Guidelines
for Usage |
The element TYPE, in its unqualified state, uses categories related to the manner in which content
is presented, viewed or heard by a user.
There is an implied hierarchy when
using the elements TYPE, TYPE.FORM and TYPE.GENRE.
TYPE is the manner in which content is presented,
viewed or heard by a user.
TYPE.FORM is the manner in which the
content is structured for presentation.
TYPE.GENRE is the topical
nature of the content.
Examples are the best way to present the differences:
- TYPE = Moving Image
TYPE.FORM = Documentary
TYPE.GENRE = Environment
- TYPE = Interactive Resource
TYPE.FORM = Tutorial
TYPE.GENRE = Oceanography
Multiple terms can and should be applied to
fully describe a media resource.
The recommended best practice is to select descriptors
for the elements TYPE, TYPE.FORM and TYPE.GENRE from controlled
vocabularies.
There are many available to reference when assigning
metadata to
a media resource. PBCore has combined descriptors
from several lists, including the Tribune Media Services,
the Library
of Congress,
the International Press Telecommunications
Council, Minnesota Public Radio, WGBH, and Media Solutions/University
of Utah. |
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