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<!DOCTYPE Base SYSTEM "Dictionary.dtd">
<!-- IMS Base Type Meta-Data Schema - 03 August 1998 - TDW-->
<Base>
        <GENERAL 
		I_Obligation="M"
		I_List="Sngl">
		<Identifier 
			I_List="Sngl" 
			I_Obligation="M" 
			I_Caption="GUID" 
			I_Context="A unique label for the resource.">
			DIdentifier
		</Identifier>
		<Title 
			I_Obligation="M" 
			I_Caption="Title" 
			I_Context="Name given to the resource.  ">
			DLangString
		</Title>
	</GENERAL>
	<CHARACTERISTICS 
		I_Obligation="M"
		I_List="Sngl"
		I_Extensible="Yes">
		<Language 
			I_Caption="Language" 
			I_Obligation="M">
			DLocale
		</Language>
		<Description 
			I_Caption="Abstract" 
			I_Obligation="M" 
			I_Context="A textual description of the contents of the resource.">
			DLangString
		</Description>
		<Discipline 
			I_Context="A specific knowledge domain.  Disciplines are ordered 
from the most relevant to the least relevant." I_List="Ord" I_Obligation="M"
> <TaxonPath I_Obligation="M" I_Context="A taxonomic path in a specific taxonomy.
There may be different paths in the same or different
taxonomy that describe a particular discipline."
> <Source I_Caption="Subject Taxonomy" I_Context="a specific taxonomy." I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M"> DSource </Source> <Taxon I_Caption="Subject taxon" I_Context="An entry from a taxonomy that refers
to the discipline. An ordered list of Taxons
creates the taxon path, i. e., taxonomic
stairway. This is the path from a more general
to a more specific entry in the taxonomy. " I_List="Ord" I_Obligation="M"
> DEntry </Taxon> </TaxonPath> </Discipline> </CHARACTERISTICS> <LIFECYCLE I_Obligation="M" I_List="Sngl"> <Version I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Version" I_Context="The edition of the resource."> DDecimal </Version> <Create I_Obligation="M" I_Context="Origin and edition of the resource. Create
includes edit."
> <Date I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Create or Edit date" I_Context="The date that the resource was created
or edited."
> DDate </Date> <Contribute I_Obligation="M" I_Context="Involvement in the creation or edition
of the resource."
> <Role I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Contributor Role" I_Context="Kind of involvement. Exactly one
instance of Creator must exist."
> DVocabulary: creator, author, editor, programmer, graphics artist </Role> <Person I_List="Ord" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Contributing person" I_Context="Person involved."> DPerson </Person> </Contribute> </Create> <Publish I_Obligation="M" I_Context="Making the resource available."> <Organization I_Caption="Publisher" I_Context="A university department, company, agency, institute, etc., under whose responsibility the resource was published. " I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M"> DOrganisation </Organization> <Date I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Publication Date" I_Context="The date the resource was published."> DDate </Date> </Publish> </LIFECYCLE> <METAMETADATA I_Obligation="M" I_List="Sngl"> <Create I_List="Ord" I_Obligation="M" I_Context="Origin and edition of the meta-data"> <Date I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Meta-data creation or edit date" I_Context="The date the description was created or edited."> DDate </Date> <Person I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Meta-data editor" I_Context="Person that created the description."> DPerson </Person> <Organization I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Meta-data source organization" I_Context="A university department, company, agency"
institute, etc., under whose responsibility the
description was published."
> DOrganization </Organization> </Create> <Schema I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Extensible="No" I_Caption="Meta-data schema" I_Context="Describes the structure of the meta-data. This
includes version"
> DVocabulary: IMS:1:1.0 </Schema> </METAMETADATA> <TECHNICAL I_Obligation="M" I_List="Sngl"> <Format I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Technical Format" I_Context="Technical data type of the resource. May include MIME
type."
> DFormat </Format> <LocSpec I_List="Ord" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Location" I_Context="A location or method that resolves to a location.
NOTE: This allows for a URL, URN, URI DOI, etc. The order
indicates the preferable LocSpec first."
> DLocSpec </LocSpec> <OSRequirements I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Context="Needs with respect to the operating system in order
to access the resource."
> <OperatingSystem I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Operating System" I_Context="Name of the operating system. "> DVocabulary: Generic, Windows95, Win3.X, WindowsNT, MacOS, Unix </OperatingSystem> </OSRequirements> </TECHNICAL> <RIGHTS I_Obligation="M" I_List="Unord" I_Extensible="Yes"> <Role I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Rights management role" I_Context="Kind of use of the resource."> DVocabulary: read, incorporate, resell </Role> <Conditions I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Context="Legal or economic requirements for the use according
to the role."
> <Price I_Obligation="M" I_Context="Amount of money to be paid to use the
resource in the way specified by the role."
> <MonetaryUnit I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="C" I_Caption="Currency" I_Context="C: If amount =/= 0. the unit of
currency referred to by amount."
> DVocabulary </MonetaryUnit> <Amount I_List="Sngl" I_Obligation="M" I_Caption="Price" I_Context="Monetary Value. 0 is acceptable."> DDecimal: 0.00 </Amount> <Code I_List="Sngl" I_Caption="Price code" I_Context="A price code."> DVocabulary </Code> </Price> </Conditions> </RIGHTS> </Base>