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Title (Required)

Primary name given to the described resource(e.g. Handsome Homes of Columbus, Ohio; Historical Collections of Ohio)

Title Example
Property Value
Label Title
DPLA Propertydcterms:title
DescriptionPrimary name given to the described resource
ExampleHandsome Homes of Columbus, Ohio; Historical Collections of Ohio
Refinesdc:title
RepeatableNo
DC 1.1 Mappingdc:title
MARC Mapping245 subfields a and b
NotesTypically, a Title will be a name by which the resource is formally known. If in doubt about what constitutes the title, use the Alternate Title element and include the variants in second and subsequent Alternate Title iterations.
Property Glossary
Index of Properties
Label The unique name used in the Metadata Application Profile.
Status Status labels for elements can include Required, Recommended, and Optional.
Description Brief description of the element.
Refines The Dublin Core metadata field of which the described term is a sub-property.
Repeatable ‘YES’ means that a field may be used multiple times in an item record.
‘NO’ means that a field can onlt be used once in an item record.
Controlled Vocab/Syntax Recommended vocabulary for element, if available.
(For data quality and consistency)
DC 1.1 Mapping The Dublin Core element to which the metadata field name maps.
MARC Mapping The MARC field to which the Dublin Core metadata is crosswalked.
Notes Applicable notes for the element.
Example Examples of best practices for the described field.