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Content Class 02: Subjects (Curriculum & Academic Disciplines) |
ADMIN & EMEDIA LABELS |
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The metadata elements clustered under SUBJECTS define the broad topical areas for the intellectual content present in a media item. Typically, a subject area is expressed by a limited number of keywords, key phrases, or even specific classification codes. Controlled vocabularies, authorities, or formal classification schemes are employed when selecting descriptive subject terms rather than using random words. However, UMAP draws a distinction between its use of the content class "Subjects" and the more conventional use of "Subjects" in other metadata schemas. In other schemas "Subjects" is often synonymous with "Keywords." But because of its close affiliation to Utah's K-12 public education, UMAP (through eMedia) defines subject areas according to Utah's state core curriculum definition of subjects, classes, and objectives. Nevertheless, other curriculum definitions of subjects, as well as higher education's preference for correlations with "academic disciplines," are accommodated in UMAP. More granular "subject/keyword descriptions" related to the intellectual content of media items are handled by the metadata fields clustered under the content class KEYWORDS. |
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Subjects--academic disciplines |
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The metadata elements clustered under SUBJECT--ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES are drawn from typical areas of research and academic pursuit in higher education. These designations are intended to help describe media items, assets, or learning objects from a disciplinary perspective. |
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The disciplines are selected from a picklist, with the option to add new subject areas. A comprehensive hierarchical listing of academic disciplines has been created, but for the present, UMAP has built a simplified set of choices (that are compliant with the University of Utah's Podcast Subject Categories as well as the WGBH Forum Network metadata). More than one discipline may be selected. |
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Art and Architecture Business and Economics Dance Education Environment Health and Medicine History Language Law Literature Media and Communications Music Philanthropy Philosophy Poetry Political Science Psychology Religion Science-Agriculture Science-Anthropology Science-Archaeology Science-Astronomy Science-Biology Science-Chemistry Science-Computer Science-Engineering Science-Geography Science-Mathematics Science-Physics Science-Planetary Society and Culture Sociology Sports Technology Theater Women and Gender Studies Other |
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