The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection

Metadata

Element name

<dc:title>

Status

Required

Repeatable

No

Usage

Title of the item, which usually is the image and its accompanying caption/text. When the image is a non-advertisement illustrative matter with caption, the title usually includes the first few words of the caption. Whereas the image is an advertisement, the title is made up by putting the product name being advertised and the manufacturer in parentheses.

Element name

<dc:creator>

Status

Required if applicable

Repeatable

Yes

Usage

The entity which is responsible for the creation of the item being described. Usually, it is the photographer, cartoonist, or illustrator, etc.

Controlled vocabulary

Library of Congress Name Authority File (NAF)

Syntax

Last name, First name

Element name

<dc:contributor>

Status

Required if applicable

Repeatable

Yes

Usage

The entity which is responsible for making the item available. Usually, it is the news agency, photographic studio, wire service, etc.

Controlled vocabulary

Library of Congress Name Authority File (NAF)

Element name

<dc:publisher>

Status

Required

Repeatable

No

Usage

The entity which is responsible for publishing the item being described.

Controlled vocabulary

Tribune Company

Element name

<dcterms:issued>

Status

Required

Usage

The date of publication of the item being described.

Syntax

YYYY-MM-DD

Note

If there is no publication date information available on the newspaper, “No date” will be entered instead

Element name

<dcterms:dateCopyrighted>

Status

Required if applicable

Repeatable

Yes

Local qualifier

N/A

Usage

Copyright date of the item being described

Syntax

YYYY

Element name

<dc:description>

Status

Required

Repeatable

No

Usage

A general description/summary of the item in question

Element name

<dc:type>

Status

Required

Repeatable

Yes

Local qualifier

Genre

Usage

Genre of the item being described

Controlled vocabulary

Controlled list of genre terms compiled from the Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (TGM), Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), as well as locally developed terms

Element name

<dc:type>

Status

Required

Repeatable

Yes

Usage

Indicate whether the item is textual, still image, or both

Controlled vocabulary

DCMI Type Vocabulary

Element name

<dc:description>

Status

Required

Repeatable

No

Local qualifier

Printing technique

Usage

Number of color used in printing

Controlled vocabulary

Full color, Three color, Two color, One color, Sepia, Black & white

Element name

<dc:subject>

Status

Required

Repeatable

Yes

Usage

Topic(s) and person(s) represented in the item being described

Controlled vocabulary

Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (TGM)

Syntax

Construct geographical and temporal subdivisions according to TGM’s guidelines (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm1/iii.html)

Element name

<dcterms:temporal>

Status

Required if applicable

Repeatable

Yes

Usage

Chronological aspect(s) of the item being described

Syntax

Only year available: YYYY
Year & month available: YYYY-MM
Year, month & date available: YYYY-MM-DD

Element name

<dcterms:spatial>

Status

Required if applicable

Repeatable

Yes

Usage

Geographical aspect(s) of the item being described

Controlled vocabulary

Library of Congress Name Authority File (NAF)

Element name

<dc:language>

Status

Required if applicable

Repeatable

Yes

Usage

Language(s) of the inline/accompanying text of the item being described

Element name

<dcterms:extent>

Status

Required

Repeatable

No

Usage

Physical dimension of the item being described

Syntax

Height x Width
Unit: centimeters (cm)

Element name

<dcterms:extent>

Status

Required

Repeatable

Yes

Local qualifier

File size

Usage

File size of the item being described

Syntax

Unit: Kb

Element name

<dc:format>

Status

Required

Repeatable

Yes

Usage

File format(s) of the item being described

Controlled vocabulary

Internet Media Type (IMT)

Element name

<dcterms:source>

Status

Required

Repeatable

No

Usage

Source of the item being described

Syntax

Name of the newspaper (publication date if available), name(s) of the section(s) if available, page no. if available

Element name

<dcterms:isPartOf>

Status

Required

Repeatable

Yes

Usage

Name(s) of the parent collection

Controlled vocabulary

The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection, The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Advertisement Collection

Element name

<dc:rights >

Status

Required

Repeatable

No

Usage

Copyright statement

Controlled vocabulary

 

Element name

<dc:identifier>

Status

Required

Repeatable

No

Usage

Unique identifier of the item being described

Syntax

tribMMDDYYYY