DC recommends creating a controlled vocabulary and selecting from that list of words. Type Used to include terms describing categories, functions, or aggregation levels as may be appropriate Format Describes the digital file-type or format of the resource. May include size and dimension. DC recommends selecting terms from list of MIME types. DC recommends creating numbered list of resources and referring to the list by number for lookup.
Language Describes the language for presenting the intellectual content of the resource.
Recommended practice uses two letter language code from ISO639 followed by two letter country code from ISO 3166. Rights Contains information about rights held in or over the resource. May list rights management information or reference a statement containing the rights information. Name given to the digital resource by the creator or publisher. If the title of the digital resource differs from the title of the original object, put the original title in the Source field.