========== Collection ========== PCDM defines its own class for collections: :code:`pcdm:Collection`. A Collection is a group of resources that have descriptive metadata, access metadata, and may link to works and/or collections. By default, member works and collections are an unordered set, but can be ordered using the ORE Proxy class. ------------- Minimum Model ------------- A simple :code:`Collection` instance may have many more properties, but should look something like this: .. code-block:: turtle @prefix ex: . @prefix pcdm: . @prefix dc: . ex:Collection a pcdm:Collection ; dc:title "My Image Collection" ; pcdm:hasMember ex:ImageOne, ex:ImageTwo, ex:ImageThree, ex:ImageFour . -------------------- Rules and Guidelines -------------------- A Collection **MUST**: * be an instance of :code:`pcdm:Collection` via the :code:`rdf:type` property. * be related to parent Collections or child works via :code:`pcdm:memberOf` or :code:`pcdm:hasMember` properties. * have mandatory descriptive elements as stated by `Metadata Guidelines for Digital Resources at Texas A&M University Libraries `_ A Collection **MAY**: * have other descriptive metadata properties. * have many objects or filesets. * have proxies if the works in the collection require order. A Collection **MUST NOT**: * contain child files directly. ------------------- Real World Examples ------------------- An Unordered Collection with many Works ======================================= Here is a very basic collection: .. code-block:: turtle @prefix ex: . @prefix pcdm: . @prefix dc: . ex:Collection a pcdm:Collection ; dc:title "Image Collection" ; pcdm:hasMember ex:ImageOne, ex:ImageTwo, ex:ImageThree, ex:ImageFour . ex:ImageOne a pcdmworks:Work ; dc:title "A Map" ; dc:rights ; dc:format "reformatted digital" ; dc:type "StillImage", "Text" ; dc:publisher "Texas A & M University. Libraries" ; pcdm:memberOf ex:Collection ; pcdm:hasMember ex:MapFront, ex:MapBack ; pcdm:hasFile ex:GISDataSet . ex:ImageTwo a pcdmworks:Work ; dc:title "A Picture of a Cat" ; dc:rights ; dc:format "reformatted digital" ; dc:type "StillImage", "Text" ; dc:publisher "Texas A & M University. Libraries" ; pcdm:memberOf ex:Collection ; pcdm:hasMember ex:TheActualImage ; A Collection with Many Works and an Attached FileSet ==================================================== An Ordered Collection ===================== A Collection with No Works But Many Collections ===============================================