.. _dct:audience:

Audience (O)
============

``dcterms:audience``

Cardinality
~~~~~~~~~~~

*Optional*

*Occurrence: 0-n*

Definition and Usage Instruction
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

**DCMI Definition**

A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful.

**Usage Instruction**

A class of entity may be determined by the creator or the publisher or by a third party. An example of audiences given is derived from the `Common Education Data Standards vocabulary`_. Please note the list is not exhaustive.

* Administrators
* Community Groups
* Counsellors
* Federal Funds Recipients and Applicants
* Librarians
* News Media
* Other
* Parents and Families
* Policymakers
* Researchers
* School Support Staff
* Student Financial Aid Providers
* Students
* Teachers

**Remarks**

* introduced in `DRIVER Guidelines v2 element audience`_

Property audience (O, 0-n)
--------------------------

Use the class of entity as value.

Example
~~~~~~~
.. code-block:: xml
   :linenos:

   <dcterms:audience>Researchers</dcterms:audience>
   <dcterms:audience>Students</dcterms:audience>

.. _Common Education Data Standards vocabulary: https://ceds.ed.gov/element/001492
.. _DRIVER Guidelines v2 element audience: https://wiki.surfnet.nl/display/DRIVERguidelines/Audience