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- Label: A label for the property.
- RDF property: A recognized RDF property that can be expressed as a URI.
- DB property: How the property is persisted to a relational database. "Attribute" indicates that this property is persisted as an attribute of the described class. "Relationship" indicates that this property is persisted as a relationship to another entity in the database.
- Expected type: The expected data type for the property.
- Obligation: The number of allowable values for each property. Properties that are recommended (but not required) are indicated with a *.
- Definition: The definition of the property.
- Notes: Additional information that will help create or format data
Namespaces | |
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| css | http://www.corestandards.org/ |
| dct | http://purl.org/dc/terms/ |
| dcmitype | http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/ |
| ore | http://www.openarchives.org/ore/terms/ |
| ontowiki | http://ns.ontowiki.net/SysOnt/ |
| schema | http://schema.org/ |
Classes
AlignmentObject, Author, Language, Organization, Place, PrimarySource, PrimarySourceSet, Subject, TeachingGuide, TimePeriod
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| Label | RDF property | DB property type | Expected type | Obligation | Definition | Notes |
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| @type | @type | N/A | URI | 1 | RDF type of the alignment object | Expected value: "schema:AlignmentObject" |
| alignmentType | schema:alignmentType | N/A | text | 1 | A category of alignment between the learning resource and the framework node. | Expected value: "requires" |
| educationalFramework | schema:educationalFramework | N/A | text | 1 | The framework to which the resource being described is aligned. | Format: Common Core State Standards dot notation Example: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7" |
| targetName | schema:targetName | N/A | text | 0-1* | The name of a node in an established educational framework. | Expected value: "Common Core State Standard" |
| targetUrl | schema:targetUrl | N/A | URI | 0-1* | The URL of a node in an established educational framework. | Expected values: "ccss:ELA-Literacy/RH/6-8/7/", "ccss:ELA-Literacy/RH/6-8/7/", "ccss:ELA-Literacy/RH/6-8/9/", "ccss:ELA-Literacy/RH/9-10/9/", "ccss:ELA-Literacy/RH/11-12/7/", "ccss:ELA-Literacy/RH/11-12/9/", "ccss:ELA-Literacy/CCRA/R/7/", "ccss:ELA-Literacy/CCRA/W/8/", "ccss:ELA-Literacy/WHST/6-8/8/", "ccss:ELA-Literacy/WHST/9-10/8/" |
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| Label | RDF property | DB property type | Expected type | Obligation | Definition | Notes |
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| id | N/A | attribute | text | 1 | Unique id of the primary source | |
@id | @id | N/A | URI | 1 | Unambiguous URI of the primary source | |
| type | N/A | attribute | text | 1 | Media type of the primary source | Acceptable values: "image", "audio", "video", "pdfdocument" |
| @type | @type | N/A | URI | 1 | RDF type of the primary source | Default value: "schema:CreativeWork" Other possible values: "schema:MediaObject", "schema:AudioObject", "schema:VideoObject", "schema:ImageObject" @type can be derived from the type property |
| name | schema:name | attribute | test | 0-1* | Name or brief caption describing the primary source | |
| aggregation | dct:references | attribute | ore:Aggregation (RDF) URI (DB) | 1 | The DPLA aggregation representing the primary source | |
thumbnail | schema:thumbnailUrl | attribute | URI | 0-1* | A thumbnail representation of the primary source | |
| text | schema:text ontowiki:Markdown | attribute | markdown | 0-1 | Narrative description, transcription, citation, or other text describing the primary source | |
| encodingFormat | schema:encodingFormat | attribute | text | 0-1* | The format in which the full representation of the primary source is encoded | Example: "pdf", "mp3", "jpg" |
| contentUrl | schema:contentUrl | attribute | URI | 0-1* | A URL pointing to a full representation of the primary source | The content URL may be dependent on the authorization status of the user accessing the data. For example, an authorized user may be served the URI for the full representation of the item as hosted by DPLA, while an unauthorized user may be served the value for ore:Aggregation.isShownAt. |
| primarySourceSet | schema:isPartOf | relationship | schema:CreativeWork | 1 | The primary source set to which this primary source belongs |
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| Label | RDF property | DB property type | Expected type | Obligation | Definition | Notes |
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| id | N/A | attribute | text | 1 | Unique id of the PSS | |
| slug | N/A | attribute | text | 0-1* | Human-readable slug to be used in the construction of a URL for the PSS | |
| published | N/A | attribute | boolean | 1 | Whether or not the PSS is intended for live publication on the DPLA website. | If true, PSS will be accessible to all users. If false, PSS will only be accessible to authorized users. Default value: false |
@id | @id | N/A | URI | 1 | Unambiguous URI of the PSS | |
| @type | @type | N/A | URI | 1 | RDF type of the PSS | Expected value: "schema:CreativeWork" |
| name | schema:name | attribute | text | 0-1* | Name of the PSS | |
| image | schema:image | attribute | URI | 0-1* | Large version of image representing PSS | |
| thumbnail | schema:thumnailUrl | attribute | URI | 0-1* | Small version of image representing PSS | |
| description | schema:description | attribute | text | 0-1* | Brief description of the PSS | Example: "This collection uses primary sources to explore the French and Indian War." |
| dateCreated | schema:dateCreated | attribute | ISO 8601 date format (yyyy-mm-dd) | 1 | Date the PSS was created | |
| dateModified | schema:dateModified | attribute | ISO 8601 date format (yyyy-mm-dd) | 0-1 | Date the PSS was most recently modified | |
| text | schema:text ontowiki:Markdown | attribute | markdown | 0-1 | Narrative overview of the PSS | PrimarySourceSet:text and PrimarySourceSet:resources may be concatenated to form a single schema:text field |
| resources | schema:text ontowiki:Markdown | attribute | markdown | 0-1 | Narrative information regarding resources for further research | Can include links to additional sources and tips for finding related materials in the DPLA PrimarySourceSet:text and PrimarySourceSet:resources may be concatenated to form a single schema:text field |
| primarySource | schema:hasPart | relationship | schema:CreativeWork | 0-n* | Primary sources in the PSS | |
| teachingGuide | schema:hasPart | relationship |
Class:TeachingGuide schema:CreativeWork | 0-n* | Teaching guide associated with the PSS | |
| subject | schema:about | relationship | schema:Thing | 0-n* | Educational subject of the PSS | |
| timePeriod | dct:temporal | relationship | dct:PeriodOfTime | 0-n* | Temporal subject of the PSS | |
| author | schema:author | relationship | Class:Author schema:Person | 0-n* | Author of the PSS | |
| publisher | schema:publisher | N/A | schema:Organization | 0-1 | Publisher of the PSS | The publisher for all PSS's is DPLA. |
| language | schema:inLanguage | N/A | schema:Language | 0-n | Primary language of the PSS | |
| mediaType | dct:type | N/A | dct:DCMIType | 0-1 | The set of classes specified by the DCMI Type Vocabulary, used to categorize the nature or genre of the resource.
| Expected value: "dcmitype:InteractiveResource" |
| learningResourceType | schema:learningResourceType | N/A | text | 0-1 | Predominant type of kind characterizing the learning resource | Expected value: "Source Set" |
| interactivityType | schema:interactivityType | N/A | text | 0-1 | Predominant mode of learning supported by the learning resource | Expected value: "Interactive" Vocabulary: Learning Registry Metadata Initiative suggested terms |
| license | schema:license | N/A | URI | 0-1 | URL where the owner specifies permissions for using the resource | Expected value: "http://dp.la/info/terms/" |
| educationalAlignment | schema:educationalAlignment | N/A | schema:alignmentObject | 0-n | An alignment to an established educational framework | |
| accessibilityFeature | schema:accessibilityFeature | N/A | text | 0-n | Content features of the resource, such as accessible media, alternatives and supported enhancements for accessibility | Expected values: "captions", "structuralNavigation", "audioControl", "videoControl" Vocabulary: Learning Registry Metadata Initiative suggested terms |
| accessibilityHazard | schema:accessibilityHazard | N/A | text | 0-n | A characteristic of the described resource that is physiologically dangerous to some users. Related to WCAG 2.0 guideline 2.3 | Expected values: "noFlashingHazard", "motionSimulation", "noSoundHazard" Vocabulary: Learning Registry Metadata Initiative suggested terms |
| accessibilityControl | schema:accessibilityControl | N/A | text | 0-n | Identifies input methods that are sufficient to fully control the described resource | Expected values: "fullMouseControl" Vocabulary: Learning Registry Metadata Initiative suggested terms |
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