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Name |
DC.Title |
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Definition |
Name given to a document or resource by the creator or publisher. |
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Purpose |
Allows the searcher to locate a document based on the title of the document or words contained within. |
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Obligation |
Mandatory |
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Qualifier |
Alternative |
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Qualifier label |
DC.Title.alternative |
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Qualifier Definition |
Any form of the title used as a substitute or alternative to the formal title of the resource. |
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Qualifier obligation |
Recommended |
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Encoding Scheme |
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Examples |
<meta name="DC.Title" content="The Housing Market in Ireland: An Economic Evaluation of Trends and Prospects"> <meta name="DC.Title.alternative" contents="The Third Bacon Report"> |
The title entered in the DC.Title element should be the same as the title that appears in the <TITLE> tag in the <HEAD> of the document. It does not have to mirror that included in the body of the document, which may sometimes differ.
Where more than one title exists, best practice is to include the formal title of the document or resource in the DC.Title element, and enter second and subsequent (common, popular or alternate forms of) titles in the qualified DC.Title.alternative element.
A translation of a title is considered a form of the title, and consequently, can be input as an alternative title entry.
Example:
<meta name="DC.Title. " lang="en" content="Charting our Education Future - White Paper on Education: Summary.">
<meta name="DC.Title.alternative" lang="ga" content="Cairt don Oideachais sna Blianta Romhainn - An Páipéar Bán Oideachais: Achoimre.">