pbcoreAssetType is a broad definition of the type of intellectual content being described. Asset types might include those without associated instantiations (a collection or series), or those with instantiations (programs, episodes, clips, etc.)

Best practice: The asset type should broadly describe all related instantiations — for example, if an asset includes many instantiations representing different generations of a program, the asset type ‘program’ remains accurate for all of them.

pbcoreInstantiation can be contained within the elements pbcoreDescriptionDocument or pbcorePart.

Usage: optional, repeatable.

Attributes

• source – optional. Attribute source provides the name of the authority used to declare the value of the element. Different elements will use the source attribute slightly differently.  For example, identifier source (required) should be the name of the organization, institution, system or namespace that the identifier came from, such as “PBS NOLA Code” or an institutional database identifier.  For other elements, this might be the name of a controlled vocabulary, namespace or authority list, such as Library of Congress Subject Headings.  We recommend a consistent and human readable use.
• ref – optional. Use attribute ref to supply a source’s URI for the value of the element. Attribute ref can be used to point to a term in a controlled vocabulary, or a URI associated with a source.
• version – optional. Attribute version identifies any version information about the authority or convention used to express data of this element.
• annotation – optional. Attribute annotation includes narrative information intended to clarify the nature of data used in the element. Can be used as a notes field to include any additional information about the element or associated attributes

Subelements

pbcoreAssetType contains no subelements.

Controlled Vocabularies

PBCore pbcoreAssetType (recommended)
EBU Object Type Code

Examples

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