The pbcoreAssetDate element could reflect the original date the asset was created or the date of the representation of the work or other types of dates associated with an asset.
XPATH LOCATION:
/ pbcoreDescriptionDocument / pbcoreAssetDate
USAGE RULES:
Occurs:
zero or more times
Contained by:
Contained with:
[Any elements used MUST appear in this relative order]
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreAssetType
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreAssetDate
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreIdentifier
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreTitle
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreSubject
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreDescription
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreGenre
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreRelation
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreCoverage
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreAudienceLevel
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreAudienceRating
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreCreator
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreContributor
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcorePublisher
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreRightsSummary
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreInstantiation
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreAnnotation
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcorePart
- /pbcoreDescriptionDocument/pbcoreExtension
EXAMPLES:
-
<pbcoreAssetDate>2001-02-03T09:30:01</pbcoreAssetDate>
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<pbcoreAssetDate>2004-06?</pbcoreAssetDate>
VOCABULARIES:
- W3C Profile of ISO 8601 Representation of dates and times
- Library of Congress Extended Date/Time Format (EDTF)
Maybe it would be a good idea to recommend a specific vocabulary for this element, as it would help interoperability between records from different organizations using pbcoreAssetDate. A “ref” or “source” attribute pointing to that vocabulary could also add to the precision of the element.