IPTC Subject Codes

Submitted by Barbara Gilles on Wed, 2009-11-11 12:03

“The Subject Codes is a three level system for describing content by a well defined set of terms. Topics of level Subject provide a description of the editorial content of a News at a high level, a SubjectMatter provides a description at a more precise level and finally a SubjectDetail at a rather specific level. Currently about 1400 terms are available - and several of them could be assigned to a single news object enabling a very narrow description of the content.”

General information
Vocabulary type: 
Classification System
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.iptc.org/cms/site/index.html;jsessionid=auAHz_Oiq4tb?channel=...

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English

Major subjects covered: 

arts, culture and entertainment; crime, law and justice; disasters and accidents; economy, business and finance; education; environmental issues; health; human interest; labour; lifestyle and leisure; politics; religion and belief; science and technology; social issues; sports; unrest, conflicts and war; weather

Purpose: 

“For the news industry - but also far beyond - it is a strict requirement being able to assert something about the content of a news item, to apply so called metadata. This could be achieved either by free-text human language (e.g. by a headline or a caption) or by codes, NewsCodes. Codes have the advantage that they can be easily shared among users and as each code requires an explicit and comprehensive definition not only the codes but also their semantics can be shared among users.”

Vocabulary characteristics
Relationship types: 
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Depth of Hierarchy: 
Three levels
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC)
Provider URL: 

http://www.iptc.org

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