RDN subject encoding schemes

Andy Powell, UKOLN, University of Bath

Version: 1.1

The following subject encoding schemes are in use across the RDN:

• dcterms:LCSH [more info]
• dcterms:MESH [more info]
• dcterms:LCC [more info]
• dcterms:DDC [more info]
• dcterms:UDC [more info]
• rdnterms:NLM [more info]
• rdnterms:Ei [more info]
• rdnterms:MSC [more info]
• rdnterms:ACM [more info]
• rdnterms:HESA [more info]
• rdnterms:APA [more info]
• rdnterms:CABI [more info]
• rdnterms:RCN
• rdnterms:IBSS [more info]
• rdnterms:HASSET [more info]
• rdnterms:CareData
• rdnterms:LIR
• rdnterms:Bized
• rdnterms:JACS [more info]
• rdnterms:Learndirect [more info]

They should be encoded in RDN qualified DC XML records in the following way:

  <dc:subject xsi:type="rdnterms:Learndirect">English literature, FC.4</dc:subject>

in line with the RDN OAI rdn_dc XML schema(s).