Bib.schema.org-1.0

bib.schema.org - the Schema.org extension sub-domain for the bibliographic sector

Release 1.0 - The initial release

Target date for agreement April 24th 2015

Initial proposal

Note Status

P = In proposal - currently U = Undecided / Under discussion D = Dropped L = Deferred to a later release proposal (1.1)

General Bibliographic Types & Properties

Type/Property	Parent/Domain	Description	Examples	Status
Agent	Thing	A Super Type for types that can act as agents (e.g. person, organization). This type is useful in cases where schema:Person or schema:Organization is optional, unclear or too specific.	Y	P
Atlas	CreativeWork	A collection or bound volume of maps, charts, plates or tables, physical or in media form illustrating any subject.	Y	P
Chapter	CreativeWork	One of the sections into which a book is divided. A chapter usually has a section number or a name.	Y	P
Collection	CreativeWork	A created collection of Creative Works or other artefacts.	Y	P
Newspaper	CreativeWork	A publication containing information about varied topics that are pertinent to general information, a geographic area, or a specific subject matter (i.e. business, culture, education). Often published daily.	Y	P
Thesis	CreativeWork	A thesis or dissertation document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification.	Y	P
inSupportOf	Thesis	http://sdo-bib.appspot.com/inSupportOf?ext=bib	Y	P
translationOfWork	CreativeWork	The work that this work has been translated from. e.g. 物种起源 is a translationOf “On the Origin of Species”	Y	P
translator	CreativeWork	An agent responsible for rendering a translated work from a source work	Y	P
workTranslation	CreativeWork	A work that is a translation of the content of this work. e.g. 西遊記 has an English workTranslation “Journey to the West”,a German workTranslation “Monkeys Pilgerfahrt” and a Vietnamese translation Tây du ký bình khảo.	Y	P

Source in RDFa form available here: bsdo-1.0.rdfa
Example Files:

Comics

Type/Property	Parent/Domain	Description	Examples	Status
ComicIssue	PublicationIssue	Individual comic issues are serially published as part of a larger series. For the sake of consistency, even one-shot issues belong to a series comprised of a single issue. All comic issues can be uniquely identified by: the combination of the name and volume number of the series to which the issue belongs; the issue number; and the variant description of the issue (if any).	Y	P
ComicSeries	Periodical	A sequential publication of comic stories under a unifying title, for example "The Amazing Spider-Man" or "Groo the Wanderer".	Y	P
ComicStory	CreativeWork	The term "story" is any indivisible, re-printable unit of a comic, including the interior stories, covers, and backmatter. Most comics have at least two stories: a cover (ComicCoverArt) and an interior story.	Y	P
CoverArt	VisualArtwork	The artwork on the outer surface of a CreativeWork.	Y	P
ComicCoverArt	CoverArt ComicStory	The artwork on the cover of a comic.	Y	P
artist	ComicIssue ComicStory	The primary artist for a work in a medium other than pencils or digital line art--for example, if the primary artwork is done in watercolors or digital paints.	N	P
inker	ComicIssue ComicStory	The individual who traces over the pencil drawings in ink after pencils are complete.	N	P
letterer	ComicIssue ComicStory	The individual who adds lettering, including speech balloons and sound effects, to artwork.	N	P
penciler	ComicIssue ComicStory	The individual who draws the primary narrative artwork.	N	P
publisherImprint	CreativeWork	The publishing division which published the comic.	N	P
variantCover	ComicIssue	A description of the variant cover for the issue, if the issue is a variant printing. For example, "Bryan Hitch Variant Cover" or "2nd Printing Variant".	N	P

Source in RDFa form available here: https://github.com/dbs/schemaorg/tree/bibex_comics_coverart