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This data dictionary provides a comprehensive guide to the meanings of attributes for each collection within the integrated Australian Cultural Data Engine (ACDE). Each spreadsheet corresponds to a specific level of the ACDE Architecture (ACDEA), which is the database collection.
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Each spreadsheet includes the following columns:
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Full Attribute Name: The complete name of the attribute, including the level.
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Level X: The level of the attribute, where X represents a numerical value.
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Type of Attribute: The data type of the attribute.
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Description: A detailed explanation of the attribute.
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Format: The format in which the attribute is stored.
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Notes: Additional information about the attribute.
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Attributes of the record are varied by "_class" and "data_source". There are three general types of attribute in the collection: Metadata Attributes, Content Attributes, and Related Entity Attributes.
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Metadata Attributes are attributes that provide information about the record. They usually appear in all records, but some metadata attributes are unique to specific data sources.
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Content Attributes are attributes that contain the information about the subject or object of the record. There are common content attributes that are shared among the integrated results of the data sources, while the unique content attributes are the content attributes unique to individual data sources.
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Related Entity Attributes are attributes that describe the relationship between the subject and object of the record.
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Each class of subject/object entities in the relationship record contains the crucial attributes of the entities for easy reference when querying relationships and related records of the root record. By linking the subject.curr_dbid/object.curr_dbid, more details of subject/object can be retrieved.
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