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Metadata

Manifold Metadata fields are informed by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. Many definitions below have been adapted from the DCMI Metadata Terms page.

Properties​

  • Title. The primary name assigned to the entity.
  • Subtitle. A secondary name assigned to the entity.
  • Description. A robust account of the entity.
  • Caption. A brief statement contextualizing the entity and providing its provenance.
  • Publication Date. Date the entity was deemed published.
  • Creator. Person or party responsible for making the entity.
  • Credit. Attribution language supplied by the entity’s rights owner or manager.
  • Restrictions. Notice about limits placed on the use of the entity by rights owner or manager.
  • Rights Holder. The name of the person or party who owns or managers the entity’s rights.
  • Rights Territory. Statement from the rights holder or manger outlining the geographic scope of the entity’s publication.
  • Rights. Information about the rights held in and over the entity, often including publication history and funding acknowledgments.

Identity​

  • DOI. The digital object identifier assigned to the entity.
  • ISBN. The international standard book number assigned to the entity.
  • ISSN.The international standard serial number assigned to the entity.
  • Resources DOI. The digital object identifier assigned to a Project’s library of Resources.
  • Unique Identifier. An unambiguous string naming the entity within context of the Manifold’s internal database.

Publisher​

  • Original Publisher Place. The geographic location of the person or party responsible for the entity’s initial publication at the time of publication.
  • Original Publisher. The name of the person or party responsible for the entity’s initial publication.
  • Publisher Place. The geographic location of the person or party responsible for the entity’s current publication.
  • Publisher. The name of the person or party responsible for the entity’s current publication.

Bibliographic​

  • Container Title. The name of the larger work of which the entity is a part.
  • Edition. The name or number assigned to the entity’s initial form or subsequent forms after significant revision.
  • Issue. The name or number assigned to an entity, usually a serial publication, indicating its sequence in a volume.
  • Original Publication Date. Date the entity was deemed published by the original publisher.
  • Original Title. The initial name assigned to the entity by the original publisher.
  • Series Number. The number assigned to an individual entity indicating its sequence in a series.
  • Series Title. The name assigned to a collection of publications of which the entity is a part.
  • Version. The name or number assigned to an entity’s form that has undergone minor revision.
  • Volume. The name or number assigned to a collection of serial publications of which the entity is a part.

Accessibility​

  • Alt Text. Brief description of an entity’s visual content, aiding those using assistive technology better understand the material.

Other​

  • Copyright Status. Designation describing the entity’s relation to copyright and use on the platform.
  • Language. The shortest ISO 639 code naming the primary language of the entity.