.. _dc:source:

Source (R)
^^^^^^^^^^

DC Field
~~~~~~~~
``dc:source``

Usage
~~~~~
*Recommended*

DCMI Definition
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A reference to a resource from which the present resource is derived.

Usage Instruction
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The present resource may be derived from the Source resource in whole or in part. Recommended best practice is to reference the resource by means of a string or number conforming to a formal identification system.

Best practice: Use only when the described resource is the result of digitization of non-digital originals. Otherwise, use Relation. Optionally metadata about the current location and call number of the digitized publication can be added.

Use: Guidelines for Encoding Bibliographic Citation Information in Dublin Core Metadata (http://dublincore.org/documents/dc-citation-guidelines/).

Do Not Confuse With
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* :ref:`dc:relation`
* :ref:`dc:identifier`

Since
~~~~~
DRIVER Guidelines v2

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

   <dc:source>Ecology  Letters (1461023X)  vol.4 (2001)</dc:source>
   <dc:source>ISSN: 0928-0987</dc:source>