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Collection
The term "collection" is used for the user-facing interfaces. It may be modified with an adjective to differentiate between Administrative Set and Discovery set in the UI, but that is still TBD.
The term "Collection" has two definitions (usages) in Hypatia.
- Collection as Administrative Set: A group of items bound together by shared descriptive metadata and policies. A simple descriptive metadata record - "title" and "description" - applies to each member item of the set. (An item also has more extensive item-level metadata). Policies, set by the Collection Administrator, that bind together a set include: optional licenses (e.g., Creative Commons); access restrictions (e.g., embargo, discoverability, downloadability) ; collection management (contact information, who can deposit and administer). A collection (administrative set) can have one or more Administrators.
- Collection as Discovery Set: A group of items arbitrarily grouped together for purposes of discoverability. Items of a discovery set may originate from one or more administrative sets. Some descriptive metadata (title ... what else?) may be applied to this kind of collection in order to facilitate discovery and use; however, no administrative or usage policies may be defined and applied to a discovery set as a whole. The policies of an item's administrative set govern the item in all contexts, regardless of which discovery set(s) it may be a part of.
1. intellectual arrangement
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