# MetadataStandard - Metadata standard class
id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/MetadataStandard
name: MetadataStandard
prefixes:
  linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
  hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/
  dct: http://purl.org/dc/terms/
imports:
  - ./MetadataStandardType
  - linkml:types
  - ../slots/has_or_had_type
classes:
  MetadataStandard:
    class_uri: dct:Standard
    description: |
      A formal metadata standard used by heritage custodians for describing collections.
      
      Examples include Dublin Core, MARC21, EAD (Encoded Archival Description),
      LIDO, CIDOC-CRM, Schema.org, and domain-specific standards like SPECTRUM
      for museum collections or ISAD(G) for archival description.
      
      Maps to dcterms:Standard - a reference point for comparing or evaluating.
    slots:
      - has_or_had_type
    slot_usage:
      has_or_had_type:
        range: MetadataStandardType
    attributes:
      standard_name:
        description: Name of the metadata standard (e.g., Dublin Core, MARC21, EAD)
        range: string
        required: true
      standard_uri:
        description: URI identifying the metadata standard specification
        range: uriorcurie