University of Washington Libraries Semantic Web Data

The following datasets and vocabularies are published and maintained by the University of Washington Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services department. For additional information about linked-data initiatives at the University of Washington Libraries, visit the University of Washington Libraries Semantic Web Resources page.

SKOS Concept Scheme

Linked Data Vocabularies: Children's Literature Categories

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlib.55.b.3

Categories for describing types of historical children's literature RDF vocabulary derived from a thesaurus intended to provide terms for describing categories of historical children's literature. The thesaurus was constructed for use in describing the University of Washington Libraries' Historical Children's Literature Collection which can be seen at https://content.lib.washington.edu/childrensweb/index.html.

Newspaper Genre List

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLIB.55.D.5

Terms used to designate genres of newspapers.

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SKOS Concept Scheme for MARC 00X Values

Motion picture: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.043f-gn39

Special class of motion picture to which the item belongs., e.g., a film reel.

Remote-sensing image: attitude of sensor

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.06cw-h775

General angle of the device from which the remote-sensing image is made.

Music: format of music

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.06XX-6744

Indicates the format of a musical composition (e.g., piano-conductor score).

Continuing: original alphabet or script of title

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.084W-3778

Indicates the original alphabet or script of the language of the title on the source item upon which the key title is based.

Map: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.096m-0415

Special class of cartographic material to which the resource belongs.

Sound recording: configuration of playback channels

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.0av9-3018

Configuration of playback channels for a sound recording based on a clear indication of intended playback. Does not refer to the configuration of channels orginally recorded, unless those channels are all intended to be available on playback.

Tactile material: class of braille writing

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.0xj7-fz15

Family of braille to which the item belongs. This is not the particular braille code, but the type of braille code used, representing different types of written symbols.

Maps: relief

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.1C2X-CJ09

Indicate the relief type specified on the item.

Music: literary text of sound recordings

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.23TQ-5E25

Indicates the type of literary text contained in a nonmusical sound recording.

Form of material

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.25Z4-E963

Identifies a form of material.

Some: government publication

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.2EG3-1X53

Indicates whether the item is published or produced by or for an international, provincial, national, state, or local government agency, or by any subdivision of such a body, and, if so, the jurisdictional level of the agency.

Projected graphic: dimensions

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.2skv-5f55

Width or dimensions of the projected graphic item. Width is given for filmstrips. Height and width are given for slides and transparencies.

Computer: form of item

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.3D5S-ZX23

Specifies the form of material for the computer file.

Tactile material: level of contraction

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.3jgj-j280

Whether contractions are used. Contractions are abbreviations consisting of one or more braille or Moon characters to represent common letter combinations.

Globe: type of reproduction

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.3x83-se08

Whether the globe is a facsimile or other type of reproduction.

Remote-sensing image: platform use category

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.3y64-zd20

Primary use intended for the platform on which the sensor is located.

Nonprojected graphic: color

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.3z3f-7k53

Color characteristics of the nonprojected graphic.

Microform: base of film

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.404b-ss58

Base of the film.

Continuing: form of original item

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.42D2-CA58

Indicates the form of material in which an item was originally published.

All: type of date or publication status

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.4A8Z-TQ62

Indicates type of date given. Or, for continuing resources, indicates publication status.

Electronic resource: color

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.4ee2-4t34

Whether the item is one color or multicolored.

Motion picture: generation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.4ehm-fa55

How far away from the original material the item is (e.g., the actual negative film or original videotape in the camera).

Sound recording: tape width

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.4j0p-0k57

Width of the tape.

Maps: projection

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.4JRS-M847

Indicates the projection used in producing the item.

Map: physical medium

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.4r20-tp49

Material out of which the cartographic item is made.

Motion picture: color

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.4s9w-5e47

Color characteristics of a motion picture.

Sound recording: kind of disc, cylinder or tape

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.4sxq-pn90

Kind of disc, cylinder or tape.

Sound recording: dimensions

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.4vb3-1g85

Diameter of an open reel or disc, or the dimensions of a cassette, cartridge, or cylinder.

Some: undefined

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.5v8e-jr80

Contains blank (#) or a fill character (|).

Continuing: type of continuing resource

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.62ZZ-1534

Indicates the type of continuing resource.

Books: nature of contents

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.633m-h220

Indicates whether a significant part of the item is or contains certain types of material.

Motion picture: kind of color stock or print

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.6h5g-mr73

Type of color film stock or color print the item represents.

Projected graphic: sound on medium or separate

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.7jyk-8w28

Whether the sound is on or is separate from the projected graphic (i.e., on the accompanying material).

Nonprojected graphic: primary support material

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.84qn-zz83

Type of material used for the support or base on which an image is printed or executed.

Maps: form of item

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.8dk4-4h49

Specifies the form of material for the item.

Music: form of composition

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.8RPJ-EK77

Indicates the form of composition. Is based on the terminology in the work itself. Also includes musical genres (e.g., Ragtime music).

Electronic resource: reformatting quality

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.8svz-r036

An overall assessment of the physical quality of the electronic resource in relation to its intended use.

Sound recording: groove width/groove pitch

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.99xj-7684

Width of the groove of the recording for discs or the pitch of the groove for cylinders.

Motion picture: completeness

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.9het-z010

Whether or not the item being cataloged is judged to be complete.

Videorecording: medium for sound

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.9r2z-x073

Specific medium used to carry the sound of an item, whether that sound is carried on the videorecording or is separate, and the type of sound playback required for the item.

Tactile material: braille music format

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.9t5f-qz73

Indicates the braille music format of the item. The music formats are the way measures, sections, parts, and related information, such as words, are presented in relation to each other.

Sound recording: special playback characteristics

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.a3v4-v844

Playback characteristics for sound recordings, including special equipment or equalization necessary for proper playback. Not used to indicate special processes used during recording unless those processes must be applied during playback.

Motion picture: sound on medium or separate

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.adnr-df48

Whether the sound is on the item or separate from the item.

Some: target audience

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.AEC4-NV40

Indicates the audience for which the item is intended.

Music: transposition and arrangement

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.AXZ0-Z371

Whether all or part of the item being cataloged is a transposition and/or arrangement of another work.

Videorecording: format

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.b441-n943

Videotape or videodisc recording format.

Motion picture: positive/negative aspect

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.bfyv-x467

Whether the film is positive or negative.

Microform: generation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.bndb-9d34

Generation aspect of a microform.

Electronic resource: antecedent/source

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.brtx-qb17

Information about the source of a digital file important to the creation, use and management of digitally reformatted materials.

Projected graphic: color

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.c9fa-t776

Color characteristics of a projected graphic.

Motion picture: presentation format

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.c9kk-6x09

Presentation format for motion pictures.

Globe: color

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.cajb-2y62

Whether the globe is in one color or multicolored.

Continuing: nature of contents

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.cr35-yd51

Indicates whether a significant part of the item is or contains certain types of material.

Videorecording: color

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.d1cd-6t83

Color characteristics of a videorecording.

Map: production/reproduction details

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.d36s-9s16

Technique used to produce the cartographic resource.

Projected graphic: Base of emulsion

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.d6e1-f386

Type of material for the base of the emulsion of a photonegative, filmstrip, slide, or transparency.

Globe: physical medium

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.db6k-dw63

Material out of which the globe is made.

Motion picture: deterioration stage

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.dfav-1729

Level of deterioration of the motion picture film.

Some: form of item

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.dh5m-5y16

Specifies the form of material.

Remote-sensing image: platform construction type

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.dmgc-fs34

Type of construction of the platform serving as the base for the remote-sensing device. For the purposes of this data element, "platform" refers to any structure that serves as a base, not only flat surfaces.

Visual: technique

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.EJE7-JQ11

Indicates the technique used in creating motion in motion pictures or videorecordings.

Sound recording: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.enb6-8r41

Special class of sound recording to which the item belongs (e.g., a cylinder).

Microform: dimensions

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.epe4-z216

Dimensions of the microform; does not indicate the dimensions of the image.

Text: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.eqmf-h666

Special class of textual material to which an item belongs.

Motion picture: configuration of playback channels

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.er3s-pg07

Configuration of playback channels for the sound portion of a motion picture.

Microform: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.exa1-z360

Special class of microform to which the item belongs. (e.g., a microopaque).

Books: literary form

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.F447-AX91

Indicates the literary form of an item.

Sound recording: tape configuration

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.fh0k-hk62

Number of tracks on a tape.

Remote-sensing image: specfic material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.fkbb-ea97

Special class of material, usually the class of physical object, to which an item belongs.

Remote-sensing image: altitude of sensor

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.fq7b-6k65

General position of the sensor relative to to the object under study.

Motion picture: base of film

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.fqx4-1d72

Base of the film.

Visual: form of item

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.fr5p-1828

Specifies the form of material.

Remote-sensing image: data type

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.ftkp-4k39

Spectral, acoustic, or magnetic characteristics of the data received by the device producing the remote-sensing image. It can be used to indicate both the wave length of radiation measured and the type of sensor used to measure it.

Motion picture: refined categories of color

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.gdvf-z086

Specific color characteristics of the moving image.

Continuing: frequency

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.GGNH-4S58

Indicates the frequency of an item. In the case of integrating resources, updates to an item.

Microform: reduction ratio range

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.gk9v-z457

Reduction ratio range for a microform. The reduction ratio is usually given on the microform itself. If it is not present, one must know the dimensions of the original item and the size of the image on the microform.

Books: illustrations

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.GQ3Z-MV97

Indicates the presence of types of illustrations in the item.

Nonprojected graphic: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.gs2r-s451

Special class of nonprojected graphic to which the item belongs, (e.g., a picture).

All: category of material

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.h5tb-zk94

Identifies the category of material.

Sound recording: kind of material

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.hteb-5554

Kind of material used in the manufacture of sound recordings (both instantaneous and mass-produced).

Electronic resource: level of compression

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.hwb2-j275

Kind of compression the electronic resource has been subjected to.

Map: type of reproduction

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.jc99-4089

Whether the cartographic item is a facsimile or other type of reproduction.

Continuing: nature of entire work

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.JFR5-Z647

Indicates the nature of an item if it consists entirely of a certain type of material.

Electronic resource: quality assurance targets

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.k2b6-k011

Whether quality assurance targets have been included appropriately at the time of reformatting/creation of the electronic resource. Targets are standard reference points which can be interpreted by a human or machine and used to measure resolution, color, faithfulness of representation to the original, etc.

Tactile material: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.kb0p-ta35

Special class of tactile material to which the item belongs.

Projected graphic: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.kdz3-qx35

Special class of projected graphic to which the item belongs, e.g., a slide.

Map: positive/negative aspect

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.kvz5-9t36

Positive/negative aspect of the photocopy or film of the cartographic item. This characteristic is also referred to as polarity.

Sound recording: speed

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.m935-w309

Playback speed of the sound recording.

Microform: emulsion on film

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.m9z2-3g03

Type of light-sensitive material on the film.

Computer: type of computer file

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.MKJN-BP10

Indicates the type of computer file described in the bibliographic record.

Projected graphic: secondary support material

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.n3ew-mc60

Type of material of the mount of a slide or transparency for a projected graphic.

Videorecording: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.n7sa-ny50

Special class of videorecording to which an item belongs.

Continuing: regularity

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.NPNS-E903

Indicates the intended regularity of an item.

Music: accompanying matter

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.NT0V-D633

Indicates the contents of program notes and other accompanying material for sound recording, music manuscripts, or notated music.

Sound recording: kind of cutting

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.pm5s-5m12

Kind of cutting of the grooves used on a disc.

Electronic resource: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.q8qv-nz89

Special class of material (usually the class of physical object) to which an item belongs (e.g., a magnetic disk).

Visual: type of visual material

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.QGC0-9R48

Indicates the type of visual material being described.

Electronic resource: sound

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.qpp2-sz54

Whether the production of sound is an integral part of an electronic resource.

Videorecording: configuration of playback channels

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.r74w-5w82

Configuration of intended playback channels for the sound portion of a videorecording.

Maps: special format characteristics

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.RW25-P125

Indicates the special format characteristics of the map.

Tactile material: special physical characteristics

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.ry8c-5814

Special physical characteristics about the braille.

Electronic resouce: file formats

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.s0ms-4p29

Whether the file(s) which comprise the electronic resource are of the same format or type for digitally reformatted materials.

Remote-sensing image: sensor type

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.sqyb-w185

For the recording mode of the remote-sensing device, specifically, whether the sensor is involved in the creation of the transmission it eventually measures.

Microform: positive/negative aspect

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.v2wq-nz72

Positive/negative polarity of the microform. This characteristic is also referred to as the polarity.

Electronic resource: dimensions

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.v463-4g79

Dimensions of the medium used to encode the electronic resource.

Sound recording: original capture and storage technique

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.v4qn-rb56

How the sound was originally captured and stored.

Videorecording: dimensions

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.vcc6-0j54

Width of the videorecording.

Videorecording: sound on medium or separate

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.vjb7-fc54

Whether the sound is on the item or separate from the item (i.e., on the accompanying material).

Maps: type of cartographic material

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.VW5V-GH79

Indicates the type of cartographic item described.

Nonprojected graphic: secondary support material

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.vwq2-t991

Type of material (other than normal museum matting) to which the primary support is attached.

Motion picture: medium for sound

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.x1zh-4148

Specific medium used to carry the sound of an item (whether that sound is carried on the item itself or is in the form of accompanying material) and the type of sound playback required.

Books: biography

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.X4CE-SD21

Indicates whether or not an item contains biographical material, and if so, what the biographical characteristics are.

Microform: color

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.x654-gd54

Color of the image for microforms.

Remote-sensing image: cloud cover

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.xmqe-4733

Amount of cloud cover that was present when a remote-sensing image was made.

Motion picture: dimensions

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.xn0j-bx06

Width of film of a motion picture.

Globe: specific material designation

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.xrxa-qa70

Special class of material (usually the class of physical object) to which an item belongs, e.g., a celestial globe.

Projected graphic: medium for sound

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.yayd-4y11

Specific medium used to carry the sound of an item (whether the sound is on the projected graphic or separate) and the type of sound playback required for the item.

Continuing: entry convention

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.YPCX-6882

Indicates whether the item was cataloged according to successive entry, latest entry, or integrated entry cataloging conventions.

Music: music parts

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.YWJS-VR46

Indicates whether the item being cataloged is, or contains parts. Is not used to indicate that parts may exist elsewhere.

Motion picture: production elements

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.z7rs-y926

Whether the film is part of a complete production or is a preliminary or post-production element.

Map: color

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlswd.zpn1-4864

Whether the item is in one color or multicolored.

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RDF Vocabulary

Linked Data Platform Vocabulary

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlib.55.b.1

RDFS vocabulary establishing classes and properties needed to describe platforms used to process RDF datasets. The word platforms represents applications, software, scripts, programs, etc. useful in processing the datasets.

RDF Vocabulary for Linked Data Processes

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlib.55.b.2

Vocabulary for describing processes run on linked data datasets.

University of Washington Libraries rdfs:Class Definitions

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlib.55.d.1

RDF dataset describing locally-defined classes used in University of Washington Libraries Semantic Web Data.

Linked Data Platforms

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlib.55.d.2

Platforms (or applications) used to process RDF datasets.

University of Washington Libraries rdf:Property Definitions

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlib.55.d.3

RDF dataset describing locally-minted properties used in University of Washington Libraries RDF data.

University of Washington Libraries RDA Application Profile Extension

https://doi.org/10.6069/uwlib.55.d.4

Properties required to extend local RDA (Resource Description and Access) application profile. Extension required because RDA did not provide some elements/properties needed to fully describe our resources. Profile was written as part of the LD4P2 grant project in the interest of producing data entry forms in the Sinopia Linked Data Editor.

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Linked Open Cultural Heritage Dataset

Instances of the SourceResource Class

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLIB.55.A.3.1

Instances of the class http://dp.la/about/map/SourceResource represented in the University of Washington digital collections; the class is taken from the Digital Public Library of America Metadata Application Profile 5.0

Instances of the Aggregation Class

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLIB.55.A.3.2

Instances of the class http://www.openarchives.org/ore/terms/Aggregation represented in the University of Washington digital collections; the class is taken from the Digital Public Library of America Metadata Application Profile 5.0

Instances of the WebResource Class

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLIB.55.A.3.3

Instances of the class http://www.europeana.eu/schemas/edm/WebResource represented in the University of Washington digital collections; the class is taken from the Digital Public Library Metadata of America Application Profile 5.0

Instances of the Collection Class

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLIB.55.A.3.4

Instances of the class http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection represented in the University of Washington digital collections; the class is taken from the Digital Public Library of America Metadata Application Profile 5.0

Instances of the RightsStatement Class

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLIB.55.A.3.5

Instances of the class http://purl.org/dc/terms/RightsStatement represented in the University of Washington digital collections; the class is taken from the Digital Public Library of America Metadata Application Profile 5.0

Instances of the Agent Class

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLIB.55.A.3.6

Instances of the class http://www.europeana.eu/schemas/edm/Agent represented in the University of Washington digital collections; the class is taken from the Digital Public Library of America Metadata Application Profile 5.0

Instances of the ProvenanceStatement Class

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLSWD.2E2B-Y833

Instances of the class http://purl.org/dc/terms/ProvenanceStatement referenced in UW Libraries semantic web data.

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RDF Dataset Description

VoID Description of UWLSWD Linked Open Cultural Heritage Datasets

https://doi.org/10.6069/UWLIB.55.A

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