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Alternate Title (Optional)

Any alternative title of the described resource including abbreviations and translations(e.g. The book Columbus 400 has five known alternative titles including: Business 400 of Columbus; Men of the Ohio Capital; et al.)

Alternate Title Example
Property Value
Label Alternate Title
DPLA Propertydcterms:alternative
DescriptionAny alternative title of the described resource including abbreviations and translations
ExampleThe book Columbus 400 has five known alternative titles including: Business 400 of Columbus; Men of the Ohio Capital; et al.
Refinesdc:title ; dcterms:title
RepeatableYes
DC 1.1 Mappingdc:title
Qualified DC Mappingdc.title.alternative
MARC Mapping246, subfield a and b; also, may use 130, 210, 222, 240, 242, 243, 247, 730, 740
NotesThe distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific; some titles are better known by their alternative title
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.