Quick Reference: PA Digital Metadata Mapping Recommendations for Dublin Core*
PA Digital Label
PA Digital Status
Qualified DC Element
Simple DC Element
Alternative Title
Optional
dcterms:alternative
Contributor
Optional
dcterms:contributor
dc:contributor
Collection Name
Required or Derived**Recommended or Derived**
dcterms:isPartOf
Contributing Institution
Derived
Creator
Recommended
dcterms:creator
dc:creator
Date
Recommended
dcterms:created
dc:date
Description
Recommended
dcterms:description
dc:description
Extent
Optional
dcterms:extent
File Format
Optional
dcterms:format
dc:format
Format
Recommended
dcterms:type
dc:type
Identifier
Optional
dcterms:identifier
dc:identifier
IIIF Base URL
Optional or Derived**
dcterms:identifier
IIIF Manifest
Optional or Derived**
dcterms:isReferencedBy
Intermediate Provider
Derived
URL
Required or Derived**
dcterms:identifier
dc:identifier
Language
Recommended for textual and spoken material
dcterms:language
dc:language
Media Master
Optional or Derived**
Place
Recommended
dcterms:spatial
dc:coverage
Preview
Strongly recommended or Derived**
dcterms:identifier
dc:identifier
Publisher
Optional
dcterms:publisher
dc:publisher
Relation
Optional
dcterms:relation
dc:relation
Replaced By
Optional
dcterms:isReplacedBy
Replaces
Optional
dcterms:replaces
Rights
Required (or Rights URI)
dcterms:rights
dc:rights
Rights Holder
Optional
dcterms:rightsholder
Source
Optional
dcterms:source
dc:source
Rights URI
Required (or Rights)
dcterms:rights
dc:rights
Subject
Recommended
dcterms:subject
dc:subject
Temporal Coverage
Optional
dcterms:temporal
dc:subject
Title
Required
dcterms:title
dc:title
Type
Recommended
dcterms:type
dc:type
_*To see mapping changes from PA Digital Guidelines v1.2 (August 2018), see
Fields are arranged alphabetically by PA Digital label. Descriptors with no content are omitted.
PA Digital Label Field label used by PA Digital
Status Identifies whether a field is required, strongly recommended, recommended, optional, or derived
Description A description of the field
Qualified DC Element The qualified Dublin Core term to which a field should map
Simple DC Element The simple Dublin Core element to which a field should map if qualified term is unavailable
CONTENTdm Mapping The DC Map value in Field properties
CSV Header Recommended header value for delimited text files
Repeatable Whether a field may be repeated
CV/Syntax Recommended controlled vocabularies or syntax
Notes and Best Practices Includes recommendations for a field’s content, application, and punctuation
Examples Examples that illustrate best practices
PA Digital Label Alternative Title
Status Optional
Description Any alternative title of the described resource including abbreviations and translations
Qualified DC Element dcterms:alternative
CONTENTdm Mapping Title-Alternative
CSV Header Alternative_Title
Repeatable Yes
CV/Syntax Natural language
Notes and Best Practices Comparable to MARC variations of titles (such as alternative spellings) May also be used for translations of titles in foreign languages Avoid use of explanatory or qualifying symbols (e.g., brackets) Where there are multiple Title fields, any instance after the first will map to Alternative Title
Examples Undergraduate course catalog, 1961-62