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The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set is one of the simplest and most widely used metadata schema. Originally developed to describe web resources, Dublin Core has been used to describe a variety of physical and digital resources.
Dublin Core is comprised of 15 “core” metadata elements; whereas the "qualified" Dublin Core set includes additional metadata elements to provide for greater specificity and granularity.
Built into the Dublin Core standard are definitions of each metadata element – like a native content standard – that state what kinds of information should be recorded where and how. Associated with many of the data elements are data value standards such as the DCMI Type Vocabulary and ISO 639 language codes, etc. More information can be found on the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative website.
| Dublin Core Element | Use | Possible Data Value Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Title | A name given to the resource. | |
| Subject | The topic of the resource. |
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) |
| Description | An account of the resource. | |
| Creator | An entity primarily responsible for making the resource. | |
| Publisher | An entity responsible for making the resource available. | |
| Contributor | An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource. | |
| Date | A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource. | W3CDTF |
| Type | The nature or genre of the resource. | DCMI Type Vocabulary |
| Format | The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource. | |
| Identifier | An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. | |
| Source | A related resource from which the described resource is derived. | |
| Language | A language of the resource. | ISO 639 |
| Relation | A related resource. | |
| Coverage | The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant. | |
| Rights | Information about rights held in and over the resource. | RightsStatements.org |
The land on which we gather is the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma.
The land acknowledgement used at UC Santa Cruz was developed in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman and the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program at the UCSC Arboretum.
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