Descriptive Metadata
Information about the uploaded content that makes it easy to find and identify.
First is descriptive metadata. This is type of metadata provides attributes about the data overall. This information is primarily used for data identification, organization and discovery. Without descriptive metadata, it would be exceedingly difficult to find specific content.
Identifying
Data that helps uniquely distinguish one piece of scripture from another.
Identification
| ID | Each entry or resource in the DBL is assigned a unique identifier. This ID is used to distinguish each item from others. | id |
| Name | Preferred English name used to refer to the scripture | name |
| Local Name | Name used to refer to the scripture in its official or native language. | nameLocal |
| Abbreviation | Preferred or common abbreviation used to refer to the scripture in English | abbreviation |
| Local Abbreviation | Preferred or common abbreviation used to refer to the scripture in its official or native language. | abbreviationLocal |
| Description | Free form description of the scripture in English | description |
| Local Description | Free form description of the scripture in its official or native language. | descriptionLocal |
| Promotional Description | Promotional information about the scripture translation, often displayed when presenting the language in the DBL and others. | promoVersionInfo |
| Scope | Official selection of texts recognized as sacred and authoritative (e.g. Old Testament , New Testament , Bible , etc…) |
scope |
| Completion Date | The date of completion or initial publication of this scripture translation. | dateCompleted |
Language
| Language | language |
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| Language Name | The full written name of the scripture’s language, according to ISO 639-3 standards. | name |
| ISO Code | The three-letter code for the scripture's language, according to ISO 639-3 standards. | iso |
| Local Name | The name of the scripture's language in its official or native language (also referred to as Autonym ) |
nameLocal |
| Language Identifier (LMDL) | Used to narrow down the same language into specific regional variants (e.g. en-US vs en-GB ). LMDL = Locale Data Markup Language |
ldml |
| Dialect (ROD) | A five-digit code for further identifying the specific dialect of the scripture's language, according to Registry of Dialects. (e.g. Arusi - 01431 ) |
rod |
Script
| Script | language |
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| Script Name | The name of script or writing system. (e.g. Latin) | script |
| Script Code | The four-letter code representing the name of the script used, according to ISO 15924 standards. (e.g. Latn for Latin) |
scriptCode |
| Script Direction | The orientation and direction in which characters and text are written and read (RTL | LTR options) |
scriptDirection |
| Numerals System | Preferred numeral system for displaying digits in the scripture, such as chapter and verse numbers. (e.g. Arabic - 1 2 3 4 , Bengali - ১ ২ ৩ ৪ ) |
numerals |
Country
| Country | Multiple countries can be selected. | countries / country |
| Country Name | The written full name of the primary country where the language of the scripture is used, according to ISO 3166. (e.g. If the language is predominantly spoken in multiple countries, use the name of the country where the creator or publisher is located. |
name |
| Country Local Name | The name of a country in its own official or native language | nameLocal |
| Country ISO | The If the language is predominantly spoken in multiple countries, use the name of the country where the creator or publisher is located. |
iso |
Publications
| Publications | There can be one or many | publications / publication |
| Publication ID | unique identifier for this book list (e.g. p1 , p2 , etc…) |
id |
| … | Requires the duplication of the following elements. Identifiable - Name, Local Name, Abbreviation, Local Abbreviation, Description, Local Description, Scope Country - Country Name, Local Name, ISO |
Rights
Legal permissions associated with this, such as copyright and ownership.
Copyright
| Copyright | copyright |
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| Full Statement | A full copyright statement written in HTML format. |
fullStatement |
| Plain Full Statement | The full copyright statement in plain text |
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| Short Statement | A concise copyright statement in HTML |
shortStatement |
| Plain Short Statement | A concise copyright statement in plain text |
Managing Organizations
| Managing Organizations | agencies |
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| RightsHolder | There can be one or many | rightsHolder |
| ID | The unique identifier assigned to this organization within DBL. | uid |
| Name | The English name for the organization(s) that own or are responsible for publication rights related to this content. | name |
| Local Name | The name of this Organization in its own official or native language | local |
| Abbreviation | Preferred or common abbreviation used to refer to the organization. | abbr |
| URL | The public website address for this organization. | url |
| Rights Administrator | There can only be one | rightsAdmin |
| ID | The unique identifier assigned to this organization within DBL. | uid |
| Name | The English name for the single organization managing permissions and legal rights for this content. | name |
| URL | The public website address for this organization. | url |
| Contributor | There can be one or many | contributor |
| ID | The unique identifier assigned to this organization within DBL. | id |
| Name | The English name for the organization(s) partnering in the development and publication of this content. | name |
| Content | Contributor has a content role (e.g. true | false ) |
content |
| Finance | Contributor has a financial role (e.g. true | false ) |
finance |
| Management | Contributor has a management role (e.g. true | false ) |
management |
| Quality Assurance | Contributor has a QA role (e.g. true | false ) |
qa |
| Publication | Contributor has a publication role (e.g. true | false ) |
publication |