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”.)
Remarks
Vocabulary Attributes: 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. |
Used on these Elements:
<compound-kwd>, <compound-subject>, <ics>, <ics-desc>, <kwd>, <named-content>, <nested-kwd>, <role>, <subject>, <term>
| 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. |
Example
...
<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>
...