Wikipedia introduces the notion of Dublin Core metadata as follows:
Dublin Core is a generic metadata schema for describing digital or physical resources and establishing relationships with other resources.
It officially includes 15 elements of description: formal (title, creator, publisher), intellectual (subject, description, language, etc.) and intellectual property.
In Ametys, this metadata can be entered for each content item.
It takes the form of a group of fields containing the following properties:
| Field | Role |
|---|---|
| Subject and keywords | Keywords, summary phrases, or classification codes |
| Description | Abstract, table of contents, or free text |
| Designer | Name of the person, organization or department responsible for drafting the document |
| Publisher | Name of the person, organization or department responsible for publishing the document |
| Source | Resource from which the document is derived |
| Language | Document language (language code) |
| Relationship | Link to a related resource |
| Rights | Resource rights (copyright, link to rights holder) |
Dublin Core metadata can also be entered for resources (images, documents, etc.) managed in . SeeResource Explorer and Attachment Tool.