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7. Details of Individual Metadata Elements - Government of Canada
7.1 Access Rights
Attribute
Value
Name
accessRights
Definition
Permissions assigned to a record or file that govern or restrict access to or actions taken on a record or file.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing permissions.
Datatype Name
String
7.2 Addressee
Attribute
Value
Name
Addressee
Definition
The name of the recipient(s) to which a record has been sent.
Value Domain
Non-enumerated strings of text representing addressee(s).
Datatype Name
String
7.3 Agent Individual Identifier
Attribute
Value
Name
agentIndividualIdentifier
Definition
A unique indicator that identifies the individual who performed an action on a record or file at the time the action was taken.
Value Domain
Unique enumerated strings.
Datatype Name
String
7.4 Agent Individual Name
Attribute
Value
Name
agentIndividualName
Definition
The name of an individual who performed an action on a record or file at the time the action was taken.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing names of individuals.
Datatype Name
String
7.5 Agent Institution Name
Attribute
Value
Name
agentInstitutionName
Definition
Official name of the institution of the individual who performed an action on a record or file at the time the action was taken.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing names of institutions.
Datatype Name
String
7.6 Agent Institutional Entity
Attribute
Value
Name
agentInstitutionalEntity
Definition
The formal name of the work group, unit of work, business unit, etc. of the individual who performed an action on a record or file at the time the action was taken.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing names of institutional entities.
Datatype Name
String
7.7 Agent Position Title
Attribute
Value
Name
agentPositionTitle
Definition
The position held by the individual who performed an action on a record or file at the time the action was taken.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing position titles.
Datatype Name
String
7.8 Agent Role
Attribute
Value
Name
agentRole
Definition
A category that identifies the function or responsibility of a particular individual at the time an action was taken on a record or file.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing roles.
Datatype Name
String
7.9 Aggregation
Attribute
Value
Name
aggregation
Definition
The resource's level or position in a hierarchy.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing aggregation levels.
Datatype Name
String
7.10 Approved By
Attribute
Value
Name
contentAuthority
Definition
The name of the individual or entity that approved the content.
Value Domain
Enumerated and/or non-enumerated strings of text representing the names of individuals or entities.
Datatype Name
String
7.11 Approved Date
Attribute
Value
Name
dateApproved
Definition
The date when the content was approved.
Value Domain
A range of dates expressed using the Gregorian calendar.
Datatype Name
Date
7.12 Compound Record Links
Attribute
Value
Name
compoundRecordLInks
Definition
Identification of linkages of the constituent parts of a record.
Value Domain
Unique non-enumerated strings.
Datatype Name
String
7.13 Container
Attribute
Value
Name
container
Definition
The storage receptacle for the record.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing containers.
Datatype Name
String
7.14 Container From Date
Attribute
Value
Name
containerFromDate
Definition
The date of the earliest record in a container.
Value Domain
A range of dates expressed using the Gregorian calendar.
Datatype Name
Date
7.15 Container To Date
Attribute
Value
Name
containerToDate
Definition
The date of the latest record in a container upon closure of the container.
Value Domain
A range of dates expressed using the Gregorian calendar.
Datatype Name
Date
7.16 Data Format
Attribute
Value
Name
formatMIME
Definition
The logical format of the data.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing format types.
Datatype Name
String
7.17 Disposition Action
Attribute
Value
Name
dispositionAction
Definition
The action that will be taken on the record or file on expiry of its retention period.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing disposition actions.
Datatype Name
String
7.18 Disposition Authority
Attribute
Value
Name
dispositionAuthority
Definition
Legal instrument issued by Library and Archives Canada that authorizes the transfer, destruction, or alienation outside the control of the Government of Canada, of the record or file.
Value Domain
Enumerated strings of text representing disposition authorities.
Datatype Name
String
7.19 Encryption Description
Attribute
Value
Name
encryptionDescription
Definition
Information, or pointers to information, about how a record is systematically scrambled.
Value Domain
Non-enumerated strings of text.
Datatype Name
String
7.20 Encryption Status
Attribute
Value
Name
encryptionStatus
Definition
An indicator that a record is systematically scrambled so that it cannot be read without knowing the coding key.
Value Domain
Yes/No or On/Off representations.
Datatype Name
Boolean
7.21 Essential Status
Attribute
Value
Element Name
essentialStatus
Definition
An indicator that a record or file is considered to be vital in the event of an emergency or disaster.
Value Domain
Enumerated representations of essential status.
Datatype Name
String
