| Element | Creator |
| Definition | An entity primarily responsible for making the resource |
| Example | Azuma, Mayumi |
| Implementation | M, R |
| Application Profile | dc.creator |
| Value Controlled | Yes, rule |
| Value | Last Name, First Name Middle Initial |
| Comments | Examples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity. |
| Element | Description |
| Definition | An account of the content of the resource. |
| Example | Action |
| Implementation | M, R |
| Application Profile | dc.description |
| Value Controlled | Yes, Controlled term list |
| Value | Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance, Drama, Horror, Comedy, Western, Alternate Lifestyle |
| Comments | Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract, a table of contents, a graphical representation, or a free-text account of the resource. |
| Element | Format |
| Definition | The physical or digital manifestation of the resource. |
| Example | Paperback |
| Implementation | O |
| Application Profile | dc.format |
| Value Controlled | Yes, Controlled term list |
| Value | Paperback, Hardcover |
| Comments | Examples of dimensions include size and duration. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as the list of Internet Media Types [MIME]. |
| Element | Identifier |
| Definition | An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. |
| Example | ISBN 978-1-59816-598-2 |
| Implementation | M |
| Application Profile | dc.identifer |
| Value Controlled | Yes, rule |
| Value | ISBN |
| Comments | Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system. |
| Element | Language |
| Definition | A language of the resource. |
| Example | en |
| Implementation | M |
| Application Profile | dc.language |
| Value Controlled | Yes, IETT |
| Value | Two letter language descriptor following Dublin Core |
| Comments | Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 [RFC4646]. |
| Element | Publisher |
| Definition | An entity responsible for making the resource available. |
| Example | Tokyo Pop |
| Implementation | M, R |
| Application Profile | dc.publisher |
| Value Controlled | No |
| Value | |
| Comments | Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity. The publisher for these items will be the American publisher(s) not the original Japanese publishers. |
| Element | Rights |
| Definition | Information about rights held in and over the resource |
| Example | Copyright 2008 |
| Implementation | M |
| Application Profile | dc.rights |
| Value Controlled | Yes, rule |
| Value | “Copyright” + year |
| Comments | Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights. |
| Element | Subject |
| Definition | The topic of the resource. |
| Example | Zombies |
| Implementation | M |
| Application Profile | dc.subject |
| Value Controlled | No |
| Value | |
| Comments | Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary. To describe the spatial or temporal topic of the resource, use the Coverage element. |
| Element | Title |
| Definition | A name given to the resource. |
| Example | Peace Maker |
| Implementation | M, R |
| Application Profile | dc.title |
| Value Controlled | No |
| Value | |
| Comments | Typically, a Title will be a name by which the resource is formally known. |
| Element | Date |
| Definition | A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource. |
| Example | 2009-05 |
| Implementation | M |
| Application Profile | dc.date |
| Value Controlled | Yes, Dublin Core ISO 8601 |
| Value | yyyy-mm-dd |
| Comments | Date may be used to express temporal information at any level of granularity. Recommended best practice is to use an encoding scheme, such as the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601 [W3CDTF]. The date used for these items will be the date related to the American release not the Japanese. |
| Element | Relation |
| Definition | A reference to a related resource. |
| Example | 1 of 5 |
| Implementation | O |
| Application Profile | dc.relation |
| Value Controlled | Yes, Rule |
| Value | Is Part of, Part of Dublin Core rule for relation. |
| Comments | Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system. |
| Element | Cultural Context |
| Definition | The name of the culture, people (ethnonym), or adjectival form of a country name from which a Work, Collection, or Image originates, or the cultural context with which the Work, Collection, or Image has been associated. |
| Example | Shogun Period, Japan |
| Implementation | O,R |
| Application Profile | vra.culturalcontext |
| Value Controlled | No |
| Value | |
| Comments | A recommended best practice is to find if the book gives an idea as to what the historical period the book deals with. |
| Element | Illustrator |
| Definition | The person primarily responsible for drawing the book. |
| Example | Kubo, Tite |
| Implementation | M, R |
| Application Profile | kac.illustrator |
| Value Controlled | Yes, rule |
| Value | Last Name, First Name Middle Initial |
| Comments | Recommended best practice is to identify the person or entity most responsible for illustrating the book. |
| Element | Translator |
| Definition | The person primarily responsible for translating the book. |
| Example | Kobayashi, Michelle |
| Implementation | M,R |
| Application Profile | kac.translator |
| Value Controlled | Yes, rule |
| Value | Last Name, First Name Middle Initial |
| Comments | Recommended best practice is to identify the person or entity most responsible for translating the book. |
| Element | Editor |
| Definition | The person primarily responsible for editing the book. |
| Example | Napton, Robert Place |
| Implementation | M,R |
| Application Profile | kac.editor |
| Value Controlled | Yes, rule |
| Value | Last Name, First Name Middle Initial |
| Comments | Recommended best practice is to identify the person or entity most responsible for editing the book. |
| Element | Lettering | |
| Definition | The person primarily responsible for editing the book. | |
| Example | Studio Cutie | |
| Implementation | M | |
| Application Profile | kac.lettering | |
| Value Controlled | Yes | |
| Value | Last Name, First Name Middle Initial | |
| Comments | Recommended best practice is to identify the person or entity most responsible for lettering the book. |
| Element | Rating |
| Definition | The maturity level of the book set by the publisher. |
| Example | Teen Age 13+ |
| Implementation | M |
| Application Profile | kac.rating |
| Value Controlled | No |
| Value | |
| Comments | Recommended best practice is to follow the rating that the publisher provides on the back of the book. |
| Element | Notes |
| Definition | Any aspect of the book that needs mention. |
| Example | Reads left to right. |
| Implementation | O |
| Application Profile | kac.notes |
| Value Controlled | No |
| Value | |
| Comments | Recommended best practice is to add anything about the book that did not fit into the defined elements. These notes are available to the public so you are to use proper grammar and punctuation. |
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