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DC.Coverage |
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Definition |
The extent or scope of the content of the resource. |
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Purpose |
This element allows a search to be restricted to resources about or relevant to a certain place or time. It also allows the information seeker to determine the suitability or otherwise of a particular resource based on, e.g. jurisdictional coverage or time period. |
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Obligation |
Recommended |
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Qualifiers |
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Examples |
[for Eastern Region Health Authority resource] = <meta name="DC.Coverage" content="Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow"> [for Shannon Development]= <meta name="DC.Coverage" content="Shannon Region"> [for period of time] <meta name="DC.Coverage" scheme="ISO 8601" content="2000-04-01/2001-03-31"> <meta name="DC.Coverage" content="August, 2000"> |
Used to define spatial coverage (geographic area, administrative area) or date coverage.
Place names, names of administrative areas, or time periods are preferred. Time periods may be indicated by textual representations; however, use of ISO 8601 is recommended.
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Recommendation: Where resources are targeted at a level below national level, it is recommended that Coverage be used to indicate the jurisdictional area over which an organisation exercises authority and to which the content is relevant. |
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Recommendation: It is recommended that the date coverage be indicated using the ISO 8601 standard. This is: yyyy-mm-dd. A date range should be expressed making use of a solidus (/) which separates the two dates. ISO 8601 allows the use of the '/' separator. |