Unqualified DC to VRA Core 4 Mapping

	A	B	D
1	Notes: The following suggested mapping aims to be inclusive. The actual content carried by the DC elements decides which fields work best for the mapping and as well as if they should be mapped to work, image or collection record.
2	Unqualified DC	VRA Core Elements	Notes
3	contributor	agent	If the content tells the actual role the individual, group, or corporate body played, "role" can be used as a subelement of "agent".
4	coverage	location	DC:Coverage is very broadly defined as the “spatial or temporal topic of a resource” and therefore could be mapped to one or more elements in VRA Core. For instance, if the source data describes the resource’s physical location it could be mapped to VRA:Location. However, If the source data describes the topical nature of the resource it could be mapped to VRA:Subject, etc. Where DC:Coverage is mapped will depend upon how the source data has applied this particular element.
5		style period
6		agent[culture]
7		culture context
8		date
9		subject
10	creator	agent	VRA Core could go further to define the agent's actual role, for instance "author" or "illustrator".
11	date	date
12	description	description
13		notes	As one of the global XML attributes, it could be assigned to any VRA elements or subelements.
14	format	measurements
15		material
16		technique
17	identifier	id	DC:Identifier is broadly defined as “An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context” and therefore could be mapped to one or more attributes in VRA Core. For instance, if the source data describes the identifier for the metadata record it would map to the @id attribute found under the collection/work/image elements. If the source data contains the local unique identifier for the work, collection, or image described by the element set (such as a local work id or accession number) then it would map to the @refid attribute found under the collection/work/image elements. Where DC:Identifier is mapped will depend upon how the source data has applied this particular element.
18		refid	As one of the global XML attributes, it could be assigned to any VRA elements or subelements.
19	language	xml:lang	As one of the global XML attributes, it could be assigned to any VRA elements or subelements.
20	publisher	source
21		agent[role:publisher]
22	relation	relation
23	rights	rights
24	source	source	"Source" is a VRA Core element and it is also one of the global XML attributes that could be assigned to any VRA elements or subelements.
25		source
26	subject	subject
27		culture context
28		style period
29	title	title	If there are more than one titles, "type" can be used as a subelement of "title".
30	type	work type
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