2009-03/Leap2A categories/resource type

One of the 2009-03/Leap2A categories

See the Leap2A resource type. Use e.g.: &lt;category scheme="categories:resource_type#" term="Physical" label="VHS videotape" /&gt; or in full, without CURIEs, &lt;category scheme="http://wiki.cetis.ac.uk/2009-03/Leap2A_categories/resource_type#" term="Physical" label="VHS videotape" /&gt;

The purpose of this category is to indicate the general type of the resource, which will usually imply how to access it, but not the detailed technical format. Resources, or possibly other entries, can have one resource type associated with them by using this category. An entry should not be associated with more than one term of this scheme.

As with other category terms, a label may be used either to put in the term used by the source system, or to give a clearer human-readable indication of what type of resource it is. A label attribute may also be used with "Other" and "Unclassified" to indicate a type of resource which does not fall under any of the given terms.

Course
any educational or training course, whether traditionally delivered, distance learning, or self-study

Human
individual people, teams, companies and organisations where the support is mediated through people, other than courses

Offline
any digital resource not available on the web, but which may be stored on computer memory

This might include, for instance, source code. For individual digital resources, the atom:type element should give the MIME type as in the Atom documentation 4.1.3 and elsewhere.

Other
a resource that clearly does not fall into any of the other categories

Atom's label attribute should be used to give a human-readable term for the resource type, preferably as used in the exporting system's user interface.

Physical
physical resources, but not books or other printed materials

This includes paintings, sculptures, property, vehicles, videotapes.

Printed
printed books, periodicals, journals; or physical copies of printed material (including photocopies) etc.

Web
web pages, web sites, or any resource with its own URL, assumed to be playable with an available plugin or player

As in the Atom documentation 4.1.3, the atom:type of a single resource should be set to "text", "html", "xhtml", or its appropriate mime type.

Unclassified
any or none of the above types

Atom's label attribute may give a human-readable idea of the type of resource, or the type may be described in the content. Resources of mixed type should be classed as unclassified. "Other" should not be used for unclassified resources, as "Other" implies explicitly that the resource does not fall into a classified category.