by Visual Resources Association (VRA) VRA CORE CATEGORIES

 Content: 17 Categories/elements  Feature:  a DC-like elements set for image collections  focuses on visual resource community ’ s need  heavy use of CDWA elements 2 VRA CORE DARDS/VRACORE3/INDEX.HTML DARDS/VRACORE3/INDEX.HTML

 Record Type  Type  Title  Measurements  Material  Technique  Creator  Date  Location  ID Number  Style/Period  Culture  Subject  Relation  Description  Source  Rights 3 VRA CORE CATEGORIES ELEMENTS Discussion in class: Please mark those elements that DC has. Check the qualifiers at: tastandards/vracore3/index.html 3. Discuss the elements that DC did not include.

 ex.html ex.html  Released 4/9/2007  VRA Core 4.0 changes have been made in order to make the Core XML-compliant. 4 VRA CORE 4.0

5 Take an example: Specification for element “ DATE ” what kinds of dates to be described values allowed for date 'type' attribute how to formu- late a date mapping to other schemas Is 'DATE' required ? repeat- able? Element, sub-elements, attributes Element, sub-elements, attributes

6 (cont.) element “ DATE ” How to encode dates in XML

7 SYNTAX (using date element as example)

8 (CONT.) SYNTAX (using date element as example) Note: green colored are always optional.

9 DISPLAY, INDEXING, AND ANNOTATION VRA Core XML schema provides each element with two separate subelements, display and notes, for display and annotation purposes respectively. For display use, optional in the set For indexing use, required in a set

 Work to work  Image to Work  Image to Collection or Work to Collection 10 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RECORDS

11 Elements changes in 4.0

12 VRA Core 4.0 Elements Overview textbook p. 40

work, collection, or image (id) agent − attribution − culture − dates (type) earliestDate (circa) latestDate (circa) − name (type) − role culturalContext date (type) − earliestDate (circa) − latestDate (circa) description inscription − author − position − text (type) location (type) − name (type) − refid (type) material (type) measurements (type, unit) relation (type, relids) rights (type) − rightsHolder − text source − name (type) − refid (type) stateEdition (count, num, type) − description − name stylePeriod subject − term (type) technique textref − name (type) − refid (type) title ( type) worktype VRA CORE 4.0 ELEMENTS, SUB-ELEMENT, & ATTRIBUTES 12

"TYPE" ATTRIBUTE'S RESTRICTED VALUES 14 Full list available athttp:// used for describin g this values to be used for this ele- ment

15 a part of a VRA Core record Go to: to see the full record; click "xml" to see the record behind (next slide)

16 a part of a VRA Core XML record Go to: Click "xml" (You may need to use Firefox to see this.) exam this agentSet: Who is the agent? What is his birth and death year? Is he an American? Is he a painter or an architect? What do these dates tell us? Are they about the artist or about this statue?

 Schemas:  Examples: html html VRA CORE 4.0 REFERENCES 17