Semantic Units of the PREMIS Data Dictionary
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in the OWL Ontology ver. 1 is defined as:
Class IntellectualEntity 
| Containers | Current |
|---|---|
| 1 - Object | o.ie IntellectualEntity |
| Semantic unit | o.ie IntellectualEntity |
|---|---|
| Definition | A set of content that is considered a single intellectual unit for purposes of management and description: for example, a particular book, map, photograph, database, or piece of hardware or software. An Intellectual Entity can include other Intellectual Entities; for example, a web site can include a web page; a web page can include an image. An Intellectual Entity may have one or more digital representations. |
| Obligation | Mandatory |
| Repeatability | Repeatable |
| Controlled vocabulary | http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/preservation/objectCategory/int |