INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT DEFINITIONS
Media Type General


 

  • Element Attribute
  • Definition & Guidelines
NAME Media Type General
OBLIGATION TO USE

Mandatory

DEFINITION The general, high-level nature of a media item, identifying the manner in which the file is presented to the observer, e.g., as a sound, text, moving image, etc.
ELEMENT DEPENDENCIES Media Type Specific (only if 'Audio', 'Document', 'Image', or 'Interactive' is selected)
Title Type (only if 'Video' or 'Audio' is selected)
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY Audio
Document
Image
Interactive
Video
QUANTITY PERMITTED 1
DATA TYPE Text String
NOTES/GUIDELINES Select from the controlled vocabulary options provided.
FORMAT/EXAMPLES

See the controlled vocabulary picklist.

VERSION NUMBER v 1.2

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*Reference the web page Defining Elements: Attributes
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