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Cataloguing images - Guidelines for Picture Queensland contributors

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12.  Type

Field Label: RESOURCE TYPE

Definition: The category or genre of the resource.

Purpose: This element is used to specify the nature of the resource and allows a search to be restricted to resources of a certain kind. For example “Find all images of Sir Samuel Griffith” or “Find all text items in the Rawson Collection”

Obligation: Mandatory

Schemes: DCMI (Dublin Core Metadata Initiative List of Resource Types)

Input guidelines

12.1 The resource type is selected from the controlled list of values in DCMI Type Vocabulary [new window].

12.2 The term used for images or photographs of physical objects, paintings, prints, drawings, etc is:

       image

12.3 This resource type is used for images and photographs of physical objects, paintings, prints, drawings, other images and graphics, animations and moving pictures, film, diagrams, maps, musical notation. Note that the term Image is a broad category and more specific terms for some images are available, eg, Moving image, Still image, and can be used where applicable.

12.4 Use the appropriate resource type for other types of resources. Consult the DCMI Type Vocabulary for the list of types and examples of their usage.

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