DOI Data Dictionary , 2012-09-26

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Creation

A message term used as an enumeration in a restriction.

A Resource made, directly or indirectly, by one or more human beings.

Relationships
Parents	Resource	An Entity in a Context playing a role other than that of Time or Place.
Children	Abstraction	A Creation which exists as a concept and is recognised only through one more more physical, digital or spatio-temporal Manifestations.
	Audio	A Creation which is intended to be listened to.
	Book	A non serial Creation, capable of being expressed in printed form with multiple bound pages and covers, published with a distinct Title and not as part of another Publication unless it is set of similar Resources. A DOI applied at this level may refer to a Book which appears in physical, digital and audio forms.
	Dataset	A Set of numeric and related data (typically associated with scientific research).
	Derivation	A Creation made, in whole or part, from one or more existing Creations.
	Language	A Creation whose content is expressed in human or machine-readable Language.
	LearningObject	A Resource for use in teaching and learning.
	LinkedCreation	A Creation with which a Creation is associated.
	Manifestation	A perceivable Creation that is a realization of an Abstraction.
	Music	A Creation whose content is expressed in musical notes.
	Other	A Creation whose content is expressed in a form other than Language, Music, or Image.
	Part	A Part of a Creation.
	Physical	A Creation which is expressed in physical form.
	Publication	A Creation made available for access.
	ReferentCreation	A Creation identified by a DoiName.
	Series	A Set of related Creations published sequentially with some common Name.
	Standard	A formal standard adopted by ISO or another recognized standards body.
	Visual	A Creation which is intended to be looked at.
Belongs to AVS	PrimaryReferentType	Allowed values for the primary type of a referent.

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