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Rights (Optional)

Information about rights held in and over the described resource that expands on information found in the edm:rights field. Only use if adding additional information found in the edm:rights field, as the field cannot contradict or repeat information found in edm:rights element.

Rights Example
Property Value
Label Rights
DPLA Propertydc:rights
DescriptionInformation about rights held in and over the described resource that expands on information found in the edm:rights field. Only use if adding additional information found in the edm:rights field, as the field cannot contradict or repeat information found in edm:rights element.
RepeatableYes
DC 1.1 Mappingdc:rights
MARC Mapping506, 540
NotesThe dc:rights element should only be used to add additional information to the edm:rights field. If the dc:rights field is mapped to both edm:rights and dc:rights, edm:rights must always map to the first dc:rights instance.
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.