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Type is used to categorize the nature or genre of the content of the resource.
Recommended best practice is to select a value from a controlled vocabulary. For qualified Dublin Core, the list may be identified using the scheme qualification. Resource Type may be repeated as necessary to include different categories. For example - spreadsheets, databases, GIS data, midi data. Note that unstructured numbers and words will normally be considered to be type text .