dcterms:type

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Darwin Core

Term name

dcterms:type

Definition

The nature or genre of the resource. For Darwin Core, recommended best practice is to use the name of the class that defines the root of the record.

Apple Core

Recommendation

Recommended [? KCP: should this term be recommended? See comment in discussion]

Guidelines

GUIDELINES

Controlled vocabulary

CONTROLLED VOCABULARY OR LINK OR SENTENCE

Usage examples

  • for a regular herbarium specimen:
dctermsType basisOfRecord
PhysicalObject PreservedSpecimen
  • For a physical image or drawing of a specimen:
dctermsType basisOfRecord
StillImage PreservedSpecimen

Other resources

LINKS TO RESOURCES, PERHAPS WITH EXPLANATION