Address Adresse Words in a defined or variable structure specifying a physical or electronic location. NOTE: STEP: IR41-15.4.1 Address City Town Village Localité Ville Stadt Ort A municipal corporation occupying a definite area. NOTE: The term, city, incorporates municipalities of varying sizes such as Town, Village, Hamlet, etc. City is considered as an inclusive term, with the other terms included as synonyms. ContactPerson Name des Ansprechpartners A person identified as the individual to be contacted for information or liaison on a particular subject within an organisation. Country The territory of a nation with defined boundaries, having its own government and being recognised as such internationally. CountrySubEntity A major sub-division of a country e.g. State(US), Departement(France), County(UK), Canton(Switzerland), Province(Canada), Bundesland(Germany, Austria), etc. Distributor A person or organisation that supplies goods on behalf of another party or organisation. End The final point of an object or event. Example: the end of a time period; the end of the effective life of a product, the end location for a multistage delivery; etc. Fax Facsimile Telefax Fax A system used for the transmission of documents by electronic scanning and the use of the telephone network for the transmission of the resulting data. Group Gruppe Firmengruppe Konzern A family of objects with one or more common characteristics. Can be used in the context of: A number of commercial companies under common ownership; a large part of a company carrying out its business activities on its own. Code Words, letters, figures or symbols used to represent others for brevity or secrecy. They may represent: (1) an instance off a data unit (e.g. country.Code representing a Country.Name; or (2) a series of data units (e.g. Location.Code representing the set of a building.Name, Street.Name and Number, City.Name, Country.Code, etc. NOTE: Code will be limited for those BSUs that have an associated codeset. Identifiers of primary keys should use the property term Identifier. Number may be used synonymously when it is used widely in practice, e.g. SocialSecurity.Number Date A day within a particular calendar year. NOTE: Reference ISO 8601. The business practice alternatives such as week, month in a year, etc. are covered in the informative annex part of ISO 8601. The standard format CCYYMMDD is recommended. Date has attributes such as format and value. Text A series of sentences describing a person, object or event. NOTE: Note 1: This can be applied both for definitions, which are generally one or two sentences, and for longer textual passages. Note 2: In EDI a single word is understood as being text. Location Place Point Lage Ort Standort The particular place or position in which a person or something is. Indicator A two value attribute indicating a condition such as on/off; true/false; yes/no; 0/1; zero or non zero; etc. Name A word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person, place, thing or concept. NOTE: What the person, place, thing or concept is known by or called. It also includes the concept of Title as of a publication. Organisation A body composed of individual people and/or legal entities, having an orderly structure to fulfil a purpose, especially a business, government department, charity, etc. Original The genuine item. Serving as the basis for a copy or a substitution. Period Zeitraum A duration, length or portion of time. NOTE: It may be specified by a start and end date and/or time; a quantity of time units. Postcode A group of letters or letters and figures included as part of a postal address to assist sorting. Price The amount of money or goods for which a thing is bought or sold. Product Article Item Material Equipment Services Goods Erzeugnis Something tangible or intangible produced by a natural process, manufacture or an intellectual process. STEP: IR41-5.4.1 Product EDIFACT: Often concept is represented within LIN, PIA and IMD. NOTE: The product may be something made specifically for sale or made and kept in stock for sale on demand. Note 1: Product has been chosen as the Preferred term covering all the synonyms, even though some of the synonyms will continue to be used in practice. Purpose An object to be attained; a thing intended. Reference Something used as a basis to compare or define something else. Relationship Verbindung The fact or state of being related; a connection or association. Start Anfang Beginn Begin, commence. Street Road Avenue A path or a way in a city, town, village, etc. NOTE: The term street is considered generic and can include other similar terms such as road, avenue, boulevard, etc. SupplierAssigned SellerAssigned Something assigned by the supplier. NOTE: This is often used with a code Telephone A system used for world wide voice communication. Contact A person or department within an organisation nominated for liaison or information.. Language The method of human communication either spoken or written consisting of the use of words in an agreed way. Person Person An individual human being. Source Quelle A place, person or thing from which something originates, or can be obtained. Subject Subjekt A matter, theme, etc. to be discussed, described, represented, dealt with etc. Value A numeric quantity that is assigned or is determined by calculation or measurement. NOTE: For financial or monetary values the property term Amount is to be used. Identifier Kennzeichner A character string identifying an object and distinguishing it from all other objects. NOTE: The word Number is often used in practice instead of the more precise term of identifier. Example: PurchaseOrder.Number, SocialSecurity.Number, Telephone.Number. Description A series of sentences detailing information about an object or an event. PeriodRange The region between the start and end dates which delimit a period. InformationResource The means available to supply or provide information. NOTE: GILS (Global Information Locator Service) concept. InformationResource.ContactPerson InformationResource.ContactPerson.Name The name of the person acting as contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: contact name; MARC: 270$p GILS name: nom de point de contact InformationResource.Location The set of geographic designations of the coverage of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: spatial domain; InformationResource.Location.BoundingCoordinate InformationResource.Location.BoundingCoordinate.East InformationResource.Location.BoundingCoordinate.East.Value The value of the eastern-most coordinate of the location of the coverage of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: east bounding coordinate; MARC 034$e InformationResource.Location.BoundingCoordinate.North InformationResource.Location.BoundingCoordinate.North.Value The value of the northern-most coordinate of the location of the coverage of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: north bounding coordinate; MARC 034$f InformationResource.Location.BoundingCoordinate.South InformationResource.Location.BoundingCoordinate.South.Value The value of the southern-most coordinate of the location of the coverage of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: south bounding coordinate; MARC 034$g InformationResource.Location.BoundingCoordinate.West InformationResource.Location.BoundingCoordinate.West.Value The value of the western-most coordinate of the location of the coverage of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: west bounding coordinate; MARC 034$d InformationResource.Location.Coordinates The set of geographic coordinates that delimit the coverage of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: bounding coordinates; MARC 255$cc InformationResource.Name The name given as the distinctive designation of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: title, Dublin Core name: title; MARC 245$a InformationResource.Period The time period associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: time period; InformationResource.Period.End InformationResource.Period.End.Date The end date of the period associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: ending date; InformationResource.Period.Text The text describing the time period associated with an information resource. NOTE: GILS name: time period textual; MARC: 513$b InformationResource.Period.Start InformationResource.Period.Start.Date The start date of the period associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: beginning date; InformationResource.Product The product derived from an information resource. NOTE: Note: Product may include service. GILS name: availability InformationResource.Product.Distributor The name and other information associated with the party acting as distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor; MARC: 270 1st indicator = 1 InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Fax InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Fax.Identifier The identifier of the electronic mail identifier of the distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor fax; MARC: 270$l InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.City InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.City.Name The name of the city of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor city; MARC: 270$b GILS name: ville du distributeur InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.Country InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.Country.Name The name of the country of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor country; MARC: 270$d InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.CountrySubEntity InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.CountrySubEntity.Name The name of the sub-division of the country of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor state or province; MARC: 270$c InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.Postcode InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.Postcode.Identifier The post code of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor zip or postal code; MARC: 270$e InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.Street InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Location.Street.Name The name of the street of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor street address; MARC: 270$a InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Organisation InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Organisation.Name The name of the organisation acting as distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor organisation; MARC: 270$q InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Telephone InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Telephone.Identifier The identifier of the telephone of the distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor telephone; MARC: 270$k InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Person InformationResource.Product.Distributor.Person.Name The name of the person acting as distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor name; Dublin core name: Publisher; MARC: 270$p InformationResource.Product.Distributor.ElectronicMail InformationResource.Product.Distributor.ElectronicMail.Identifier The identifier of the electronic mail identifier of the distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor network address; MARC: 270$m GILS name: adresse de réseau du distributeur InformationResource.Product.Distributor.HoursOfService InformationResource.Product.Distributor.HoursOfService.Text The text describing the hours of service of the distributor of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: distributor hours of service; MARC 270$r InformationResource.Product.Name The name of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: resource description; MARC 037$f InformationResource.Product.Period The time period associated with the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: available time period GILS name: duréé de disponibilité InformationResource.Product.Period.End InformationResource.Product.Period.End.Date The end date of the period associated with the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: ending date; InformationResource.Product.Period.Start InformationResource.Product.Period.Start.Date The start date of the period associated with the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: beginning date; InformationResource.Product.Price InformationResource.Product.Price.Text The text describing the amount of the price of the information resource product. NOTE: Note: Text may include conditional price information. GILS name: cost information; MARC 037$n (Check MARC code versus 2084, also 037$n.) InformationResource.Product.Price.Indicator The indicator identifying whether or not there is a price for the information resource product. NOTE: Note: A value of zero mean free of charge. GILS name: cost; MARC 037$c InformationResource.Product.Reference InformationResource.Product.Reference.Address The code and identifier pair identifying the reference to the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: available linkage InformationResource.Product.Reference.Address.Identifier The identifier of the reference address of the information resource product. NOTE: Note: By convention on the Internet, the identifier is expressed as a URL or URN. GILS name: linkage; Dublin Core name: Resource identifier; MARC 856$u InformationResource.Product.Reference.Address.DataType InformationResource.Product.Reference.Address.DataType.Code The code identifying the data type at the reference address of the information resource product. NOTE: Note: By convention on the Internet, the code is expressed as a MIME type. GILS name: linkage type; Dublin Core name: Format; MARC 856$z InformationResource.Product.PeriodRange.Date The date in a format delimited by a start and end date, associated with the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: available time structured; InformationResource.Product.Period.Text The text describing the time period associated with the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: available time textual; MARC 513$b InformationResource.Product.Medium InformationResource.Product.Medium.Code The code identifying the medium of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: medium; Dublin Core name: Resource Type; MARC: 245$h InformationResource.Product.OrderProcess The ordering information for the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: order process; InformationResource.Product.OrderProcess.Text The text describing the process for ordering the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: order information; MARC: 037$n (Check MARC code versus 2086, also 037$n.) InformationResource.Product.TechnicalPrerequisites InformationResource.Product.TechnicalPrerequisites.Text The text describing technical pre-requisites for use of the information resource product. NOTE: GILS name: technical prerequisites; MARC: 538$a InformationResource.Purpose InformationResource.Purpose.Text The text describing the purpose of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: purpose; MARC: 521$a InformationResource.Contact The party acting as contact for the information resource. NOTE: Note: the party may be a person, an organisation, or both. GILS name: point of contact; MARC: 270 1st indicator = 2 InformationResource.Contact.Fax InformationResource.Contact.Fax.Identifier The identifier of the fax of the contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name. contact fax; MARC270$l InformationResource.Contact.Location InformationResource.Contact.Location.City InformationResource.Contact.Location.City.Name The name of the city of the location of the contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: contact city; MARC: 270$b InformationResource.Contact.Location.Country InformationResource.Contact.Location.Country.Name The name of the country of the location of the contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: contact country; MARC: 270$d InformationResource.Contact.Location.CountrySubEntity InformationResource.Contact.Location.CountrySubEntity.Name The name of the sub-division of the country of the location of the contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: contact state or province; MARC: 270$c InformationResource.Contact.Location.Postcode InformationResource.Contact.Location.Postcode.Identifier The postcode of the location of the contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: contact zip or postal code; MARC: 270$e InformationResource.Contact.Location.Street InformationResource.Contact.Location.Street.Name The name of the street of the location of the contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: contact street address; MARC: 270$a InformationResource.Contact.Telephone InformationResource.Contact.Telephone.Identifier The identifier of the telephone of the contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name. contact telephone; MARC270$k InformationResource.Contact.ElectronicMail InformationResource.Contact.ElectronicMail.Identifier The identifier of the electronic mail identifier for the contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name. contact network address; MARC270$m InformationResource.Contact.HoursOfService InformationResource.Contact.HoursOfService.Text The text describing the hours of service of the contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name. contact hours of service; MARC270$r InformationResource.Language InformationResource.Language.Code The code identifying the language of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: language of resource; Dublin Core name: language; MARC 041$a InformationResource.Source InformationResource.Source.Text The text describing the source from which the information resource is derived. NOTE: GILS name: sources of data; Dublin Core name: Source; MARC: 786$n InformationResource.Subject InformationResource.Subject.ControlledTerm InformationResource.Subject.ControlledTerm.Group The group of terms in the controlled vocabulary associated with the subject of the information resource. InformationResource.Subject.ControlledTerm.Name The name designating the term in the controlled vocabulary associated with the subject of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: controlled term; MARC: 650$a InformationResource.Subject.ControlledVocabulary The controlled vocabulary associated with the subject of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: controlled subject index; Dublin core name: Subject and keywords; InformationResource.Subject.ControlledVocabulary.Thesaurus InformationResource.Subject.ControlledVocabulary.Thesaurus.Name The name of the thesaurus or similar authoritative source of terms associated with the subject of the information resourced. NOTE: GILS name subject thesaurus; MARC: 6501st indicator/650$2 InformationResource.Subject.UncontrolledTerm InformationResource.Subject.UncontrolledTerm.Group The group of terms, not from a controlled vocabulary, associated with the subject of the information resource. InformationResource.Subject.UncontrolledTerm.Name The name designating the term, not from a controlled vocabulary, associated with the subject of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: uncontrolled term; MARC: 653$a InformationResource.Description InformationResource.Description.Text The text describing the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: abstract; Dublin core name: Description; MARC 520$a InformationResource.PeriodRange InformationResource.PeriodRange.Date The date in a format delimited by a start and end date, associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: Time period structured; MARC: 045$b InformationResource.AccessConstraints The constraints on access to an information resource. NOTE: GILS name: access constraints; InformationResource.AccessConstraints.Text Text describing the constraints on access to an information resource. NOTE: This may include security, confidentiality, dissemination, and other constraints on accessing the information resource. GILS name: general access constraints; MARC 506$a InformationResource.AccessConstraints.SecurityClassification InformationResource.AccessConstraints.SecurityClassification.Text The text describing security classification control constraints of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: security classification control; MARC: 355$a InformationResource.AccessConstraints.DisseminationControl InformationResource.AccessConstraints.DisseminationControl.OriginatorAssigned InformationResource.AccessConstraints.DisseminationControl.OriginatorAssigned.Text The text describing dissemination constraints assigned by the originator of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: originator dissemination control; MARC: 357$g InformationResource.AgencyProgramme InformationResource.AgencyProgramme.Text The text describing the agency programme associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: agency program; MARC 545$a InformationResource.ContactOrganisation InformationResource.ContactOrganisation.Name The name of the organisation acting as contact for the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: contact organisation; MARC: 270$q InformationResource.CrossReference The cross reference to another information resource associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: cross reference; InformationResource.CrossReference.Address The code and identifier pair identifying the address of the cross-referenced information resource. NOTE: GILS name: cross referenced linkage; InformationResource.CrossReference.Address.Identifier The identifier of the address of the cross-referenced information resource. NOTE: Note: By convention on the Internet, the identifier is expressed as a URL or URN. GILS name: linkage; MARC 787$w InformationResource.CrossReference.Address.DataType InformationResource.CrossReference.Address.DataType.Code The code identifying the data type at the address of the cross-referenced information resource. NOTE: Note: By convention on the Internet, the code is expressed as a MIME type. GILS name: linkage type; MARC: 787$n GILS name: type de lien InformationResource.CrossReference.Name The name that is the distinctive designation of the cross referenced information resource. NOTE: GILS name: cross reference title; MARC 787$t InformationResource.CrossReference.Relationship InformationResource.CrossReference.Relationship.Text The text describing the relationship of the cross referenced information resource to the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: cross reference relationship; Dublin core name. Relation; MARC 787$g InformationResource.LocationVocabulary The vocabulary of place names associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: place; InformationResource.LocationVocabulary.Name The name designating the location identified in the authoritative source of location names associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: place keyword; MARC 651$a InformationResource.LocationVocabulary.Thesaurus InformationResource.LocationVocabulary.Thesaurus.Name The name of the registered thesaurus or similar authoritative source of place names associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: place keyword thesaurus; MARC 651$2 InformationResource.LocatorRecord InformationResource.LocatorRecord.Original InformationResource.LocatorRecord.Original.Identifier The identifier of an original locator record from which was derived the locator record of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: original control identifier; MARC: 035$a InformationResource.LocatorRecord.Language InformationResource.LocatorRecord.Language.Code The code of the language of the locator record of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: language of record; MARC 040$b InformationResource.LocatorRecord.Source InformationResource.LocatorRecord.Source.Identifier The identifier of the source of the locator record of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: record source; MARC: 040$a InformationResource.LocatorRecord.Identifier The identifier of the locator record of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: control identifier; MARC: 001 InformationResource.LocatorRecord.LastModified InformationResource.LocatorRecord.LastModified.Date The date of last modification of the locator record of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: date of last modification; MARC 005 InformationResource.LocatorRecord.ScheduledReview InformationResource.LocatorRecord.ScheduledReview.Date The date scheduled for review of the locator record of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: record review date; MARC 583$c InformationResource.Methodology InformationResource.Methodology.Text The text describing the methodology used to produce the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: methodology; MARC: 567$a InformationResource.Originator InformationResource.Originator.Name The name of the originator of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: originator, contributor, Dublin Core name: Author or Creator; MARC 710$a; Other Contributors; MARC 720$a InformationResource.Publication InformationResource.Publication.Date The date of publication of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: date of publication; Dunblin Core name: Date; MARC 260$c InformationResource.Publication.Location InformationResource.Publication.Location.Name The name of the location of publication of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: place of publication; MARC: 260$a InformationResource.RecordSchedule InformationResource.RecordSchedule.Identifier The identifier, assigned in a records schedule system, of the information resource. NOTE: Note: A 'records schedule' concerns events in life cycle management of records. GILS name: schedule number; MARC: 583$b InformationResource.SupplementalInformation The supplemental information associated with the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: supplemental information; Dublin core name: coverage; MARC500$a InformationResource.UseConstraints InformationResource.UseConstraints.Text The text describing the constraints on use of the information resource. NOTE: GILS name: use constraints; Dublin core name: rights management; MARC: 540$a ElectronicMail E-Mail Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer system to one or more recipients intended to be interpreted by a human. i.e., mail that is transmitted by electronic means. NOTE: Electronic mail, today, is generally understood to be via the Internet, and the E-mail addresses are Internet addresses, unless specified differently. e.g. as with X400. SecurityClassification The classification given to control the security of something. AccessConstraints Limitations applied such as security, confidentiality, dissemination, etc. for accessing something. DisseminationControl Control imposed for the distribution of something by somebody. OriginatorAssigned Something assigned by the originator of something. AgencyProgramme A programme developed by an agency for achieving a particular purpose. HoursOfService The time period(s) when one can obtain service from someone. ContactOrganisation An organisation identified for contact purposes on a particular subject. CrossReference A reference from one thing to another. DataType A type of data as used in information technology. NOTE: Reference: As used in GILS includes a MIME type.. BoundingCoordinate A coordinate that delimits a geographic location. East The compass point or direction corresponding to 90 degrees to the right of north. North The compass point or direction corresponding to zero degrees. South The compass point or direction corresponding to 180 degrees. West The compass point or direction corresponding to 90 degrees to the left of north. Coordinates Each of a system of magnitudes used to fix the position of a point, line or plane. NOTE: Often used used to pinpoint a location using geographic coordinates. LocationVocabulary A vocabulary containing names of places or locations. Thesaurus A collection of concepts or words arranged according to sense. A dictionary or an encyclopedia. NOTE: US meaning can include a book of synonyms and antonyms. LocatorRecord A record that identifies the location of something. LastModified The latest, usually time, when something was modified. ScheduledReview A review of something that has been included in a schedule. Methodology The body of methods or procedures used in a particular activity. Originator The person or organisation that initiates or creates something. Medium The means by which something is communicated. NOTE: This is not to be confused with Arithmetic Medium, the middle quality, degree, etc, between extremes. OrderProcess The stages by which an order is to be processed. TechnicalPrerequisites The conditions that must be satisfied from a technical perspective before something can be achieved. Publication The preparation and issuing of a book, newspaper, report, etc, to the public. RecordSchedule The schedule or list of events, times, etc. in the life cycle of a record or document. ControlledTerm A term that is included in a controlled vocabulary. NOTE: See 1206 for the definition of ControlledVocabulary. ControlledVocabulary A thesaurus or similar source of terms associated with a particular subject. UncontrolledTerm A term that is not from a controlled vocabulary. NOTE: See 1206 for the definition of ControlledVocabulary. SupplementalInformation Additional information provided over and above the basic information. UseConstraints Limitations specified for the use of something. Rank Schema