| NPS Focus Element |
Dublin Core Equivalent |
Required/Optional |
Definition |
| Abstract |
DC.Description.abstract |
Required |
Abstract or summary of content and significance of resource |
| Alternate Title |
DC.Title.alternate |
Optional |
Other form of title |
Author/Contributor
Subelements:
Role
Affiliation |
DC.Contributor |
Required |
Person(s) or agencies responsible for resource in its current form, eg. author, photographer, sponsor; any name associated with resource. Use Role to indicate person's or agency's responsibility |
| Citation (Journal) |
DC.Identifier.citation |
Required IF resource is an article or book chapter |
If resource is an article from journal or chapt. From book, this gives a citation for the larger item |
| Contents |
DC.Description.contents |
Required if multiple images described on the same record |
Brief title/description of each of multiple images or Table of Contents from text |
Coverage, Place
Subelements:
North [coordinate]
West [coordinate] |
DC.Coverage.spatial |
Required |
Geographic area covered by resource, eg. State - county/city - Park |
Coverage, Time
Subelements:
BeginDate
EndDate |
DC.Coverage.temporal |
Required |
Time period covered by resource |
Date Created
Subelements:
Textual
yyyymmdd |
DC.Date.created |
Required |
Date made available in its current form |
DjVu
Subelements:
Server
Catalog
File |
- |
Optional |
Elements used to create the link to texts & drawings on the Image Server |
| Format & size |
DC.Format |
Required |
quantity [of pages, images, etc.], Electronic or physical format, size (of file or physical dimensions) |
| Has Part |
DC.Relation.hasPart |
Optional |
Single resource within the collective title of the current resource |
| Internal Note |
- |
Optional |
Information to be viewed by staff only |
| Is Part of |
DC.Relation.isPartOf |
Required |
Name of larger Collection, serie |
| Keywords |
DC.Subject |
Required Use either Keywords OR Subject OR Both |
Subject term(s) not from a thesaurus |
| Language |
DC.Language |
Optional |
Language of text resources, Eg. English, Spanish |
| Location |
- |
Optional |
Place physical items are stored, from park name to storage cabinet |
MrSID
Subelements:
Server
Catalog
File |
- |
Optional |
Elements used to create the link to pictorial images on the Image Server |
| Note |
DC.Description |
Optional |
Any free text description/information about the resource |
| Park Code |
- |
Required |
Park code as listed in the NPS Thesaurus |
| Park Name |
- |
Required |
Form of name give in NPS Thesaurus |
| Publisher |
DC.Publisher |
Required |
Agency that caused the item to be produced in its current form; usually National Park Service |
Related To
Subelement:
URL |
DC.Relation |
Optional |
any related title, NPS Focus record, computer system, or Web page |
| Resource Type |
DC.Type |
Required |
Choose: Image, Text, Video, Web page (or other item on list) |
| Rights/Access |
DC.Rights |
Required |
Restricted access or Publicly Available |
| Source/Original |
DC.Source |
Required IF resource has been digitized or altered |
Description of original source before it was scanned, encoded or otherwise altered |
| Standard Number |
DC.Identifier |
Optional |
Any standard no. or accession number associated with resource |
Subject
Subelement:
Thesaurus |
DC.Subject |
Required Use either Keywords OR Subject OR Both |
Subject term from a thesaurus |
| Title |
DC.Title |
Required |
Title of title page or cover, very descriptive made up title for images; omit initial articles |
| URL |
DC.Identifier |
Optional Use if resource is a Web site |
URL for resource that is a Web site |
