Dublin Core Element : Relation

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13 Relation

The qualifiers belows are recommended for the Relation element:

• DC.Relation.unqualified
  • Definition: A reference to a related resource.
  • Comment: Recommended best practice is to reference the resource by means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system Relation
• DC.Relation.Is Version Of
  • Definition: The described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation of the referenced resource. Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format.
• DC.Relation.Has Version
  • Definition: The described resource has a version, edition, or adaptation, namely, the referenced resource.
• DC.Relation.Is Replaced By
  • Definition: The described resource is supplanted, displaced, or superceded by the referenced resource.
• DC.Relation.Replaces
  • Definition: The described resource supplants, displaces, or supersedes the referenced resource.
• DC.Relation.Is Required By
  • Definition: The described resource is required by the referenced resource, either physically or logically.
• DC.Relation.Requires
  • Definition: The described resource requires the referenced resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence of content.
• DC.Relation.Is Part Of
  • Definition: The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource.
• DC.Relation.Has Part
• Definition: The described resource includes the referenced resource either physically or logically.
• DC.Relation.Is Referenced By
  • Definition: The described resource is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the referenced resource.
• DC.Relation.References
  • Definition: The described resource references, cites, or otherwise points to the referenced resource.
• DC.Relation.Is Format Of
  • Definition: The described resource is the same intellectual content of the referenced resource, but presented in another format.
• DC.Relation.Has Format
  • Definition: The described resource pre-existed the referenced resource, which is essentially the same intellectual content presented in another format.

Encoding Schemes for Relation:

• URI
  • Definition: A URI Uniform Resource Identifier See also: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt
• Free text
  • Definition: Texte libre
• URL
  • Definition: See also: http://www.freesoft.org/CIE/RFC/1738/
• URN
  • Definition: See also: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2611.txt
• ISBN
  • Definition: See also: http://www.bowker.com/standards/home/isbn/international/html/usm4.htm