Element name |
Description |
|---|---|
DCMI definition |
An account of the content of the resource. Description may include but is not limited to: an abstract, table of contents, reference to a graphical representation of content or a free-text account of the content. |
Usage |
Mandatory if applicable |
Usage instruction |
This element is used for a textual description of the content. When a resource consists of several separate physical object files, do not use dc:description to list the URL's of these files. |
Do not confuse with |
(n.a.) |
Examples |
<dc:description>Foreword [by] Hazel Anderson; Introduction; The scientific heresy: transformation of a society; Consciousness as causal reality [etc]</dc:description> <dc:description>A number of problems in quantum state and system identification are addressed. </dc:description> |