| Element name |
DC.Coverage |
| Element definition |
The extent or scope of the content of the resource. |
| Obligation |
Optional |
| Qualifiers |
spatial: geographic coverage of the intellectual content of the resource
temporal: time periods of the intellectual content of the resource and not its lifecycle. |
| Classification |
LCSH or create a controlled vocabulary of commonly used geographic names?
ISO 8601 for encoding dates.
DCMI Period Encoding Scheme - to record a date range - start / end dates. |
| Guidelines |
Prefer selection of values from a controlled vocabulary for consistency and interoperability. Values for temporal characteristics can be encoded values or text strings. |
| Data entry |
Manual entry |
| Example |
Coverage.spatial ="Australia"
Coverage.spatial="Victoria"
Coverage.temporal="1980-1989"
Coverage.temporal="1966"
Coverage.temporal="Twentieth century" |
