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CONTENTdm Cookbook: Is Version Of

Recipes for metadata entry for UofL Digital Initiatives

12a. Is Version Of

This field is optional.

sample of elements that show on each field page
Repeatable Yes. When an object is a version of more than one other resource, use a Relation.isVersionOf element for each.
Field Name Is Version Of
DC Mapping Relation.isVersionOf
Search Yes
Hide No
Vocabulary No
Definition

The described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation of the referenced resource (implying substantive changes in content rather than differences in format).
Usage Use to track multiple versions, as for faculty publications. This will likely be used in conjunction with the Date.modified field.
Examples University of Houston Libraries Institutional Repository Task Force. Institutional Repositories. SPEC Kit 292. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, 2006. ISBN: 1-59407-708-8. [where available item is Executive Summary PDF]
Template No
Nickname N/a (don't yet have any in the system)