INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT DEFINITIONS
Description Type


 

  • Element Attribute
  • Definition & Guidelines
NAME Description Type
OBLIGATION TO USE

Mandatory

DEFINITION Paired with Description Long and Description Short, free-form text or a narrative to report general notes, abstracts, or summaries about the intellectual content of the digital asset.
ELEMENT DEPENDENCIES Description Short
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY Free Text
QUANTITY PERMITTED 1-1
DATA TYPE Text String
NOTES/GUIDELINES Mandatory for Description Short and optional for Description Long.
FORMAT/EXAMPLES

Synopsis
Review
Anecdotal Comment

VERSION NUMBER v 1.2

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*Reference the web page Defining Elements: Attributes
for for more information about Element Attributes in general

 

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