GEM Documentation
GEM Property List
You'll find the below properties used throughout the records on this site. A wiki version of these properties and more detailed information about the GEM data model can be found on the GEM wiki.
A
Assessment
Description: A related resource that is an assessment for the Learning Resource being described.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/assessment
Assessment Method
Description: The designation of the student assessment method.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/assessmentMethod
B
Beneficiary
Description: The target audience of the resource (e.g., learning disabled students).
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/beneficiary
C
Contributor
Description: An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource..
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/contributor
D
Date Copyrighted
Description: Date of copyright.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/dateCopyrighted
Date Created
Description: Date of creation of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/created
Date Valid
Description: Date (often a range) of validity of a resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/valid
Description
Description: An account of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/description
E
Education Level
Description: A general statement describing the education or training context. Alternatively, a more specific statement of the location of the audience in terms of its progression through an education or training context.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/educationLevel
Essential Resources
Description: A free-text listing of materials essential to the successful use of the learning resource by the teacher as stated in the entity being described.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/elements/resources
Extent
Description: The size or duration of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/extent
F,G
H
Has Part
Description: A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasPart
Has Version
Description: A related resource that is a version, edition, or adaptation of the described resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion
I
Identifier
Description: An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier
Interaction Method
Description: The designation of the student groupings and interaction patterns.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/interactionMethod
Is Part Of
Description: The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/isPartOf
Is Version Of
Description: A related resource of which the described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/isVersionOf
J
K
Keywords
Description: Entry of key terms or phrases drawn from the text of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/keywords
L
Language
Description: A language of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/language
Learning Outcome
Description: An established standard to which the described resource conforms..
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo
Learning Time
Description: The recommended time or number of sessions needed to effectively use the entity being described.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/elements/duration
License
Description: A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/license
M
Mediator
Description: A class of entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/mediator
Medium
Description: The material or physical carrier of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/medium
N
O
Online Provider
Description: Online provider of the resource being described.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/OnlineProvider
P
P21Subject
Description: Partnership of 21st Century Skills vocabulary of skills.
URI: http://purl.org/ASN/scheme/P21/
Prerequisite
Description: Statement of knowledge, skills or habits of mind that the audience for a learning resource must demonstrate prior to engaging with that resource in order to be successfully engaged.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/prerequisite
Price Code
Description: A code designating the fee status of the resource (e.g., free, partially free, not free).
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/priceCode
Publisher
Description: An entity responsible for making the resource available.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/publisher
Q
R
References
Description: A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/references
Required Learning
Description: The described resource requires the referenced resource to support its function, delivery, or coherence of content.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/requires
Resource Type
Description: The nature or genre of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/type
Rights
Description: Information about rights held in and over the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/rights
Rights Holder
Description: A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/rightsHolder
S
Skill Embodied
Description: Cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills directly or indirectly embodied. (e.g., Bloom's Taxonomy)
URI: http://purl.org/ASN/schema/core/skillEmbodied
Source
Description: A related resource from which the described resource is derived.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/source
Spatial
Description: Spatial characteristics of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/spatial
Subject
Description: The topic of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/subject
T
Teaching Method
Description: The designation of teaching method.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/teachingMethod
Temporal
Description: Temporal characteristics of the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/temporal
Title
Description: A name given to the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/title
Typical Age
Description: A specific age or age range addressed by the resource.
URI: http://purl.org/gem/qualifiers/age