Definitions

Abstract:
Summary of the resource. Only used 7 times in the database, click here to see them

Access Rights:
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status.

Bibliographic Citation:
Our reference database has a few digitized books in our collection. This comes in two forms a number that uniquely identifies a book, and a link to said book.

Contributor:
Someone who helped with this item.

Creator:
The person who created the resource.

Date:
Only the Newspaper index has them searchable by date range, however there are many items that have the date as just the year, or year/month as YYYYMM or for example: 199101, or as text as in August 04, 1962. We are working on updating the dates so the are more easily read and searchable.

Date Copyrighted:
Date of copyright.

Date Created:
Date of creation of the resource as inputted by us at the library. There is an o:created property that the system uses to order search results, that one works off of when it was added to this new version of the site.

Description:
Formally notes field.

The Dublin Core™:
Metadata Initiative, or "DCMI", is an organization supporting innovation in metadata design and best practices across the metadata ecology. (Website)

Extent:
The size or duration of the resource.

Friends of Friends:
FOAF is a computer language defining a dictionary of people-related terms that can be used in structured data.(Website)

Format:
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource.

Has Part:
A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.

Identifier:
The link from the old site.

Format of:
A related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format.

Is Format of:
A related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format.

Is Part Of:
A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.

Is Referenced By:
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.

Is Version of:
A related resource of which the described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation.

Medium:
The material or physical carrier of the resource.

Provenance:
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation.

Publisher:
An entity responsible for making the resource available.

Rights:
Information about copy rights held in and over the resource.

Rights Holder:
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.

Source:
A related resource from which the described resource is derived.

Title:
A name given to the resource.

Type:
The nature or genre of the resource.

ISBN:
International Standard Book Number

LCCN:
Library of Congress Control Number (similar to ISBN)

Locator:
Where in our library this book sits.

Number:
document number.

URI:
Website link associated with the item.