Resource Type

Resource Type

Definition

The nature or genre of the resource. Type terms describe general categories, functions, genres, or aggregation levels for content. Select at least one value from the local controlled vocabulary.

Required?

Yes

Repeatable?

Yes


Guidelines #

Choose one or more Resource Type values from the controlled list. Select the term or terms that best characterize or describes the resource.

Resource Type Definition
Article A self-contained nonfiction prose composition on a particular subject, written by one or more authors who conducted the research and for publication in an academic or scholarly journal, or other serial publication.
Audio A resource primarily intended to be heard. Examples include a music playback file format, an audio compact disc, and recorded speech or sounds.
Book A non-serial publication that is complete in one volume or a designated finite number of volumes. In physical form, a book is a collection of sheets of paper, parchment or other material bound together along one edge within covers. Books are often identified with an ISBN.
Conference Proceedings A conference proceeding is the published record of a conference, congress, symposium, or other meeting sponsored by a society or association, usually but not necessarily including abstracts or reports of papers presented by the participants.
Dataset Structured information encoded in lists, tables, databases, etc., which will normally be in a format available for direct machine processing. For example - spreadsheets, databases, GIS data, midi data.
Image A visual representation other than text.
Periodical A serial publication with its own distinctive title, characterized by a variety of contents and contributors (e.g. articles, editorials, reviews, columns), and issued at regular intervals.
Map or Cartographic Material Graphic or photogrammetric representations of the Earth’s surface or a part of it. May include physical features and political boundaries, where each point corresponds to a geographical or celestial position according to a definite scale or projection. May also refer to similar depictions of other planets, suns, other heavenly bodies, or areas of the heavens.
Part of Book A defined chapter or section of a book, usually with a separate title or number.
Poster A conference poster that is submitted to a conference and presented there at a poster presentation. The conference poster may be published in proceedings.
Postcard A card, often bearing a photograph, picture, etc., on one side, used for sending a message by post without an envelope.
Presentation Spoken or visual representations of information, such as speeches, demonstrations, and slide shows.
Project The output of an individual or collaborative enterprise that was carefully planned to achieve an explicit aim.
Report A separately published record of research findings, research still in progress, or other technical findings, usually bearing a report number and sometimes a grant number assigned by a funding agency. Also, an official record of the activities of a committee or corporate entity, the proceedings of a government body, or an investigation by an agency, whether published or private, usually archived or submitted to a higher authority, voluntarily or under mandate. In a more general sense, any formal account of facts or information related to a specific event or phenomenon, sometimes given at regular intervals.
Research Paper A document that describes the process, progress, or results of technical or scientific research or the state of a technical or scientific research problem. It might also include recommendationsandconclusionsoftheresearch. Insomedisciplines,e.g.Economics,thisis also called a Working Paper.
Software or Program Code A computer program in source code (text) or compiled form.
Transcript Transcribed textual material derived from audio recordings of conversations in which one person obtains information from another such as for research purposes, publication, or broadcast.
Video A recording of visual images, usually in motion and with sound accompaniment, designed for playback via an electronic device. A moving display, either generated dynamically by a computer program or formed from a series of pre-recorded still images imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, cine films, videos, and computational simulations. Expressions of moving images may incorporate synchronized soundtracks.
Other A category which may cover text, interactive, sound, or image-based resources not explicitly addressed in any concept in this vocabulary.