PREMIS 3 Ontology

Classes

Action^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Action

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Operation type to perform on an Object. Effectively performing this action may produce an Event.

is in range of: act^op, has purpose^op, inhibits^op

Agent^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Agent

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Actor (human, machine, or software) associated with one or more Event and/or Rights statement associated with a digital object.

has super-classes: agent; agent^c
has sub-classes: Hardware agent^c, Organization^c, Person^c, Software agent^c

Bitstream^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Bitstream

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Contiguous or non-contiguous data within a file that has meaningful properties for preservation purposes.

has super-classes: Object^c
is disjoint with: File^c, Intellectual entity^c, Representation^c

Copyright^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Copyright

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-classes: Rights basis^c
is disjoint with: Institutional policy^c, License^c, Statute^c

Dependency^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Dependency

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Relationship where one Object requires another Object to support its function, delivery, or the coherence of its content.

is in domain of: has characteristic^op, has purpose^op
is in range of: has dependency^op

Environment characteristic^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/EnvironmentCharacteristic

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

An assessment of the extent to which the described environment supports its purpose.

is in range of: has characteristic^op

Event^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Event

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Action performed within or outside the repository that affects its capability to preserve Objects over the long term.

has super-classes: activity
is in domain of: has outcome^op, has outcome note^dp

File^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/File

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Named and ordered sequence of bytes that is known to an operating system.

has super-classes: Object^c
is in domain of: has composition level^dp
is disjoint with: Bitstream^c, Intellectual entity^c, Representation^c

Fixity^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Fixity

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Information used to verify whether an object has been altered in an undocumented or unauthorized way.

is in range of: has fixity^op

Hardware agent^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/HardwareAgent

has super-classes: Agent^c
is same as: har
is disjoint with: Organization^c, Person^c, Software agent^c
is also defined as: named individual

Identifier^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Identifier

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

An unambiguous reference to the PREMIS entity within the preservation repository.

is in range of: has identifier^op

Inhibitor^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Inhibitor

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Feature of a Digital Object intended to inhibit access, copying, dissemination, or migration. Common Inhibitors are encryption and password protection.

is in domain of: inhibits^op
is in range of: inhibited by^op

Institutional policy^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/InstitutionalPolicy

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

A policy decision made by an organization.

has super-classes: Rights basis^c
is disjoint with: Copyright^c, License^c, Statute^c

Intellectual entity^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/IntellectualEntity

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

A set of content that is considered a single intellectual unit for purposes of management and description: for example, a particular book, map, photograph, database, or piece of hardware or software. An Intellectual Entity can include other Intellectual Entities; for example, a web site can include a web page; a web page can include an image. An Intellectual Entity may have one or more digital representations. An Intellectual Entity may also describe an environment, defined as technology supporting a digital object in some way (e.g. by rendering or executing it). Environments can consist of software, hardware, or a combination of both.

has super-classes: Object^c
is disjoint with: Bitstream^c, File^c, Representation^c

License^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/License

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

A license agreement or other legal document that grants rights.

has super-classes: Rights basis^c
is disjoint with: Copyright^c, Institutional policy^c, Statute^c

Object^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Object

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Discrete unit of information subject to digital preservation. Subclasses of Object are Intellectual Entity, Representation, File and Bitstream.

has super-classes: entity
has sub-classes: Bitstream^c, File^c, Intellectual entity^c, Representation^c
is in domain of: has dependency^op, has policy^op, has rights status^op
is in range of: governs^op, has relationship^op

Organization^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Organization

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-classes: Agent^c; organization; organization^c
is disjoint with: Hardware agent^c, Person^c, Software agent^c

Outcome status^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/OutcomeStatus

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Overall result of the Event in terms of success, partial success, or failure.

is in range of: has outcome^op

Person^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Person

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-classes: Agent^c; person; person^c
is disjoint with: Hardware agent^c, Organization^c, Software agent^c

Preservation policy^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/PreservationPolicy

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Information indicating the decision or policy on the set of preservation functions to be applied to an object and the context in which the decision or policy was made. Note that in addition to subclasses declared at presLevType, SignificantProperties is also a subclass of PreservationPolicy. Implementers may also wish to create locally-defined subclasses.

has super-classes: policy^c
has sub-classes: Significant properties^c
is in range of: has policy^op

Representation^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Representation

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Digital or physical Object instantiating or embodying an Intellectual Entity. A digital representation is the set of stored digital files and structural metadata needed to provide a complete and reasonable rendition of the Intellectual Entity. A physical representation is an item such as a manuscript, video cassette, or printed document.

has super-classes: Object^c
is disjoint with: Bitstream^c, File^c, Intellectual entity^c

Rights basis^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/RightsBasis

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Designation of the basis for the right or permission governing the Object.

has sub-classes: Copyright^c, Institutional policy^c, License^c, Statute^c
is in domain of: allows^op, governs^op, has citation^dp, has jurisdiction^op, has terms^dp, prohibits^op
is in range of: has basis^op

Rights status^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/RightsStatus

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Information about how a RightsBasis applies to a particular object.

is in domain of: has basis^op, has determination date^dp
is in range of: has rights status^op

Rule^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Rule

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Statement about the Actions an Agent is permitted to undertake or prohibited from undertaking with respect to an Object.

is in domain of: act^op, has restriction^dp
is in range of: allows^op, prohibits^op

Signature^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Signature

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Mathematical technique used to validate the authenticity and integrity of a message, software or digital document.

is in domain of: has encoding^op, has validation rules^dp
is in range of: has signature^op

Signature encoding^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/SignatureEncoding

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Encoding used for the signature value and key information.

is in range of: has encoding^op

Significant properties^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/SignificantProperties

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Characteristics of a particular object subjectively determined to be important to maintain through preservation actions.

has super-classes: Preservation policy^c

Software agent^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/SoftwareAgent

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-classes: Agent^c; software agent
is disjoint with: Hardware agent^c, Organization^c, Person^c

Statute^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/Statute

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

A law that grants or revokes rights, such as laws governing privacy or orphan works.

has super-classes: Rights basis^c
is disjoint with: Copyright^c, Institutional policy^c, License^c

Storage location^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/StorageLocation

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Information needed to retrieve a physical item from its physical storage location or a file from the storage system, or to access a bitstream within a file.

is in domain of: has medium^op
is in range of: stored at^op

Storage medium^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/StorageMedium

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

The physical medium on which the Object is stored (e.g., magnetic tape, hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD).

is in range of: has medium^op

Object Properties

act^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/act

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Rule^c
has range: Action^c

allows^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/allows

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Rights basis^c
has range: Rule^c

governs^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/governs

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Rights basis^c
has range: Object^c

has basis^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/basis

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

Links from a RightsStatus to the RightsBasis instance that supports or documents it.

has domain: Rights status^c
has range: Rights basis^c

has characteristic^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/characteristic

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Dependency^c
has range: Environment characteristic^c

has dependency^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/dependency

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Object^c
has range: Dependency^c

has documentation^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/documentation

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has range: resource^c

has encoding^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/encoding

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Signature^c
has range: Signature encoding^c

has fixity^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/fixity

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Bitstream^c or File^c
has range: Fixity^c

has identifier^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/identifier

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has range: Identifier^c

has jurisdiction^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/jurisdiction

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Rights basis^c
has range: resource^c

has medium^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/medium

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Storage location^c
has range: Storage medium^c

has outcome^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/outcome

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Event^c
has range: Outcome status^c

has policy^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/policy

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Object^c
has range: Preservation policy^c

has purpose^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/purpose

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Dependency^c
has range: Action^c

has relationship^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/relationship

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Agent^c or Object^c
has range: Object^c

has rights status^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/rightsStatus

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-properties: rights^op
has domain: Object^c
has range: Rights status^c

has signature^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/signature

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Bitstream^c or File^c
has range: Signature^c

inhibited by^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/inhibitedBy

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Bitstream^c or File^c
has range: Inhibitor^c

inhibits^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/inhibits

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Inhibitor^c
has range: Action^c

prohibits^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/prohibits

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Rights basis^c
has range: Rule^c

stored at^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/storedAt

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Bitstream^c or File^c or Representation^c
has range: Storage location^c

end date^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/endDate

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-properties: date^dp
has domain: Rights status^c or Rule^c

has citation^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/citation

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Rights basis^c
has range: literal

has composition level^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/compositionLevel

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: File^c
has range: non negative integer

has determination date^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/determinationDate

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-properties: date^dp
has domain: Rights status^c
has range: date

has key^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/key

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Inhibitor^c or Signature^c
has range: literal

has note^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/note

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-properties: description^dp
has sub-properties: has outcome note^dp, has rationale^dp, has terms^dp, has validation rules^dp
has range: literal

has original name^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/originalName

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: File^c or Intellectual entity^c or Representation^c
has range: literal

has outcome note^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/outcomeNote

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-properties: has note^dp
has domain: Event^c
has range: literal

has rationale^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/rationale

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-properties: has note^dp
has range: literal

has restriction^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/restriction

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Rule^c
has range: literal

has size^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/size

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: Bitstream^c or File^c
has range: non negative integer

has terms^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/terms

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-properties: has note^dp
has domain: Rights basis^c
has range: literal

has validation rules^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/validationRules

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-properties: has note^dp
has domain: Signature^c
has range: literal

has version^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/version

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has domain: file format^c or Hardware agent^c or Intellectual entity^c or Software agent^c
has range: literal

start date^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/startDate

is defined by: http://www.loc.gov/premis/rdf/v3/

has super-properties: date^dp
has domain: Rights status^c or Rule^c

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PREMIS 3 Ontology

Abstract

Table of Content

Classes

Actionc back to ToC or Class ToC

Agentc back to ToC or Class ToC

Bitstreamc back to ToC or Class ToC

Copyrightc back to ToC or Class ToC

Dependencyc back to ToC or Class ToC

Environment characteristicc back to ToC or Class ToC

Eventc back to ToC or Class ToC

Filec back to ToC or Class ToC

Fixityc back to ToC or Class ToC

Hardware agentc back to ToC or Class ToC

Identifierc back to ToC or Class ToC

Inhibitorc back to ToC or Class ToC

Institutional policyc back to ToC or Class ToC

Intellectual entityc back to ToC or Class ToC

Licensec back to ToC or Class ToC

Objectc back to ToC or Class ToC

Organizationc back to ToC or Class ToC

Outcome statusc back to ToC or Class ToC

Personc back to ToC or Class ToC

Preservation policyc back to ToC or Class ToC

Representationc back to ToC or Class ToC

Rights basisc back to ToC or Class ToC

Rights statusc back to ToC or Class ToC

Rulec back to ToC or Class ToC

Signaturec back to ToC or Class ToC

Signature encodingc back to ToC or Class ToC

Significant propertiesc back to ToC or Class ToC

Software agentc back to ToC or Class ToC

Statutec back to ToC or Class ToC

Storage locationc back to ToC or Class ToC

Storage mediumc back to ToC or Class ToC

Object Properties

actop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

allowsop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

governsop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has basisop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has characteristicop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has dependencyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has documentationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has encodingop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has fixityop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has identifierop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has jurisdictionop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has mediumop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has outcomeop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has policyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has purposeop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has relationshipop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has rights statusop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

has signatureop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

inhibited byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

inhibitsop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

prohibitsop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

stored atop back to ToC or Object Property ToC