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Standardized Rights Statement (Required)

The URI of the rights statement from rightsstatements.org or URI of the license from creativecommons.org that applies to the digital object or digital representation found at edm:isShownAt. The statement found at the URI cannot contradict or repeat information found in the dc:rights element. This field is the priority rights field and is required. (e.g. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/)

Standardized Rights Statement Example
Property Value
Label Standardized Rights Statement
DPLA Propertyedm:rights
DescriptionThe URI of the rights statement from rightsstatements.org or URI of the license from creativecommons.org that applies to the digital object or digital representation found at edm:isShownAt. The statement found at the URI cannot contradict or repeat information found in the dc:rights element. This field is the priority rights field and is required.
Examplehttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
RepeatableNo
DC 1.1 Mappingdc:rights
MARC Mappingn/a
NotesThe field must be filled with a URI that corresponds to one of the 12 standardized rights statements found at rightsstatements.org or a license from creativecommons.org. The 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.