vocab-term Vocabulary/Taxonomy Term

The canonical form of the term. (Note: The content of the element to which this attribute is attached is the free prose version of the vocabulary or taxonomic term. The @vocab-term attribute holds a canonical version of the same term, as it appears in the vocabulary. For example, if the attribute value was “digitized-vor”, the element might contain the display text “Digitized Version of Record”.)

Usage/Remarks

Four attributes are used in this Tag Set to identify a term from a controlled or an uncontrolled vocabulary:
vocab
Name of the controlled or uncontrolled vocabulary, taxonomy, ontology, index, database, or similar that is the source of the term. For example, for a subject term, a value might be IPC Code (“ipc”) or UNS Code (“uns”). For an uncontrolled term. the value might be an area of study such as “structural engineering” or merely the word “uncontrolled”.
vocab-identifier
Unique identifier of the vocabulary, such as (but not limited to) a URI or DOI. For example, for Dublin Core (DCC), the identifier might be “http://dublincore.org/documents/2012/06/14/dces/”.
vocab-term
The content of the element is the free prose version of the vocabulary or taxonomic term. The @vocab-term attribute holds the canonical version of the same term, as it appears in the vocabulary. For example, if the attribute value was “digitized-vor”, the element might contain the display text “Digitized Version of Record”.
vocab-term-identifier
Unique identifier of the term within a specific vocabulary, such as (but not limited to) an item number, a URI, DOI, etc.
OPTIONAL on many elements; click for list and usage
Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters The canonical form of the term as it exists in the named vocabulary.
Restriction This attribute may be specified if the element is used.
Tagged Sample

Subjects with vocabulary and vocabulary-term identifiers

...
<subj-group id="DDC-ex1" vocab="DDC" vocab-identifier="DDC23" xml:lang="en">
 <subject id="DCC-625" vocab-term="Engineering of railroads, roads"
   vocab-term-identifier="http://www.oclc.org/en/dewey/features/summaries.html#thou">
  Ingénierie des chemins de fer, routes</subject>  
</subj-group>
...