dublincoregenerator.com - a better dublin core generator
 
Directions
  • Fill in the fields below and click on "Generate Code!" to convert your input into fully formed Dublin Core metadata code. Additional options for the format of the output code are available below.
  • If you need additional copies of a given field, click the plus sign to the upper-right of the tag's name to add an additional copy of it.
  • Click the minus sign to delete any unneeded additional copies -- don't worry about removing tags you don't intend to use, the system will ignore any empty tags (and you can't delete the first row anyway).
  • If you are unsure how a specific tag works, you can click the question mark next to the tag's name to see the tag's entry in Diane Hilmann's wonderful guide "Using Dublin Core -- The Elements."
  • To use a more specific term from the qualified vocabulary, use the drop down menu for the element to select it. To specify an encoding scheme, use the drop down menu to the right of the element to select a valid option.
  • Use the links on the left side of the page to view helpful information on the different vocabularies and, for many, look up terms directly.
  • If you do not need to see options for encoding schemes or the more advanced qualified elements of Dublin Core, use the Simple Generator located here.
 
Input

Title? [+][-]
Creator? [+][-]
Subject? [+][-]
Description? [+][-]
Publisher? [+][-]
Contributor? [+][-]
Date? [+][-]
Type? [+][-]
Format? [+][-]
Identifier? [+][-]
Source? [+][-]
Language? [+][-]
Relation? [+][-]
Coverage? [+][-]
Rights? [+][-]
Audience? [+][-]
Provenance? [+][-]
Rights Holder? [+][-]
Instructional Method? [+][-]
Accrual Method? [+][-]
Accrual Periodicity? [+][-]
Accrual Policy? [+][-]

Output Options
Display output as:





     
Output

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Start typing in the field below to find a valid DCMI Type.

If you are very unfamiliar with the DCMI Type Vocabulary, you may want to consult this website first.

Start typing in the field below to find a valid IMT (Internet Media Type). Please note that this search capability may not have access to the entire current list of current IMTs -- you can search the whole thing over here.

If you are very unfamiliar with the IMT Vocabulary, you may want to consult this website first.

Start typing in the field below to find a country by name. After you select a country, the correct ISO-3166 code will automatically appear in the box below. Please note that this search capability may not have access to the entire current list of current ISO-3166 codes -- you can search the whole thing over here

If you are very unfamiliar with the ISO-3166 standard, you may want to consult this website first.

DCMI Period has four elements: a name, a starting point, an ending point, and an encoding scheme. No elements are mandatory (well, you should probably have at least one).





If you are very unfamiliar with the DCMI Period Encoding Scheme, you may want to consult this website first.

DCMI Box has ten elements used to define a place's boundaries (in either two or three dimensions), the units used to define those boundaries, the map projection used, and a name. No elements are mandatory (well, you should probably have at least one).











If you are very unfamiliar with the DCMI Box Encoding Scheme, you may want to consult this website first.

DCMI Point has seven elements used to define the coordinates of a specific point (in either two or three dimensions), the units used to define those coordinates, the map projection used, and a name. No elements are mandatory (well, you should probably have at least one).








If you are very unfamiliar with the DCMI Point Encoding Scheme, you may want to consult this website first.

Start typing in the field below to find a language by name. After you select a language, the correct ISO 639-2 code will automatically appear in the box below. Please note that this search capability may not have access to the entire current list of current ISO 639-2 codes -- you can search the whole thing over here.

If you are very unfamiliar with the ISO 639-2 standard, you may want to consult this website first.

Note: this tool uses the terminology applications codes (ISO 639-2/T), not the bibliographic applications codes. For more on this, click here.

Start typing in the field below to find a language by name. After you select a language, the correct ISO 639-3 code will automatically appear in the box below. Please note that this search capability may not have access to the entire current list of current ISO 639-2 codes -- you can search the whole thing over here.

If you are very unfamiliar with the ISO 639-3 standard, you may want to consult this website first.

Start typing in the field below to search for a term from the AGROVOC thesaurus. Suggested terms will appear as you type. Please note that this search capability may not have access to the entire current AGROVOC thesaurus -- you can search the whole thing over here.

If you are unfamiliar with AGROVOC, you may want to consult this website first.

This search capability is graciously made possible by the HIVE project, a collaboration of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science/Metadata Research Center and NESCent. Learn more about HIVE here.

Start typing in the field below to search for a term from the ITIS taxonomy. Suggested terms will appear as you type. Please note that this search capability may not have access to the entire current ITIS taxonomy -- you can search the whole thing over here.

If you are unfamiliar with ITIS, you may want to consult this website first.

This search capability is graciously made possible by the HIVE project, a collaboration of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science/Metadata Research Center and NESCent. Learn more about HIVE here.

Start typing in the field below to search for a term from the MESH vocabulary. Suggested terms will appear as you type. Please note that this search capability may not have access to the entire current MESH vocabulary -- you can search the whole thing over here.

If you are unfamiliar with MESH, you may want to consult this website first.

This search capability is graciously made possible by the HIVE project, a collaboration of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science/Metadata Research Center and NESCent. Learn more about HIVE here.

Start typing in the field below to search for a term from the LCSH vocabulary. Suggested terms will appear as you type. Please note that this search capability may not have access to the entire current LCSH vocabulary -- you can search the whole thing over here.

If you are unfamiliar with LCSH, you may want to visit your local library. Or this.

This search capability is graciously made possible by the HIVE project, a collaboration of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science/Metadata Research Center and NESCent. Learn more about HIVE here.

Start typing in the field below to search for a term from the TGN vocabulary. Suggested terms will appear as you type. Please note that this search capability may not have access to the entire current TGN vocabulary -- you can search the whole thing over here.

If you are unfamiliar with TGN, you may want to consult this website first.

This search capability is graciously made possible by the HIVE project, a collaboration of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science/Metadata Research Center and NESCent. Learn more about HIVE here.