# Dublin Core

Here is a basic example of what decription of a medieval document in Dublin Core looks like, using the example of Ottawa, CU ARC charter 2. 

For more exhaustive explanation of Dublin Core, see: <http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/>.&#x20;

For the application of Dublin Core to medieval manuscripts/ folios, see Sheila A. Bair & Susan M. B. Steuer, "Developing a Premodern Manuscript Application Profile Using Dublin Core," *Journal of Library Metadata*, 13:1 (2013): 1-16. <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19386389.2013.778725>

| **Element**     | **What to input**                                                          | **Example**                                                                                   |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Title**       | Title given to the artifact                                                | Yorkshire Deed by William Bron, Collector of the King’s Rents                                 |
| **Subject**     | Keywords                                                                   | deed, rents, yorkshire, legal, judicial, chirograph                                           |
| **Description** | Free-text description of the item. All additional research should go here. |                                                                                               |
| **Type**        | Resource type                                                              | Envelope and Deed                                                                             |
| **Source**      | Call Number                                                                | Ottawa, Carleton University, Carleton University Archives and Research Collections, Charter 2 |
| **Relation**    | Do we know which larger work this artifact came from?                      | Missing duplicate of the chirograph, whereabouts unknown.                                     |
| **Coverage**    | Spatial location                                                           | Yorkshire, England                                                                            |
| **Creator**     | Who made this piece?                                                       | William Bron                                                                                  |
| **Publisher**   | Who made this content available?                                           | Carleton University Archives and Research Collections (CUARC)                                 |
| **Contributor** | People who have contributed research for this item                         | \[Your Name Here]                                                                             |
| **Rights**      | Who owns this? Are there restrictions?                                     | CUAR&#x43;**,** creative commons                                                              |
| **Date**        | The likely date for this item                                              | May 24, 1405                                                                                  |
| **Format**      | The file format, physical medium, and/or dimensions of a resource.         | <p>IIIF Image<br>Parchment, Ink.</p>                                                          |
| **Identifier**  | Unique DOI for this item                                                   | doi:10.1037/rmh0000008                                                                        |
| **Language**    | Languages used in the artifact                                             | Latin                                                                                         |
| **Provenience** | Information about previous owners of this artefact.                        |                                                                                               |


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