APPENDIX C
Semantics for Use Attributes and Schema Elements
The following table provides the semantics for selected CIMI-1 Use Attributes and associated CIMI Schema elements. In a few instances, the Element is labeled differently than the Use attribute; these are noted. Semantics for Use attributes from Bib-1 can be found in: Attribute Set Bib-1 (Z39.50-1995): Semantics [2]. The Use attributes related to the Dublin Core Metadata Elements use the semantics for those elements as found in: Dublin Core Metadata Element Set [17].
| Label | Use Attribute Value | Element Tag | Semantics |
| address | 3007 | (5,64) | Detailed information about a precise location (e.g., name of a street, name of a farm) related to the work |
| administrativeEventGeneral | 2079 | (5,68) | Use for undifferentiated administrative event information related to the electronic record. |
| administrator | 2080 | (5,69) | Person or organization responsible for management of the object (e.g., curator) |
| agePeriod | 2072 | (5,62) | Geologic date associated with specimen |
| associationGeneral | 2042 | (5,50) | Use for undifferentiated association information related to described object or specimen |
| award | 2000 | (5,18) | Prizes or other special recognition and citations given this object |
| bibliographicTitle | [bib-1 #4] | (5,33) | Title of the object as defined by bibliographic standards |
| collection | 2002 | (5,20) | Information about a group of objects of which this object is a part |
| condition | 2044 | (5,52) | Condition of the object, including repairs. The state and integrity of the work |
| contentGeneral | 2030 | (5,39) | Undifferentiated content information depicted in or described by object |
| contextArchaeological | 2039 | (5,47) | The circumstances in which a work was excavated or discovered |
| contextHistorical | 2038 | (5,46) | Political, social, economic or religious events or circumstances associated with the work over time |
| copyrightRestriction | 2004 | (5,48) | Any restrictions due to copyright governing the use of this object or of any rendition of it |
| creatorDateOfBirth | 2036 | (5,8) dateOfBirth | Date the creator of a work was born (approximate or exact). Put combined birth/death dates in creatorGeneral |
| creatorDateOfDeath | 2037 | (5,9) dateOfDeath | Date the creator of the work died (approximate or exact). Put combined birth/death dates in creatorGeneral |
| creatorGeneral | 2041 | (5,49) | Undifferentiated creator information. Also put undifferentiated dates (birth & death combined) here |
| creatorName | 2035 | (2,7) name | Proper or known names of those responsible for the creation, design, execution, or production of a work |
| creatorNationalityCultureRace | 2009 | (5,4) nationalityCultureRace | The national, cultural, or ethnic origins of the person or group of persons responsible for the creation of a work |
| creatorRole | 2014 | (5,10) role | Part(s) played by the creator(s) in making the work |
| creditLine | 2005 | (5,7) | A public statement about the ownership, transfer of ownership, acquisition, source, or sponsorship of the acquisition of a work |
| dateCollected | 2071 | (5,61) | Date specimen was collected |
| dateOfOrigin | 2022 | (5,45) | Time period, either specific or general, when the object was created |
| dimensions | 2074 | (5,13) | Size of object |
| fieldCollector | 2070 | (5,60) | Name of the person who collected the specimen or conducted the field research |
| image | 2020 | [no associated element (s)] | The purpose of this value is to be used in a query to identify all records with associated images. It is not used to search on the digital image. Instead, this Use attribute is used with the Relation attribute 103 (AlwaysMatches) and a term of Null. The schema element associated with this Use attribute is resource. |
| inscriptionMark | 2007 | (5,22) | Distinguishing or identifying physical markings, lettering, annotations, texts, or labels that are a part of a work or are affixed, applied, stamped, written, inscribed, or attached to the work, excluding any mark or text inherent in the materials |
| materialMedium | 2008 | (5,5) | The substance(s) of which the object is made |
| objectID | 2024 | (5,3) | Any unique identifier assigned to an object by its owner or the repository. This ID serves as the unique identification for the object |
| objectLanguage | 2043 | (5,51) | The language in which the object is recorded or written |
| objectName | 2032 | (5,31) | A categorization, either formal or informal, of an entity. Object names, often known as object types or classification, may be codes referring to a known system, taken from a controlled vocabulary, or freely chosen words assigned to a work |
| objectTitle | 2033 | (5,32) | The identifying phrases given to a work by an institution or the creator or common usage which uniquely identifies it |
| owner | 2026 | (5,38) | The name of the current owner of the work |
| periodName | 3009 | (5,65) | A textual expression of the period when an event in an work's history is thought to have occurred (e.g., Bronze Age, last quarter of 17th century) |
| physicalDescription | 2045 | (5,53) | Information pertaining to physical characteristics of the object. General visual appearance of the work, including indication of shape, form, design and color |
| placeOfOrigin | 2023 | (5,11) | Location, geographic and/or institutional, where a work was created |
| processTechnique | 2012 | (5,12) | The means, method, process, or technique by which an object was created |
| protectionDate | 3001 | (5,56) | The date at which the protection status was granted |
| protectionStatus | 3000 | (5,55) | Indicates whether a work or building is protected, and, if so, the type of protection |
| provenance | 2029 | (5,15) | The ownership history of an object including: names and dates of past owners, method of transfer between owners, sales of the work, agents and dealers who handled the work, and information on the disappearance or destruction of the object |
| quantity | 2075 | (5,17) | Number or amount of items in this object |
| relateObjects | 2076 | (5,16) | Other works connected to the object as part of a collection or a set, suite, ensemble, etc. or a panel that is a part of an altarpiece, etc |
| relatedTextualReferences | 2034 | (5,35) | Citations for written works related to or referring to the object, such as books, journals, and exhibition catalogs |
| repositoryName | 2027 | (5,1) | The name of the place where a work of art is currently housed. Can include parent institution name |
| repositoryPlace | 2028 | (5,26) | The geographic location where the object is currently held |
| resource | 2077 | (5,30) | The URL or bitstream of this particular rendition of the resource |
| spatialReferencingSystem | 3003 | (5,57) | A string indicating the spatial referencing system in which search terms for x-coordinate and y-coordinate are expressed. |
| stylePeriod | 2017 | (5,14) | The style, historical period, group, school, or movement whose characteristics are represented in the work |
| subject | 2040 | (5,2) | Iconography, motif or symbolism. The proper named mythological, fictional, religious, or historical narrative subject matter of a work. Also the meaning or theme represented by the subject matter or iconography |
| typeSpecimen | 2073 | (5,63) | Indicates if the specimen is a type specimen. a specimen or specimens (i.e., a fossil or mineral) used in the description of a new kind of fossil organism or a new kind of mineral |
| wallTextLabel | 2078 | (5,54) | Material in a designated Wall Text or Label database field. This should not be constructed from other fields |
| who* | 2046 | [no associated element (s)] | A search using this attribute supports a general inquiry about people, groups of people and institutions. These may have created, owned, stored, been depicted in or had any number of other relationships with the work(s) in question. It can also be data that infers a person, culture or institution, for instance stylePeriod. The data can refer to imaginary beings. |
| what* | 2047 | [no associated element (s)] | A search using this attribute supports a general inquiry about the work itself. Data that discuss or describe the object, such as its content, place in history or physical nature, is appropriate material for this query. |
| when* | 2048 | [no associated element (s)] | A search using this attribute supports a general inquiry about time. Any data that place the work in a time period (such as year, era, season, hour or geologic period) is appropriate for this query. |
| where* | 2049 | [no associated element (s)] | A search using this attribute supports a general inquiry about location. This can include place names associated with the work, part of its provenance, or places depicted in it. Locations can be either named or generic, real or imaginary. They can be very specific, as location information might be, or very general. |
| x-coordinateInReferencingSystem | 3004 | (5,58) | Along with #3005, a pair of numbers indicating a point in the nominated spatial referencing system; or a pair of ranges indicating an area |
| y-coordinateInReferencingSystem | 3005 | (5,59) | Along with #3004, a pair of numbers indicating a point in the nominated spatial referencing system; or a pair of ranges indicating an area |
* The "4-W" access points (who, what, when, and where) are provided to enable very coarse-grain searching. The semantics offered are merely for guidance, and servers may implement them as they see fit. Clients should not assume any specific mapping.
The following table provides the semantics for constructed Schema Elements for which there are no associated Use Attributes since searching on these specific units of information in a database record is not anticipated.
| Label | Element Tag | Semantics |
| association | (5,24) | Information about the context of the work. The relationship between a work and a particular environment. Information about the political, social, economic, or religious events or circumstances associated with the work over time |
| -- activity | (5,24)(5,43) | Actions that are associated with the object. As opposed to events, activities tend to be routinely occurring or mundane and usually are not proper named |
| -- description | (5,24)(5,44) | Any descriptive text about the context or associative items that is not covered in other association fields |
| -- event | (5,24)(5,42) | Event or occurrence the object is associated with. Events are either proper named or special occasions, as opposed to mundane activities |
| -- name | (5,24)(2,7) | Names of persons or corporate bodies associated with the object |
| -- place | (5,24)(5,41) | Geographic location or building the object is associated with |
| content | (5,25)(5,43) | Information about the content of the work |
| -- activity | (5,25)(5,44) | An activity depicted in or described by an object |
| -- description | (5,25)(5,42) | A general description of a depiction in an object, or description of an object without making interpretation |
| -- event | (5,25)(5,40) | An event depicted in or described by an object |
| -- name | (5,25)(2,7) | Names of persons or corporate bodies associated with an object |
| -- place | (5,25)(5,41) | A place depicted in or described by an object |
| creatorInfo | (5,36) | Indicates that there is creator information |
| mrObject | (5,28) | Indiates that there is an digital image referenced in the retrieval record |
| mrObject-title | (5,28)(2,1) | Title of the digital image for this object |
| mrObject-authorOrCreator | (5,28)(2,2) | Author or creator of the digital image |
| mrObject-otherContributor | (5,28)(2,32) | Persons who also contributed to the creation of the digital image |
| mrObject-date | (5,28)(2,8) | Date the digital image was created |
| mrObject-description | (5,28)(2,17) | Description of the digital image |
| mrObject-resourceType | (5,28)(2,22) | Type of digital image |
| mrObject-language | (5,28)(2,20) | The language in which the digital image or metadata is recorded |
| mrObject-subjectKeyword | (5,28)(2,21) | Any keywords pertaining to the subject matter of the digital image |
| mrObject-publisher | (5,28)(2,31) | Publisher of digital image |
| mrObject-format | (5,28)(2,27) | Format of the digital image |
| mrObject-source | (5,28)(2,33) | Source of the digital image |
| mrObject-relation | (5,28)(2,30) | Relationship of the digital image to the object |
| mrObject-coverage | (5,28)(2,34) | Portion of the work depicted or otherwise included in the digital image |
| mrObject-rights | (5,28)(2,29) | The individual(s) or group that holds any of the rights to use, exhibit, or reproduce the digital image. Include any existing restrictions on its reproduction, or use |
| mrObject-rendition | (5,28)(5,29) | Indicates that there is a particular rendition of this instance of mrObject |
| rendition-resource | (5,29)(5,30) | The URL or bitstream of this particular rendition of the digital image |
| rendition-title | (5,29)(2,1) | Title of this particular rendition of the digital image; often same as the mrObject -title |
| rendition-authorOrCreator | (5,29)(2,2) | Person, institution, corporation, or group primarily responsible for the creation of this rendition |
| rendition-otherContributor | (5,29)(2,32) | Person, institution, corporation, or group secondarily responsible for the creation of this rendition |
| rendition-date | (5,29)(2,8) | Date rendition was created |
| rendition-description | (5,29)(2,17) | Description of the rendition |
| rendition-resourceType | (5,29)(2,22) | Type of digital image this rendition is |
| rendition-resourceIdentifier | (5,29)(2,28) | ID for this rendition |
| rendition-language | (5,29)(2,20 | The language in which the data is recorded in this rendition |
| rendition-subjectKeyword | (5,29)(2,21) | Keywords pertaining to the subject matter in this rendition |
| rendition-publisher | (5,29)(2,31) | Publisher of this rendition |
| rendition-format | (5,29)(2,27) | Format of this rendition |
| rendition-source | (5,29)(2,33) | Source of the rendition |
| rendition-relation | (5,29)(2,30) | Relationship of the rendition to the digital image |
| rendition-coverage | (5,29)(2,34) | Which part(s) of the digital image does this rendition include |
| rendition-rights | (5,29)(2,29) | The individual(s) or group that holds any of the rights to use, exhibit, or reproduce this rendition of the digital image. Include any existing restrictions on its reproduction, or use |