Vocabularies of the Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Différentes formes du nom de pays utilisées peuvent être associées à un seul code. For example: “Keeling (islands)” is another form for “ Cocos (islands) ”, both identified by: <code>https://data.bnf.fr/vocabulary/countrycodes/cc</code> </td> <td><a href="vocabulary/countrycodes/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/countrycodes/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/countrycodes/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/doctype" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Types of documents held at BnF</a></td> <td>List of the 18 main document types in use at BnF</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/doctype/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/doctype/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/doctype/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/domain" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fields</a></td> <td>List of 65 areas (of knowledge, activity, etc.) corresponding to the major classes of the Dewey classification.</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/domain/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/domain/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/domain/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/extref-definition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">External standards</a></td> <td>External sites used for alignments with BnF data</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/extref-definition/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/extref-definition/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/extref-definition/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/field-of-numismatic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fields of numismatics</a></td> <td>The list of numismatic object domains used by Nomisma.org</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/field-of-numismatic/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/field-of-numismatic/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/field-of-numismatic/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/work-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Genres</a></td> <td>Nearly 900 terms used at BnF to specify the genre of a literary, iconographic, audiovisual or other work.</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/work-form/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/work-form/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/work-form/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/geo-scheme/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Geographical classification frame</a></td> <td>Example: <a href="vocabulary/geo-scheme/cu0d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">East Africa</a>. This classification frame includes the geographical notice <a href="ark:/12148/cb153246054" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tanganyika (1961-1964)</a></td> <td><a href="vocabulary/geo-scheme/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/geo-scheme/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/langcodes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Languages</a></td> <td>BnF's language code repository is based on the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ISO 639-2 standard </a></td> <td><a href="vocabulary/langcodes/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/langcodes/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/langcodes/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/mma-object-type" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Types of numismatic objects</a></td> <td>The repository of numismatic object types used by Nomisma.org</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/mma-object-type/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/mma-object-type/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/mma-object-type/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/musical-genre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Musical genres</a></td> <td>They are used to specify the musical genre in authority records for musical works (Musical uniform titles). Example : <a href="/vocabulary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">barcarolle</a></td> <td><a href="vocabulary/musical-genre/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/musical-genre/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/musical-genre/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RAMEAU subject types</a></td> <td>The <a href="https://rameau.bnf.fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RAMEAU subject headings</a> are used at BnF, in the Intermarc format. It is used to identify the subject of resources (subject indexing). Of the 8 RAMEAU subject types, the most common are common nouns</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r160" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fictional characters (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>More than 4,700 names from the RAMEAU vocabulary corresponding to fictional, mythological or legendary characters, divinities, etc.</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r160/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r160/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r160/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r161" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Organization names (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>More than 11,120 names in the RAMEAU vocabulary corresponding to communities used for subject indexing </td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r161/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r161/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r161/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r163" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Titles of anonymous works (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>Over 99 titles in the RAMEAU vocabulary corresponding to the titles of anonyms used for subject indexing. </td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r163/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r163/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r163/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r164" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Titles of serial publications (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>Over 3,900 titles in the RAMEAU vocabulary corresponding to serial publication titles (periodicals and monograph collections) used for subject indexing.</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r164/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r164/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r164/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r165" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Textual uniform titles (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>Over 540 RAMEAU vocabulary titles corresponding to uniform text titles used for subject indexing</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r165/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r165/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r165/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r166" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Common names (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>More than 186400 RAMEAU vocabulary terms corresponding to common nouns, names of peoples, languages, battles, etc.</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r166/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r166/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r166/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r167" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Geographical names (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>More than 83,000 names from the RAMEAU vocabulary corresponding to places in physical or human geography, or to imaginary places.</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/r167/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r167/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/r167/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/genre_form_function" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Genres/Forms/Functions (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>Over 1,800 RAMEAU vocabulary terms corresponding to genres, forms or functions (categories detailed below).</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/genre_form_function/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/genre_form_function/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/genre_form_function/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/genre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Genres (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>Over 17,500 RAMEAU vocabulary terms corresponding to musical, cinematographic, literary... genres.</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/genre/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/genre/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/genre/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/form" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forms (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>Nearly 680 RAMEAU vocabulary terms corresponding to shape subdivisions</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/form/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/form/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/form/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/function" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fonctions (RAMEAU)</a></td> <td>More than 80 RAMEAU vocabulary terms corresponding to function subdivisions</td> <td><a href="vocabulary/rameau/function/rdf.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xml</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/function/rdf.nt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">n-triples</a>, <a href="vocabulary/rameau/function/rdf.n3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notation3</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="vocabulary/roles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Role codes</a></td> <td>500 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