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4. Vocabulary Specification

4.1 Class: Dataset

Class URI	http://id.nlm.nih.gov/datmm/Dataset
Short Form	datmm:Dataset
Definition	A discrete collection of data gathered for use in research.
See	DATMM: Dataset
DATMM Usage Note	This is the main required Class in the model; all other Classes in the model must relate to a Dataset.

4.1.1 Property: accrualPeriodicity

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/accrualPeriodicity
Short Form	dct:accrualPeriodicity
Definition	The frequency with which items are added to a collection.
See	DCMI: Accrual Periodicity (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This refers to the frequency in which data is added to a Dataset.
DATMM Usage Note	URI from a standard vocabulary, such as https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/frequencies.html or a literal value.

4.1.2 Property: alternative

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative
Short Form	dct:alternative
Definition	An alternative name for the resource.
See	DCMI: Alternative Title (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This refers to an alternative title for a dataset.

4.1.3 Property: conformsTo

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo
Short Form	dct:conformsTo
Definition	An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
See	DCMI: Conforms To (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This may refer to the format language of the dataset, e.g., CSV or XML.

4.1.4 Property: contribution

Property URI	http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/contribution
Short Form	bf:contribution
Definition	Agent and its role in relation to the resource.
See	BIBFRAME 2.0 Vocabulary List View - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies \| Library of Congress (loc.gov)
DATMM Usage Note	This property takes a local Object identifier for the Contribution Class.

4.1.5 Property: createdWith

Property URI	http://purl.org/pav/createdWith
Short Form	pav:createdWith
Definition	The software/tool used by the creator when making the digital resource, for instance a word processor or an annotation tool.
See	PAV - Provenance, Authoring and Versioning (pav-ontology.github.io)

4.1.6 Property: description

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
Short Form	dct:description
Definition	An account of the resource.
See	DCMI: Description (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is used to describe the dataset and/or its associated research.

4.1.7 Property: format

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/format
Short Form	dct:format
Definition	The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource.
See	DCMI: Format (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is expected to reflect the kind of data in the dataset, e.g., images, x-rays, etc.

4.1.8 Property: funding

Property URI	https://schema.org/funding
Short Form	schema:funding
Definition	A Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item.
See	funding - Schema.org Property
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Grant Class, internally representing a grant or other funding source for the dataset.

4.1.9 Property: homepage

Property URI	http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/homepage
Short Form	foaf:homepage
Definition	A homepage for some thing.
See	FOAF Vocabulary Specification (xmlns.com)
DATMM Usage Note	The homepage for the dataset at its originating site, e.g., at dbGap.

4.1.10 Property: identifier

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
Short Form	dct:identifier
Definition	An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
See	DCMI: Identifier (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is expected to contain a unique numeric or HTTP identifier assigned to a dataset by the originating site.

4.1.11 Property: isPartOf

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf
Short Form	dct:isPartOf
Definition	A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
See	DCMI: Is Part Of (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Repository Class, indicating the repository of which it is a member.
DATMM Usage Note	If a dataset is part of a collection of datasets, this property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Collection Class.

4.1.12 Property: issued

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued
Short Form	dct:issued
Definition	Date of formal issuance of the resource.
See	DCMI: Date Issued (dublincore.org)

4.1.13 Property: isReferencedBy

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReferencedBy
Short Form	dct:isReferencedBy
Definition	A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
See	DCMI: Is Referenced By (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Documentation Class, internally representing an article or other text which references the dataset.

4.1.14 Property: isVersionOf

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/isVersionOf
Short Form	dct:isVersionOf
Definition	A related resource of which the described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation.
See	DCMI: Is Version Of (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Dataset Class, internally representing another version of this same dataset.

4.1.15 Property: language

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/language
Short Form	dct:language
Definition	A language of the resource.
See	DCMI: Language (dublincore.org)

4.1.16 Property: relation

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/relation
Short Form	dct:relation
Definition	A related resource.
See	DCMI: Relation (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Dataset Class, internally representing a related dataset.

4.1.17 Property: rights

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/rights
Short Form	dct:rights
Definition	Information about rights held in and over the resource.
See	DCMI: Rights (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is for all rights information, including access rights and license information.

4.1.18 Property: subject

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/subject
Short Form	dct:subject
Definition	A topic of the resource.
See	DCMI: Subject (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Concept Class, internally representing a subject term and its source.

4.1.19 Property: temporal

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal
Short Form	dct:temporal
Definition	Temporal characteristics of the resource.
See	DCMI: Temporal Coverage (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This represents the timespan covered by the dataset.

4.1.20 Property: title

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
Short Form	dct:title
Definition	A name given to the resource.
See	DCMI: Title (dublincore.org)

4.2 Class: Collection

Class URI	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Collection
Short Form	dcmitype:Collection
Definition	An aggregation of resources.
See	DCMI: Collection (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This describes a collection of multiple datasets in the same research project.

4.2.1 Property: contribution

Property URI	http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/contribution
Short Form	bf:contribution
Definition	Agent and its role in relation to the resource.
See	BIBFRAME 2.0 Vocabulary List View - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies \| Library of Congress (loc.gov)
DATMM Usage Note	This property takes a local Object identifier for the Contribution Class.

4.2.2 Property: description

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
Short Form	dct:description
Definition	An account of the resource.
See	DCMI: Description (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is used to describe the dataset and/or its associated research.

4.2.3 Property: hasPart

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart
Short Form	dct:hasPart
Definition	A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.
See	DCMI: Has Part (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Collection Class, internally representing another dataset collection that is part of this collection.

4.2.4 Property: homepage

Property URI	http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/homepage
Short Form	foaf:homepage
Definition	A homepage for some thing.
See	FOAF Vocabulary Specification (xmlns.com)
DATMM Usage Note	The homepage for the collection at its originating site, e.g., at dbGap.

4.2.5 Property: identifier

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
Short Form	dct:identifier
Definition	An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
See	DCMI: Identifier (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is expected to contain a unique numeric or HTTP identifier assigned to a dataset by the originating site.

4.2.6 Property: isPartOf

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf
Short Form	dct:isPartOf
Definition	A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.
See	DCMI: Is Part Of (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Repository Class, indicating the repository of which it is a member.

4.2.7 Property: isReferencedBy

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/isReferencedBy
Short Form	dct:isReferencedBy
Definition	A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
See	DCMI: Is Referenced By (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Documentation Class, internally representing an article or other text which references the collection.

4.2.8 Property: issued

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/issued
Short Form	dct:issued
Definition	Date of formal issuance of the resource.
See	DCMI: Date Issued (dublincore.org)

4.2.9 Property: isVersionOf

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/isVersionOf
Short Form	dct:isVersionOf
Definition	A related resource of which the described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation.
See	DCMI: Is Version Of (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Collection Class, internally representing another version of this same collection.

4.2.10 Property: subject

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/subject
Short Form	dct:subject
Definition	A topic of the resource.
See	DCMI: Subject (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Concept Class, internally representing a subject term and its source.

4.2.11 Property: title

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
Short Form	dct:title
Definition	A name given to the resource.
See	DCMI: Title (dublincore.org)

4.3 Class: Agent

Class URI	http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent
Short Form	foaf:Agent
Definition	An agent (eg. person, group, software or physical artifact); Things that do stuff
See	FOAF Vocabulary Specification (xmlns.com)
DATMM Usage Note	This Class references the agents who are responsible for datasets and collections.

4.3.1 Property: identifier

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
Short Form	dct:identifier
Definition	An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
See	DCMI: Identifier (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is expected to contain a URI that represents an agent from a source such as ORCID.

4.3.2 Property: name

Property URI	http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/name
Property	foaf:name
Definition	The foaf:name of something is a simple textual string.
See	FOAF Vocabulary Specification (xmlns.com)
DATMM Usage Note	The name of an entity associated with a dataset or collection, preferably in the format ‘Doe, Jane R.’.

4.4 Class: Concept

Class URI	http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept
Short Form	skos:Concept
Definition	An abstract idea or notion; a unit of thought.
See	SKOS Simple Knowledge Organization System Namespace Document - HTML Variant, 18 August 2009 Recommendation Edition (w3.org)
DATMM Usage Note	The Concept Class captures subject headings for a dataset or collection.

4.4.1 Property: identifier

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
Short Form	dct:identifier
Definition	An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
See	DCMI: Identifier (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is expected to contain a URI that represents a subject term from a source vocabulary such as MeSH RDF.

4.4.2 Property: inScheme

Property URI	http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#inScheme
Short Form	skos:inScheme
Definition	is in scheme
See	SKOS Simple Knowledge Organization System Namespace Document - HTML Variant, 18 August 2009 Recommendation Edition (w3.org)
DATMM Usage note	The name of the subject vocabulary, e.g., MeSH RDF.

4.4.3 Property: label

Property URI	http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Short Form	rdfs:label
Definition	A human-readable name for the subject.
See	RDF Schema 1.1 (w3.org) and section 6.2 RDF Properties

4.5 Class: Contribution

Class URI	http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Contribution
Short Form	bf:Contribution
Definition	Agent and role with respect to the resource being described.
See	BIBFRAME 2.0 Vocabulary List View - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies \| Library of Congress (loc.gov)

4.5.1 Property: agent

Property URI	http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/agent
Short Form	bf:agent
Definition	Entity associated with a resource or element of description, such as the name of the entity responsible for the content or of the publication, printing, distribution, issue, release or production of a resource.
See	BIBFRAME 2.0 Vocabulary List View - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies \| Library of Congress (loc.gov)
DATMM Usage Note	This property is expected to take a local Object identifier for the Agent Class, internally representing an agent who contributed to the dataset.

4.5.2 Property: role

Property URI	http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/role
Short Form	bf:role
Definition	Function provided by a contributor, e.g., author, illustrator, etc.
See	BIBFRAME 2.0 Vocabulary List View - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies \| Library of Congress (loc.gov)
DATMM Usage Note	The role of the agent in regard to the specific dataset or collection.

4.6 Class: Documentation

Class URI	http://id.nlm.nih.gov/datmm/Documentation
Short Form	datmm:Documentation
Definition	Contextual documentation about the Dataset, e.g., articles, research study, grant application, clinical trial, research instruments (CDEs), et al. It is assumed that any referenced Documentation will be publicly available in some format.
See	DATMM: Documentation
DATMM Usage Note	It is assumed that documentation about a dataset will be publicly available in some format.

4.6.1 Property: type

Property URI	http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
Property	rdf:type
Definition	The subject is an instance of a class.
See	RDF Schema 1.1 (w3.org) and section 6.2 RDF Properties
DATMM Usage Note	This is used to indicate the type of document being described, e.g., journal article.

4.6.2 Property: bibliographicCitation

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/bibliographicCitation
Property	dct:bibliographicCitation
Definition	A bibliographic reference for the resource.
See	DCMI: Bibliographic Citation (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is expected to a full textual bibliographic citation.

4.6.3 Property: homepage

Property URI	http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/homepage
Short Form	foaf:homepage
Definition	A homepage for some thing.
See	FOAF Vocabulary Specification (xmlns.com)
DATMM Usage Note	The homepage URL for the documentation cited.

4.6.4 Property: identifier

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
Short Form	dct:identifier
Definition	An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
See	DCMI: Identifier (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is expected to contain a URI that uniquely and permanently represents the documentation.

4.6.5 Property: title

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
Short Form	dct:title
Definition	A name given to the resource.
See	DCMI: Title (dublincore.org)

4.7 Class: Grant

Class URI	https://schema.org/Grant
Short Form	schema:Grant
Definition	A grant, typically financial or otherwise quantifiable, of resources.
See	Grant - Schema.org Type
DATMM Usage Note	This is used to indicate any kind of funding for a dataset.

4.7.1 Property: identifier

Property URI	https://schema.org/identifier
Property	schema:identifier
Definition	The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc.
See	identifier - Schema.org Property

4.7.2 Property: name

Property URI	https://schema.org/name
Property	schema:name
Definition	The name of the item.
See	name - Schema.org Property
DATMM Usage Note	The name of the grant or funding source.

4.8 Class: Repository

Class URI	http://id.nlm.nih.gov/datmm/Repository
Short Form	datmm:Repository
Definition	A network storage resource from which datasets are accessible
See	DATMM: Repository
DATMM Usage Note	This identifies the repository in which the dataset or collection resides.

4.8.1 Property: alternative

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/alternative
Short Form	dct:alternative
Definition	An alternative name for the resource.
See	DCMI: Alternative Title (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This refers to an alternative name for a repository, such as an abbreviated form.

4.8.2 Property: homepage

Property URI	http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/homepage
Short Form	foaf:homepage
Definition	A homepage for some thing.
See	FOAF Vocabulary Specification (xmlns.com)
DATMM Usage Note	The homepage URL for the repository.

4.8.3 Property: identifier

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
Short Form	dct:identifier
Definition	An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
See	DCMI: Identifier (dublincore.org)
DATMM Usage Note	This is expected to contain a URI that uniquely and permanently represents the repository.

4.8.4 Property: title

Property URI	http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
Short Form	dct:title
Definition	A name given to the resource.
See	DCMI: Title (dublincore.org)

Last Reviewed: May 14, 2024