Index of EDM documentation
On this page you find all the documentation you need about the Europeana Data Model (EDM).
EDM Presentation and Primer
The EDM presentation and EDM Primer both date from the time EDM was firstly defined. They explain the ‘story’ of EDM, especially its rationale and expected benefits. They also present how the classes and properties from the model may be used to represent metadata and support key functionality in our context.
EDM Mapping guidelines
The EDM - Mapping guidelines give guidance for providers wanting to map their data to EDM. They contain definitions of the properties, information about the data types that can be used as values and the obligation level of each property. This documentation has an example of original data, the same data converted to EDM and diagrams showing the distribution of the properties amongst the classes, next to other EDM examples for content and metadata tiers. The full set of EDM classes and properties are being implemented incrementally, this documentation shows those that are currently available.
EDM definitions
The EDM (definitions) introduces the classes of EDM and the properties that can be used with them and states the data types and obligation level of the properties. Please refer also to the EDM - Mapping guidelines for additional details about the classes and properties used in EDM.
EDM namespace classes and properties
The EDM namespace classes and properties (definitions) section recapitulates the authoritative definitions of all classes and properties in the EDM namespace. It covers elements used in EDM used by data providers, used internally by Europeana, and all the elements defined in the EDM profiles.
EDM XML Schema and EDM validation in Oxygen
The XML Schema for the Europeana Data Model allows for automatic validation of EDM metadata. The EDM mapping rules are defined against the official release of the EDM XML Schema and the required Schematron rules (embedded in the schema). You can download the latest versions of the EDM Schema files directly from GitHub (NB: this is a working version and should be used with caution!). The EDM Validation document explains how to make use of the validation rules with the Oxygen XML editor.
For further information, please contact info@europeana.eu using 'EDM' as the email subject line.
Previously published EDM documentation are attached below, they can be consulted for historical purposes: