21 Type

The type is the genre or nature of the resource you are creating metadata for.

Questions to Consider When Determining Type

• What is the relationship between the content and the format? Can that be depicted in the type?
• Is there a more specific kind of medium, genre, or nature that can or should be communicated that is not included in the metadata for format or other metadata categories?

Type Examples

• Fiction
• DVD
• Poster
• Census record