Concepts are one of the building blocks that make up Subjects.

Unlike SKOS concepts, which cover anything a work can be about, Cordata Concepts are limited to concepts that do not fall under one of the more narrow categories Person, Collective Agent, Place, Genre, Work, or Individual Concept.

interface Concept {
    alternativeNames: LanguageMapList;
    identifiers: {
        bibbiAuthorityId?: string;
    };
    name: LanguageMap;
}

Hierarchy

  • CordataEntity
    • Concept

Properties

alternativeNames: LanguageMapList

Alternative name for the concept, e.g. "Swine" for "Pigs".

identifiers: {
    bibbiAuthorityId?: string;
}

Map of identifiers for matching records in external systems.

Type declaration

  • Optional bibbiAuthorityId?: string

    Identifier assigned by Biblioteksentralen for authority records. Unique for all authorities independent of type.

The preferred name of the concept. Currently registered in Norwegian bokmål and nynorsk.