Dublin Core describes a core set of 15 elements "intended to facilitate discovery of electronic resources." The DDI is intended to comply with the Dublin Core. For more information on the Dublin Core, see the following URL: http://dublincore.org/.
A Note on Mapping to Dublin Core
Most elements within the Dublin Core element set map directly to elements in the DDI Version 2 Codebook DTD. The following mapping is recommended for anyone attempting to map Dublin Core element searches to electronic codebooks produced using this DTD.
| DC Element | DDI Element | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Title | <titl> 2.1.1.1 | Title of Data Collection |
| Creator | <AuthEnty> 2.1.2.1 | Authoring Entity of Data Collection |
| Subject | <keyword> 2.2.1.1 | Keyword(s) |
| <topcClas> 2.2.1.2 | Topic Classification | |
| Description | <abstract> 2.2.2 | Abstract |
| Publisher | <producer> 2.1.3.1 | Producer of Data Collection |
| Contributor | <othId> 2.1.2.2 | Other Identification/Acknowledgements - Data Collection |
| Date | <prodDate> 2.1.3.3 | Production Date - Data Collection |
| Type | <dataKind> 2.2.3.10 | Kind of Data |
| Format | <fileType> 3.1.5 | Type of File |
| Identifier | <IDNo> 2.1.1.5 | ID Number - Data Collection |
| <holdings location="" callno="" URI=""> 2.1.8 | Holdings Information - Data Collection | |
| Source | <sources> 2.3.1.8 | Sources - Used for Data Collection |
| Language | ||
| Relation | <othrStdyMat> 2.5 | Other Study Description Materials |
| Coverage | <timePrd> 2.2.3.1 | Time Period Covered |
| <collDate> 2.2.3.2 | Date(s) of Data Collection | |
| <nation> 2.2.3.3 | Country | |
| <geogCover> 2.2.3.4 | Geographic Coverage | |
| Rights | <copyright> 2.1.3.2 | Copyright - Data Collection |