Z39.98-2012 Instance Metadata Vocabulary

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About this vocabulary

This RDF vocabulary is a normative part of NISO Z39.98-2012.

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Document Instance Nature Properties

The following properties are used to declare the Z39.98-2012 document instance nature in terms of which profile it adheres to, which optional features it makes use of and which RDFa document defines its default context. The properties must be used in the rel attribute of the meta element in the document instance head.

profile

The associated resource reference is the canonical URI of the profile this document instance adheres to, also resolving to its Resource Directory.

feature

The associated resource reference is the canonical URI of a feature used in this document instance, also resolving to its Resource Directory.

rdfa-context

The associated resource reference is the default RDFa context for this document instance.

Profile and Feature Reference Properties

The following properties are used to fully identify a referenced profile or feature.

name

The name that uniquely identifies the referenced profile or feature.

version

The version number of the referenced profile or feature.

Metadata Record Reference Properties

The following properties are used when referencing external metadata records from a Z39.98-2012 document instance. The properties must be used on attributes of the meta element in the document instance head element.

meta-record

The referenced resource is a metadata record describing the document instance.

meta-record-type

The referenced metadata record is of the given type.

meta-record-version

The referenced metadata record is expressed using the given version of the given type.

Metadata Record Types

The following properties represent well-known metadata record types.

mods

The referenced metadata record is of the type Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS).

onix-books

The referenced metadata record is of the type ONIX for Books.

marc21-xml

The referenced metadata record is of the type MARC 21 XML.

dcterms-rdf

The referenced metadata record is an RDF XML record using properties from http://purl.org/dc/terms/ .

dcterms-rdfa

The referenced metadata record is an RDFa document using properties from http://purl.org/dc/terms/ .