2A/categories/resource type
From Leapspecs
One of the Leap2A categories — this changed from 2009-03
See the resource type. Use e.g.:
<category scheme="categories:resource_type#" term="Physical" label="VHS videotape" />
or in full, without CURIEs,
<category scheme="http://wiki.leapspecs.org/2A/categories/resource_type#" term="Physical" label="VHS videotape" />
The purpose of this category is to indicate the general type of the resource, which will usually imply how to access it, but not the detailed technical format. Resources, or possibly other entries, can have one resource type associated with them by using this category. An entry should not be associated with more than one term of this scheme.
As with other category terms, a label may be used either to put in the term used by the source system, or to give a clearer human-readable indication of what type of resource it is. A label attribute may also be used with "Other" and "Unclassified" to indicate a type of resource which does not fall under any of the given terms.
"Unclassified" is the default value.
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Course
any educational or training course, whether traditionally delivered, distance learning, or self-study
The entry content should hold a description of the course, and this may contain links to web pages about the course.
If there is a course that the portfolio holder plans to attend, it should preferably be represented as a Leap2A/activity.
Human
individual people, teams, companies and organisations where the support is mediated through people, other than courses
The entry content should hold a description of the person or people, and this may contain links to web pages about them.
(Also, consider whether these could be represented as Leap2A/person or Leap2A/organization items.)
Offline
any digital resource not available on the web, but which may be stored on computer memory and potentially attached as a separate file
This might include, for instance, source code. The entry content should contain a description of the resource.
If a file is attached, it should be done in the normal way for Leap2A (see Leap2A/files) with a link rel="enclosure".
This category should be used in preference to "Printed" if both potentially apply.
Other
a resource that clearly does not fall into any of the other categories
Atom's label attribute should be used to give a human-readable term for the resource type, preferably as used in the exporting system's user interface.
The entry content should contain a description of the resource.
Note that "Other" is quite a different concept from "Unclassified".
Physical
physical resources, but not books or other printed materials
This includes paintings, sculptures, property, vehicles, videotapes.
The entry content element should contain a description of the resource, with optional links to any public web resources about it.
Printed
printed books, periodicals, journals; or physical copies of printed material (including photocopies) etc.
The entry content should contain a description of the resource, possibly including links to how to access or obtain the resource.
Web
web pages, web sites, or any resource with its own URL, assumed to be playable with an available plugin or player
The entry content should normally contain a description of the web resource. If a copy of a web page is attached as a file in the zip archive, it should be attached with link rel="enclosure" as other files are, complete with a type attribute.
If the web page or site is not attached as a file in the zip archive, the link from the resource entry to the resource itself must be rel="self" not rel="enclosure". An appropriate type attribute should be supplied.
Including publicly available HTML web pages as the content of the entry itself is discouraged. If this is nevertheless done, the atom:type in the link should be set to "html" or "xhtml", as appropriate. HTML not available on the Web should be given as in the Offline category, not Web.
Unclassified
unknown – any or none of the above types
This is the default value.
Atom's label attribute may give a human-readable idea of the type of resource, or the type may be described in the content. Resources of mixed type should be classed as unclassified. "Other" should not be used for unclassified resources, as "Other" implies explicitly that the resource does not fall into a classified category.
