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Sample Metadata Record 03

Type of Metadata Record
Data Entries (element by element within their containers)
XML RepresentationXML Representation of this sample metadata record (in PBCore XSD)

Other Case ExamplesOther Sample Metadata Records

 

TYPE OF METADATA RECORD:


 
Media Type:
  Sound

 
Instantiations/Formats:
  A single digital audio file, with an associated transcript.

 
Comments:
  This record is an example of a media asset that is a single digital audio instantiation, but with an accompanying transcript in a PDF format. In this metadata record, the PDF is treated as a second instantiation of the same intellectual content.

 

 

DATA ENTRIES (element by element within their containers):

  • For an explanation on what you see in the sample metadata record displayed below, see our FYI.

 

INTELLECTUAL CONTENT

This Content Class contains metadata elements describing the actual intellectual content of a media asset or resource.

There are 9 containers and a total of 16 elements in the Intellectual Content grouping.

01.00
pbcoreIdentifier    
mandatory
01.01
  Element identifier KUER.1992-05-01.53467
mandatory
01.02
  Element identifierSource KUER-FM 90
02.00
pbcoreTitle    
mandatory
02.01
  Element title Friday Edition. Episode-1992-05-01. Scofield Mine Disaster, Historical Context
recommended
02.02
  Element titleType Selection or Excerpt
03.00
pbcoreSubject    
recommended
03.01
  Element subject Mining; Mining accidents; History; Society and culture; Science-Geography
recommended
03.02
  Element subjectAuthorityUsed UMAP Metadata Application Profile
04.00
pbcoreDescription    
mandatory
04.01
  Element description The story of "The Scofield Mine Disaster, Historical Context" is provided in this audio file (and transcript) drawn from the KUER-FM radio program FRIDAY EDITION (1990s). FRIDAY EDITION stories entertained and informed as Utahns related their memories of such events as the Wasatch Front floods of 1983, the Scofield Mine Disaster, and Swedetown. Aired on KUER-FM, May 1, 1992. Readings were taken from J.W. Dilley's "History of the Scofield Mine Disaster," published in 1900.
recommended
04.02
  Element descriptionType Segment
05.00
pbcoreGenre    
recommended
05.01
  Element genre History; Educational
recommended
05.02
  Element genreAuthorityUsed PBCore Genre Picklist
06.00
pbcoreRelation    
optional
06.01
  Element relationType  
optional
06.02
  Element relationIdentifier  
07.00
pbcoreCoverage    
optional
07.01
  Element coverage Scofield; Carbon County; Utah; United States of America
optional
07.02
  Element coverageType Spatial
   
repeat container
repeat container
repeat container
07.00
pbcoreCoverage    
optional
07.01
  Element coverage 1900-05-01
optional
07.02
  Element coverageType Temporal
08.00
pbcoreAudienceLevel    
optional
08.01
  Element audienceLevel General
09.00
pbcoreAudienceRating    
optional
09.01
  Element audienceRating E

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

This Content Class contains metadata elements related to the creation, creators, usage, permissions, constraints, and use obligations associated with a media asset or resource.

There are 4 containers and a total of 7 elements in the Intellectual Property grouping.

15.00
pbcoreCreator    
recommended
15.01
  Element creator Crompton, Constance
recommended
15.02
  Element creatorRole Producer
16.00
pbcoreContributor    
recommended
16.01
  Element contributor Snow, Kristy
recommended
16.02
  Element contributorRole Narrator
17.00
pbcorePublisher    
recommended
17.01
  Element publisher KUER-FM 90
recommended
17.02
  Element publisherRole Publisher
18.00
pbcoreRightsSummary    
recommended
18.01
  Element rightsSummary Copyright 1992, KUER-FM, University of Utah

 

INSTANTIATIONS
& FORMATS

This Content Class contains metadata elements that identify the nature of the media asset as it exists in some form or format in the physical world or digitally.

There is a single parent container, with 3 sub-containers, and a total of 28 elements in the Instantiation & Formats grouping. For each new instantiation or format for a media asset/title, the entire parent container can be repeated.

25.00
pbcoreInstantiation    
optional
25.01
  Element dateCreated 1992-04-22
optional
25.02
  Element dateIssued 1992-05-01
mandatory
if applicable
25.03
  Element formatPhysical  
mandotory
if applicable
25.04
  Element formatDigital audio/mpeg
mandatory
25.05
  Element formatLocation Utah Education Network DMS Service-Public Media Hub
recommended
25.06
  Element formatMediaType Sound
mandatory
if applicable
25.07
  Element formatGenerations Audio/Air Track
recommended
25.08
  Element formatStandard MPEG Audio
recommended
25.09
  Element formatEncoding mp3 (MPEG Layer 3)
recommended
25.10
  Element formatFileSize 1153433.6 bytes
recommended
25.11
  Element formatTimeStart 00:00
mandatory
if applicable
25.12
  Element formatDuration 02:22
recommended
25.13
  Element formatDataRate 63.98 kilobits/sec
recommended
25.14
  Element formatBitDepth 16 bit
recommended
25.15
  Element formatSamplingRate 44.1 kHz
recommended
25.16
  Element formatFrameSize  
recommended
25.17
  Element formatAspectRatio  
recommended
25.18
  Element formatFrameRate  
recommended
25.19
  Element formatColors  
optional
25.20
  Element formatTracks 1 audio track
optional
25.21
  Element formatChannelConfiguration Mono audio
recommended
25.22
  Element language eng
optional
25.23
  Element alternativeModes Transcript available as PDF file
25.24.0
(sub-container to pbcoreInstantiation)  
optional
25.24.1
  Element dateAvailableStart 1992-05-01
optional
25.24.2
  Element dateAvailableEnd perpetual
25.25.0
(sub-container to pbcoreInstantiation)  
mandatory
25.25.1
  Element formatIdentifier a_001004.mp3
mandatory
25.25.2
  Element formatIdentifierSource Utah Collections Multimedia Encyclopedia Project
25.26.0
(sub-container to pbcoreInstantiation)  
optional
25.26.1
  Element annotation equivalent to 1.1 MB file size

 

   
repeat container
repeat container
repeat container
25.00
pbcoreInstantiation    
optional
25.01
  Element dateCreated 1992-04-22
optional
25.02
  Element dateIssued 2007-01-05
mandatory
if applicable
25.03
  Element formatPhysical  
mandotory
if applicable
25.04
  Element formatDigital application/PDF
mandatory
25.05
  Element formatLocation Utah Education Network DMS Service-Public Media Hub
recommended
25.06
  Element formatMediaType Text
mandatory
if applicable
25.07
  Element formatGenerations Text/Transcript
recommended
25.08
  Element formatStandard  
recommended
25.09
  Element formatEncoding  
recommended
25.10
  Element formatFileSize 139264 bytes
recommended
25.11
  Element formatTimeStart  
mandatory
if applicable
25.12
  Element formatDuration  
recommended
25.13
  Element formatDataRate  
recommended
25.14
  Element formatBitDepth  
recommended
25.15
  Element formatSamplingRate  
recommended
25.16
  Element formatFrameSize  
recommended
25.17
  Element formatAspectRatio  
recommended
25.18
  Element formatFrameRate  
recommended
25.19
  Element formatColors  
optional
25.20
  Element formatTracks  
optional
25.21
  Element formatChannelConfiguration  
recommended
25.22
  Element language eng
optional
25.23
  Element alternativeModes Audio file available as mp3
25.24.0
(sub-container to pbcoreInstantiation)  
optional
25.24.1
  Element dateAvailableStart 2007-01-05
optional
25.24.2
  Element dateAvailableEnd perpetual
25.25.0
(sub-container to pbcoreInstantiation)  
mandatory
25.25.1
  Element formatIdentifier a_001004.pdf
mandatory
25.25.2
  Element formatIdentifierSource Utah Collections Multimedia Encyclopedia Project
25.26.0
(sub-container to pbcoreInstantiation)  
optional
25.26.1
  Element annotation equivalent to 136 KB file size

 

EXTENSIONS

This Content Class contains additional descriptions that have been crafted by organizations outside of the PBCore Project. These extensions fulfill the metadata requirements for these outside groups as they identify and describe their own types of media with specialized, custom terminologies unique to their needs and community requirements.

There is a single container and a total of 2 elements as a starter kit for the addition of metadata extensions to the PBCore.

99.00
pbcoreExtension    
optional
99.01
  Element extension  
optional
99.02
  Element extensionAuthorityUsed  

 

 


XML REPRESENTATION
...of this sample metadata record in accordance with the PBCore XSD

XML representation of this sample metadata record XML document for Sample #03

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