dc: Items

dc:title - Mandatory
The title of DTB or publication. Auto-generated.

dc:creator - Mandatory (if the name of the original author is not known, enter "Unknown" for this metadata element)
The name(s)of author(s) or creator(s) of the intellectual content of the publication. The name of the narrator(s) is not entered for this element.

dc:date - Mandatory
The date for publication of the DAISY book. The recommended date scheme is "yyyy-mm-dd".

dc:format - Mandatory
The code for DAISY DTB such as "Daisy 2.02". Auto-generated.

dc:identifier - Mandatory
The identifier of the DAISY publication which is unique to the publishing organization or group. If existing, please enter the code or number. If none existing, "Not applicable" could be entered.

dc:language - Mandatory
The language(s) of the content of the publication. Please select the language code from the drop down list which is provided for this element when it is selected. The language codes provided are defined in the ISO 639 standard. In the case of the English language there are two options, one for American English "English (American)[en-UA], the other for British English "English (British)[en-UK]. Here the country codes used are defined in the ISO 3166 standard."

dc:publisher - Mandatory
The publisher of the DAISY DTB, that is, the name of the producing organization.

dc:source - Recommended
A reference to the print source from which the present resource is derived. The ISBN number of the print source, if any exists. Use with schema ISBN or schemeless.

dc:subject - Recommended
The topic of the content of the DAISY DTB. Keywords or classification codes relating to the subject of the content of the book should be given here.

dc:contributor - Optional
The name(s) of person(s), organization(s), or service(s) responsible for making contributions to the original content of the resource like translators, editors, compilers etc. It is not for narrator(s) of the DAISY DTB.

dc:coverage - Optional
The extent or scope of the content of the resource.

dc:description - Optional
A short description of what the book or document is about; often refered to as an 'anotation'.

dc:relation - Optional
A reference to a related resource

dc:rights - Optional
The information about rights held in and over the DAISY DTB. The description of specific legal issues.

dc:type - Optional
The category of the DAISY DTB, such as "Web page" or "Dictionary". Generally this information is taken from an list such as library index.