Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project in DSpace

Draft 08/07/03

Contacts: For Metadata Implementation Group:Diana Brooking, Kathleen Forsythe, and Marsha Maguire
For technical support: Eileen Llona
Project liaison: Alan Grosenheider

 
EBMP element Dublin Core mapping Comments
Title Title; searchable An alphanumeric designation for the image
Contributor Contributor.other; searchable Contributor of digital image. Supply prefix: Contributor. Most contain the data "EBMP".
Editor Contributor.other; searchable Creator of the digital file. Supply prefix: Digital editor.
Photographer Contributor.other; searchable Image creator. In examining the data, both analog and digital photographers are included. Current prefix: Digital photographer.
Illustrator Contributor.illustration; searchable Used when the object is an illustration from a published source.
Creation date (of original image) Date.issued. MIG suggestion: Date.captured. Date of digital image. Currently in mm/dd/yyyy format.
Copyright date Date.copyright In mm/dd/yyyy format.
Publication date Date.available. MIG suggestion: Identifier.citation If image is from a published source, date of the published source. Identifier.citation is under review and may be a better mapping in future.
Publication details Description. MIG suggestion: Identifier.citation If image is from a published source, the last name of the author and date of the published source. Identifier.citation is under review and may be a better mapping in future.Supply prefix: Author/Date.
Publication plate/page Description. MIG suggestion: Identifier.citation If image is from a published source, plate or page number. Identifier.citation is under review and may be a better mapping in future. Supply prefix: Publication plate/page.
Source Contributor.other; searchable. MIG suggestion: Rights Owner or Copyright holder of publication. Supply prefix: Source.
Content of image Description. MIG suggested mapping: Format Used to indicate born digital or format of object before it was scanned, example, print from rubbing, color laser copy, etc.
Type Description. MIG suggested mapping: Type Contains terms describing the physical form of letters on image object, examples manuscript, inscription. Supply prefix Type.
Collection Relation.ispartof Organization which holds the object, and collection within the organization.
Fragment number Description
MIG suggested mapping: Identifier
A number to find a particular fragment in an image. Supply prefix: Fragment number.
Frame number Description
MIG suggested mapping: Identifier
A number to find a particular fragment in an image. Supply prefix: Frame number.
Other Number Description. MIG suggested mapping: Identifier Supply prefix: Other number.
Material Format.medium The material(s) the object is made of. Supply prefix: Material
Format Format.medium Type of object, example scroll. Supply prefix: Format type.
Size Current mapping: Description. MIG suggested mapping: Format.extent Supply prefix: Size.
Language Language Language found on the object.
Script(s) Language.iso. MIG suggested mapping: Language Script found on the object. Comment from MIG, data in this field is not in iso form, so mapping to generic Language element would be better, perhaps adding the prefix: Script.
Scribe(s) Current mapping: Description. MIG suggested mapping: Contributor.other A designation or "handle" (e.g., BL 2) for the person who copied the manuscript. Supply prefix: Scribe.
Creation Date Date.created Date object depicted in the image was created.
Location (find spot) Description. MIG suggested mapping: Coverage.spatial Geographic location where object was originally found. Supply prefix: Find spot.
Discoverer Description. MIG suggested mapping: Contributor.other Person who discovered/rediscovered the object. Supply prefix: Discoverer.
Discovery date Date.other Date the object was discovered/rediscovered. Supply prefix: Discovery date.
Location (now) Description. MIG suggested mapping: HoldingLocation Current location of the object. Supply prefix: Location now.
Catalogue Number Subject.classification. MIG suggested mapping: Identifier or HoldingLocation Identification number where object is currently housed. These represent a variety of schemes in different organizations. Although not certain, current data appear to be more like accession numbers rather than classification schemes.
Content of Object Subject; searchable Keywords describing the resource.
Author (of work) Contributor.author; searchable Author of text on object.
Title (of work) Subject; searchable. MIG suggested mapping: Title Title of text on object. Supply prefix: Title of work.
Genre Type MIG is not clear on how this is different from Content of object, in fact the example Royal Edict currently appears both in Genre and Content of object elements. More information is needed from researchers. Current prefix supplied: Genre.

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