foaf:Organisation

Property

Description

Value
type

Cardinality

skos:prefLabel

The preferred form of the name of the organisation. Although the maximum number of occurrences is set at 1, it can be interpreted as 1 per language tag.

At least one skos:prefLabel MUST be provided. It is recommended to provide both the English name and the organisation's name in its native (official) language. If the organisation's native language is not supported by Europeana, an English label is mandatory.

literal

1….1

edm:acronym

Acronym of organisation in English or native language.

literal

0….n

skos:altLabel

Alternative forms of the name of the organisation.

literal

0….n

skos:hiddenLabel

The unofficial names of the organisation provided by aggregators in the source data, for example name variations that combine skos:prefLabel with acronyms or the name of the city where organisation is based.

Hidden labels are used for matching during semantic enrichment.

literal

0….n

dc:description

Description of the organisation.

literal

0….n

foaf:logo

Small image that represents the organisation.

ref

0….1

edm:europeanaRole

Describes the organisation's level of participation in Europeana: whether it is a potential providing institution, providing institution, aggregator, or accredited aggregator.

ref

1….n

edm:country

The country where the organisation is physically located.

ref

1….1

edm:language

The official language of the organisation, which is typically the language spoken or used by the organisation, reflecting its country of origin or cultural context.

literal

1….n

foaf:homepage

Website of the organisation.

ref

0….1

foaf:mbox

Email address of the organisation.

literal

0….n

vcard:hasAddress

Physical address of the organisation, which may include the street, ZIP code, city, and country. In most cases, city and country information is provided.

ref

0….1

edm:aggregatesFrom

Used to describe the relationship between the aggregator and CHIs, recording the names of CHIs with which the aggregator collaborates to provide data to Europeana.

ref

0….n

edm:aggregatedVia

Used to describe the relationship between the CHI and aggregator(s), recording the names of aggregator(s) with which the CHI collaborates to provide data to Europeana.

ref

0….n

owl:sameAs

Another URI that can be used to identify this organisation (for example, an entity from LD vocabulary or a persistent identifier for organisation).

ref

0….n