI protocol.

More information on the Qualified Dublin Core can be found on the Dublin Core Website

Property label	Property name	Definition	Recommended encoding schemes
Title	dc: title	A name given to the resource.
Alternative	dct: alternative	Any form of the title used as a substitute or alternative to the formal title of the resource.
Creator	dc: creator	An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource.
Subject	dc: subject	The topic of the content of the resource.	Library of Congress Subject Headings dct:LCSH Medical Subject Headings dct:MeSH Dewey Decimal Classification dct:DDC Library of Congress Classification dct:LCC Universal Decimal Classification dct:UDC
Description	dc: description	An account of the content of the resource.
Table Of Contents	dct: tableOfContents	A list of subunits of the content of the resource.
Abstract	dct: abstract	A summary of the content of the resource.
Publisher	dc: publisher	An entity responsible for making the resource available
Contributor	dc:contributor	An entity responsible for making contributions to the content of the resource.
Date	dc:date	A date associated with an event in the life cycle of the resource.	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Created	dct: created	Date of creation of the resource	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Valid	dct: valid	Date (often a range) of validity of a resource.	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Available	dct: available	Date (often a range) that the resource will become or did become available	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Issued	dct: issued	Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource.	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Modified	dct: modified	Date on which the resource was changed.	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Date Accepted	dct: dateAccepted	Date of acceptance of the resource (e.g. of thesis by university department, of article by journal, etc.).	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Date Copyrighted	dct: dateCopyrighted	Date of a statement of copyright.	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Date Submitted	dct: dateSubmitted	Date of submission of the resource (e.g. thesis, articles, etc.).	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Type	dc: type	The nature or genre of the content of the resource.	DCMIType vocabulary DCMIType:Text, DCMIType:Event, DCMIType:Dataset, DCMIType:InteractiveResource, DCMIType:MovingImage, DCMIType:PhysicalObject, DCMIType:Service, DCMIType:Software, DCMIType:Sound, DCMIType:StillImage, DCMIType:Text
Format	dc: format	The physical or digital manifestation of the resource.	The Internet media type of the resource. dct: IMT
Extent	dct: extent	The size or duration of the resource.
Medium	dct: medium	The material or physical carrier of the resource.
Identifier	dc: identifier	An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Bibliographic Citation	dct: bibliographicCitation	A bibliographic reference for the resource.
Source	dc: source	A reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Language	dc: language	A language of the intellectual content of the resource.	ISO 639-2: Codes for the representation of names of languages. dct: ISO639-2 Internet RFC 1766 'Tags for the identification of Language' specifies a two letter code taken from ISO 639, followed optionally by a two letter country code taken from ISO 3166. dct:RFC1766
Relation	dc: relation	A reference to a related resource.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Is Version Of	dct: isVersionOf	The described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation of the referenced resource. Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Has Version	dct: hasVersion	The described resource has a version, edition, or adaptation, namely, the referenced resource.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Is Replaced By	dct: isReplacedBy	The described resource is supplanted, displaced, or superceded by the referenced resource.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Replaces	dct replaces	The described resource supplants, displaces, or supersedes the referenced resource.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Is Required By	dct: isRequiredBy	The described resource is required by the referenced resource, either physically or logically.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Requires	dct: requires	The described resource requires the referenced resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence of content.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Is Part Of	dct: isPartOf	The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Has Part	dct: hasPart	The described resource includes the referenced resource either physically or logically.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Is Referenced By	dct: isReferencedBy	The described resource is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the referenced resource.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
References	dct: references	The described resource references, cites, or otherwise points to the referenced resource.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Is Format Of	dct: isFormatOf	The described resource is the same intellectual content of the referenced resource, but presented in another format.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Has Format	dct: hasFormat	The described resource pre-existed the referenced resource, which is essentially the same intellectual content presented in another format.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Conforms To	dct: conformsTo	A reference to an established standard to which the resource conforms.	A URI Uniform Resource Identifier dct:URI
Coverage	dc: coverage	The extent or scope of the content of the resource.	The DCMI Point identifies a point in space using its geographic coordinates. dct: Point ISO 3166 Codes for the representation of names of countries dct: ISO3166 The DCMI Box identifies a region of space using its geographic limits. dct: Box The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names dct: TGN DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Spatial	dct: spatial	Spatial characteristics of the intellectual content of the resoure.	The DCMI Point identifies a point in space using its geographic coordinates. dct: Point ISO 3166 Codes for the representation of names of countries dct: ISO3166 The DCMI Box identifies a region of space using its geographic limits. dct: Box The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names dct: TGN
Temporal	dct: temporal	Temporal characteristics of the intellectual content of the resource.	DCMI Period A specification of the limits of a time interval. dct: Period W3C Encoding rules for dates and times - a profile based on ISO 8601 dct:W3CDTF
Rights	dc: rights	Information about rights held in and over the resource.
Access Rights	dct: accessRights	Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status.
Licence	dct: licence	A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.
Rights Holder	dct: rightsHolder	A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Audience	dct: audience	A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful.
Education Level	dct: educationLevel	A general statement describing the education or training context. Alternatively, a more specific statement of the location of the audience in terms of its progression through an education or training context.
Mediator	dct: mediator	A class of entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful.

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