appears_in: []
depends_on: []
deprecated: false
description: 'The type attribute of the LIDO Resource Representation element qualifies
  the digital representation of a resource offered by the data provider for online
  presentation.


  It is intended to support online services with respect to the reuse of digital resources
  that are referenced in the LIDO record. The controlled type vocabulary allows data
  providers to indicate which variant of a digital resource is described in an instance
  of the LIDO Resource Representation element. The vocabulary shall support common
  reuse scenarios such as presenting the digital resource in a search result list,
  in a detail view, or as downloadable media file. It may also be exploited for retrieval
  functions such as filtering search results by digital media types.


  The top-level terms are defined to distinguish between the best available variant
  of a digital resource the data provider can offer for online presentation (provided_representation),
  the variant a data provider has selected for preview purposes (preview_representation),
  and the image possibly provided as replacement for the digital resource (placeholder).
  The definitions of the subordinate terms additionally cover the digital media type.
  It is highly recommended to use one of the more specific terms, provided_3D, provided_audio,
  provided_image, provided_text or provided_video, to qualify the media type of the
  best available variant (or variants in case of equivalent quality), and correspondingly,
  preview_3D, preview_audio, preview_image, preview_text or preview_video, to distinguish
  the type of the preview variant (or variants in case of equivalent quality).


  Note that these terms do not imply any statement about the quality or format of
  a digital media file. Therefore, it is recommended to describe the media file in
  more detail by using the respective LIDO elements and attributes defined for the
  LIDO Resource Set. As a general recommendation, at a minimum the media file format
  should be specified by the LIDO formatResource attribute.


  Do not confuse the IANA Media Types, formerly known as MIME types, as used for the
  attribute formatResource with the media type defined as an attribute value for the
  LIDO Resource Representation element. While the former refers to the type and subtype
  of the actual media file (e.g., audio/mpeg, image/png, or text/html), the latter
  differentiates the digital resources by their intended use and generic kind of medium
  (e.g., provided_audio, preview_image, or provided_text).


  The use of the LIDO Resource Measurement Set may depend on specific use cases of
  an online service. It is recommended that partners in a data exchange or aggregation
  context reach an agreement about this.

  The vocabulary for the type attribute of the LIDO Resource Representation element
  does not provide terms to designate variants of digital resources with respect to
  data exchange in the long term preservation context. The vocabulary may be extended,
  if necessary.'
example: placeholder
example_extras: []
homepage: http://terminology.lido-schema.org/resourceRepresentation_type
keywords: []
license: CC-BY-4.0
mappings:
  bartoc: '18659'
name: LIDO Terminology Resource Representation Type
namespace_in_lui: false
preferred_prefix: lido.resourcerepresentation
prefix: lido.resourcerepresentation
providers: []
publications: []
synonyms: []
uri_format: http://terminology.lido-schema.org/resourceRepresentation_type/$1
