Country of Origin

Definition: The country in which the resource was created. (FAILTE)
Obligation: Optional
Type of element: Restricted vocabulary

Entry guidelines

This element is included in order that users can identify whether the teaching style of the resource is likely to be in keeping with that of their own country or culture. This is an element that is optional for the cataloguer to describe since relevant information is not always easy to find or to ascertain.

Information within the resource itself, might give a clue as to where the resource was created, so this should be carefully investigated. For instance, if the resource has been created by a particular institution or group of institutions, then looking up information about the institution(s) might reveal the country where the resource originates. Alternatively, the URL of a resource might have a domain name which suggests a particular country: e.g. ".ac.uk" for the UK and ".edu.au" for Australia. These techniques provide clues as to where the resource originated, but if there is any confusion about where a resource comes from, then it would be better to leave this element as the default "unknown".

Entries in the FAILTE database will be stored in the ISO 3166-1 (E) codes. The set of values for this element are:
Unknown GB Great Britain
US United States of America
FR France
DE Germany
JP Japan
ES Spain
AU Australia
NZ New Zealand
ZA South Africa
CA Canada