.. _dc:audience:

Audience (R)
^^^^^^^^^^^^

DC Field
~~~~~~~~
``dc:audience``

Usage
~~~~~
*Recommended*

DCMI Definition
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful.

Usage Instruction
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A class of entity may be determined by the creator or the publisher or by a third party. On the U.S. Department of Education, Metadata Reference site, an example is given of audiences: http://www.ed.gov/admin/reference/index.jsp :

* Administrators
* Community Groups
* Counsellors
* Federal Funds Recipients and Applicants
* Librarians
* News Media
* Other
* Parents and Families
* Policymakers
* Researchers
* School Support Staff
* Student Financial Aid Providers
* Students
* Teachers

Since
~~~~~
DRIVER Guidelines v2

Example
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.. code-block:: xml
   :linenos:

   <dc:audience>Researchers</dc:audience>
   <dc:audience>Students</dc:audience>