type & format

Element Name: Type
Label: Resource Type   
Definition: The nature or genre of the content of the resource.  
Comment: Type includes terms describing general categories, functions,
genres, or aggregation levels for content. Recommended best practice is
to select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the DCMI
Type Vocabulary [DCT1]). To describe the physical or digital
manifestation of the resource, use the FORMAT element.

Element Name: Format
Label: Format   
Definition: The physical or digital manifestation of the resource.  
Comment: Typically, Format may include the media-type or dimensions of
the resource. Format may be used to identify the software, hardware, or
other equipment needed to display or operate the resource. Examples of
dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best practice is to
select a value from a controlled vocabulary (for example, the list of
Internet Media Types [MIME] defining computer media formats). 

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eric miller                              http://www.w3.org/people/em/
semantic web activity lead               http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/
w3c world wide web consortium            http://www.w3.org/

Received on Wednesday, 9 April 2003 13:09:45 UTC