Persistent Digital Object

Derivative Generators

Attributes

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KeyField	RDO_M5_persistent-digital-object
Identifier	RDO_M5
Name	Persistent Digital Object
System Name	persistent-digital-object
Description	A persistent digital object represents digital objects that are considered stable and to remain unchanged. Examples of persistent digital objects are archived data records of a research project, the static version of a website or a specific version of a software programme.
Ontology Scope	RDE19 Persistent Digital Object
Version
Version Date
Last Modified	2026-05-27
Project	rdo
Funding Project
Author
Funder
Ontology	dcterms_1.1, crmgeo_1.2.1, dc_1.1, crmcpr_1.5.1, crmdig_3.2.1, rdfs_1.1, frbr_2.4, skos_1.0, crmsci_1.2.6, crmarchaeo_1.4.1, rdo_1.0, crm_7.1.1, aaao_2.2, crminf_1.0, la_0.9
URI	http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/composite/RDO_M5

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                            @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix crmdig: <http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl/CRMdig/> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    rdo:rdp16i_is_persistent_digital_object_part_of <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.16_1> ;
    rdo:rdp18i_is_digital_object_part_of <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.2_1> ;
    rdo:rdp50_accessible_at <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.1_1> ;
    crm:P104_is_subject_to <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/554_1>,
        <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/554_1> ;
    crm:P129_is_about <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/392_1> ;
    crm:P129i_is_subject_of <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.6_1> ;
    crm:P1_is_identified_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/4_1>,
        <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/8_1> ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/11_1> ;
    crm:P43_has_dimension <https://example.swissartresearch.net/dimension/98_1> ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/426_1> ;
    crm:p103_was_intended_for <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/554_1> a crm:E30_Right ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.9_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.16_1> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digital_Object .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.1_1> a rdo:RDE29_Access_Point ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Statement_string_content" .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.2_1> a rdo:RDE20_Volatile_Digital_Object .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.6_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Statement_string_content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.9_1> a crm:D1_Digital_Object .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/actor/554_2> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/426_1> a crmdig:D1_Digital_Object ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/427_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/4_1> a crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "name_content_value" .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/554_1> a crm:E30_Right ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/555_1> ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/556_1> ;
    crm:P75i_is_possessed_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/actor/554_2> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/556_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/8_1> a crm:E42_Identifier ;
    rdfs:label "Identifier_label_value" ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Identifier_value_content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/identifier/9_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/dimension/98_1> a crm:E54_Dimension ;
    crm:P90_has_value "integer" ;
    crm:P91_has_unit <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/99_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/identifier/9_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/11_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/392_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/427_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/555_1> a crm:E55_Type .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/99_1> a crm:E58_Measurement_Unit .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

Samples

Persistent Digital Object	Persistent Digital Object Label

Fields

[CAT.1] Names and Identifiers

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type
Name	LAF.6	Name	The title of the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation[4_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal	String
Identifier	LAF.10	Identifier	A (dereferenceable) identifier of the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E42_Identifier[8_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal	String
Identifier	LAF.9	Identifier Type	The type of the identifier of the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E42_Identifier[8_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[9_1]	Concept
Identifier	LAF.8	Identifier Label	The value of the identifier of the documented persistent digital object for display purposes.	->crm:P1_is_identified_by->crm:E42_Identifier[8_1]->rdfs:label->rdf:literal	String

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    crm:P1_is_identified_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/4_1>,
        <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/8_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/4_1> a crm:E33_E41_Linguistic_Appellation ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "name_content_value" .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/8_1> a crm:E42_Identifier ;
    rdfs:label "Identifier_label_value" ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Identifier_value_content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/identifier/9_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/identifier/9_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

Identifier: Sample

Subject	Identifier	Identifier Type	Identifier Label
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Name: Sample

Subject	Name
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[CAT.16] Classification

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Expected Collection
Type	LAF.11	Type	The type of the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[11_1]	Concept

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/11_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/11_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

Type: Sample

Subject	Type
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[CAT.3] Substance

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Expected Collection
Dimension	LAF.101	Dimension Value	The volume of the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P43_has_dimension->crm:E54_Dimension[98_1]->crm:P90_has_value->rdf:literal	Integer
Dimension	LAF.99	Dimension Unit	The unit of volume of the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P43_has_dimension->crm:E54_Dimension[98_1]->crm:P91_has_unit->crm:E58_Measurement_Unit[99_1]	Concept

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    crm:P43_has_dimension <https://example.swissartresearch.net/dimension/98_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/dimension/98_1> a crm:E54_Dimension ;
    crm:P90_has_value "integer" ;
    crm:P91_has_unit <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/99_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/99_1> a crm:E58_Measurement_Unit .

JSON-LD

Dimension: Sample

Subject	Dimension Unit	Dimension Value
Count:

[CAT.8] Parameters&Outcomes

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Expected Collection
	RDO_F8	Had Intended Use	The use or purpose for which the documented persistent digital object was created.	->crm:P103_was_intended_for->crm:E55_Type[RDO.8_1]	Concept

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    crm:p103_was_intended_for <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

had intended use: Sample

Subject	had intended use
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[CAT.9] Parthood

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Expected Collection
	RDO_F2	Is Part of Volatile Object	The volatile digital object of which the documented persistent digital object forms a part.	->rdo:RDP18i_is_digital_object_part_of->rdo:RDE2_Volatile_Digital_Object[RDO.2_1]	Reference Model	Volatile Digital Object
	RDO_F16	Is Part of Persistent Digital Object	The persistent digital object of which the documented persistent digital object forms a part.	->rdo:RDP16i_is_persistent_digital_object_part_of->rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digital_Object[RDO.16_1]	Reference Model	Persistent Digital Object

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    rdo:rdp16i_is_persistent_digital_object_part_of <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.16_1> ;
    rdo:rdp18i_is_digital_object_part_of <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.2_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.16_1> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digital_Object .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.2_1> a rdo:RDE20_Volatile_Digital_Object .

JSON-LD

is part of persistent digital object: Sample

Subject	is part of persistent digital object
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is part of volatile object: Sample

Subject	is part of volatile object
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[CAT.11] Information Carriers& Information Carried

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Expected Collection
	RDO_F1	Has Access Point	The web address by which the documented persistent digital object may be accessed.	->rdo:RDP50_accessible_at->rdo:RDE29_Access_Point[RDO.1_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal	String

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    rdo:rdp50_accessible_at <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.1_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.1_1> a rdo:RDE29_Access_Point ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Statement_string_content" .

JSON-LD

has access point: Sample

Subject	has access point
Count:

[CAT.12] Aboutness

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Expected Collection
	LAF.392	Subject	The subject area of the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P129_is_about->crm:E55_Type[392_1]	Concept

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    crm:P129_is_about <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/392_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/392_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

Subject: Sample

Subject	Subject
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[CAT.13] Description

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Expected Collection
Description	RDO_F6	Description	A description of the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P129i_is_subject_of->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[RDO.6_1]->crm:P190_has_symbolic_content->rdf:literal	String
Description	RDO_F7	Description Type	The type of the description of the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P129i_is_subject_of->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[RDO.6_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[RDO.8_1]	Concept

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    crm:P129i_is_subject_of <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.6_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.6_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object ;
    crm:P190_has_symbolic_content "Statement_string_content" ;
    crm:P2_has_type <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/type/RDO.8_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

Description: Sample

Subject	entity description type	entity description
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[CAT.17] Rights

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Expected Collection
Right	LAF.554	Right Holder	The person or group who possesses the right to the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P104_is_subject_to->crm:E30_Right[554_1]->crm:P75i_is_possessed_by->crm:E39_Actor[554_2]	Reference Model	Person , Group
Right	LAF.555	Right Type	The type of right held over the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P104_is_subject_to->crm:E30_Right[554_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[555_1]	Concept
Right	LAF.556	Rights Statement	A textual statements about the right held over the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P104_is_subject_to->crm:E30_Right[554_1]->crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by->crm:E33_Linguistic_Object[556_1]	Collection		Description
Right	RDO_F9	Right Digital Reference	A link to a digital ressource which describes the right held over the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P104_is_subject_to->crm:E30_Right[554_1]->crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by->crmdig:D1_Digital_Object[RDO.9_1]	uri

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    crm:P104_is_subject_to <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/554_1>,
        <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/554_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/554_1> a crm:E30_Right ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.9_1> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/conceptual_object/RDO.9_1> a crm:D1_Digital_Object .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/actor/554_2> a crm:E39_Actor .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/554_1> a crm:E30_Right ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/555_1> ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/556_1> ;
    crm:P75i_is_possessed_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/actor/554_2> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/556_1> a crm:E33_Linguistic_Object .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/555_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

Right: Sample

Subject	Right Type	Rights Statement	Right Holder	right digital reference
Count:

[CAT.14] Documentation

Field Collection	Identifier	Name	Description	Ontology Path	Expected Value Type	Expected Model	Expected Collection
Digital Reference	LAF.426	Digital Reference	A digital reference that is relevant to the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by->crmdig:D1_Digital_Object[426_1]	uri
Digital Reference	LAF.427	Digital Reference Type	The type of the digital reference that is relevant to the documented persistent digital object.	->crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by->crmdig:D1_Digital_Object[426_1]->crm:P2_has_type->crm:E55_Type[427_1]	Concept

Ontology Graph

Instance Graph

Turtle RDF

                    @prefix crm: <http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/> .
@prefix crmdig: <http://www.ics.forth.gr/isl/CRMdig/> .
@prefix rdo: <http://ontologies.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/> .

<http://example.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/rdo/models/persistent_digital_object> a rdo:RDE19_Persistent_Digial_Object ;
    crm:P67i_is_referred_to_by <https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/426_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/conceptual_object/426_1> a crmdig:D1_Digital_Object ;
    crm:P2_has_type <https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/427_1> .

<https://example.swissartresearch.net/type/427_1> a crm:E55_Type .

JSON-LD

Digital Reference: Sample

Subject	Digital Reference Type	Digital Reference
Count: