DRAFT v0.9 03 Feb 2004

THE ELEMENTS
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Descriptions about the
CONTENT...

Descriptions related to
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY...

Descriptions identifying
a media asset's
INSTANTIATION...

Descriptions beyond
the PBCore Metadata

COMMENTS FROM RFC
DESCRIPTION	REFINEMENTS	EXPERTS

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Describe this Element

Name	Description
Definition	The element DESCRIPTION contains an account of the intellectual content of the resource. Descriptions are more free-form text entries when compared to the controlled vocabularies, keywords, and terms selected from authority files associated with the subject of an item. [ see the DCMI Definition ]
Refinements and Encoding Schemes
	Use natural language to enter data.
Guidelines for Usage	Use the element Description for general notes about a resource, including descriptions that are not found in the element Format or Subject. Use Description for general purposes and include important information that needs to be keyword-searchable and does not fit into any other elements of the PBCore or the three qualified elements for Description: Description.Abstract Description.TableOfContents Description.ProgramRelatedText.
Obligation to Use	Mandatory
Repeatable Element	Apply multiple times, as needed
Type of Data Entry	Text String

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An animated tutorial on School, Parent & Community Involvement in Pupil Development

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Other Attributes of this Element

Element Label	Description
Element Version	PBCore v1.1
Namespace Identifier	Dublin Core Metadata Element Set, Version 1.1 http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/description
Registration Authority	DCMI
Language of the Element	eng