Concept :: Class
Term describing the subject, aboutness, idea or notion of a resource
The following combined attributes can be used to describe Concept
Attributes of Concept
Property Expected Value(s) Description Remark
chronological subdivision
Literal
A chronologicalSubdivision Equivalent to chronological subdivision, any subfield y found in the MARC 6xx fields.
focus
Resource
Underlying or focal entity associated with a concept Often times the focus is the primary entity associated with a Concept.
form subdivision
Literal
A specific kind or genre of material defined by the thesaurus being used. Equivalent to form subdivision, subfield v used with the MARC 6xx fields.
general subdivision
Literal
A generalSubdivision Equivalent to general subdivision, subfield x in the MARC 6xx fields.
geographic subdivision
Literal
A geographicSubdivision Equivalent to geographical subdivision, subfield z used with the MARC 6xx fields.
source
Literal
A MARC code that identifies the source list from which the index term was assigned. Equivalent to source of term subfield 2 of MARC field 655 index term genre/form.
subfocus
Resource
Qualifier or modifer used to describe an additional underlying focal entity associated with a concept. Often times subfocus entities follow the primary focus associated with a Concept.
Attributes of Resource
Property Expected Value(s) Description Remark
audience
Literal
Class of user for which the content of a resource is intended, or for whom the content is considered suitable A target audience can be formed of people of a certain age group, gender, marital status, etc.. Other groups, although not the main focus, may also be interested. The value of this property is intended to be a code list.
authority link
IRI
Actionable IRI linking to an authoritative controlled vocabulary Example identifiers include VIAF, LCNAF, ISNI, ORCID, etc.
control code
Literal
Alphanumeric string or indicator used to find and identify the resource A non-IRI based identifier reflecting local or community coding practices
date
Date associated with the resource Recommended ISO 8601 date
description
Literal
Description of the resource Description for example of bibliographic resources may include but is not limited to: an abstract, a table of contents, a graphical representation, or a free-text account of the resource.
equivalent
IRI
actionable IRI linking to a Real World Object.
image
IRI
IRI that points to an image of the resource
label
Literal
Text string representing the name of resource
language
LanguageCategory
Language associated with the resource
link
IRI
IRI of a resource
note
Literal
Additional descriptive information associated with the resource
related
Resource
Resource related to the origin resource
rights statement
Literal
Rights statement associated with the origin resource