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Document Types


Field searches can be made on the INAC simple search page. Searchable fields include document type.

To search this field, enter dc.type: in lowercase, followed by the document type to be searched, also in lowercase. The tag name, dc.type, and the term to be searched are separated by a colon with no spaces. If the document type term is a phrase, it must be in quotation marks. For example, dc.type: "educational material".

The following are the document types that are used for INAC web resources.

Document Types

  • abstract
  • administrative page (Use "web sites" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • agreement
  • assessment
  • biography
  • calendar (Use "quick reference" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • contact information (Use contacts to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • contractual material
  • correspondence
  • decision
  • educational material (Use "publications / educational resources / research" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • encyclopaedia (Use "quick reference" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • event
  • fact sheet (Use "information sheets / background information" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • financial report (Use reports to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • form
  • frequently asked questions (Use "quick reference" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • geospatial material (Use maps to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • guide (Use "directives / procedures" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • home page (Use "web sites" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • information collection
  • intellectual property statement
  • interactive resource
  • legislation and regulations (Use "legislation / acts / regulations" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • licences and permits
  • literary material
  • manuscript
  • media release (Use "press releases / speeches" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • meeting material
  • memorandum
  • moving image
  • multimedia
  • music notation
  • news publication (Use "periodicals / bulletins / newsletters" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • notice (Use "announcements / events" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • organizational description (Use "organization background / organization responsibility" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • policy (Use policies to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • presentation (Use "press releases / speeches" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • promotional material
  • reference material (Use "quick reference" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • report
  • resource list (Use "web sites" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • service
  • sound
  • standard (Use "directives / procedures" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • statistics
  • still image (Use photographs to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • survey
  • terminology (Use "quick reference" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).
  • welcome page (Use "web sites" to find resources older than 1 August 2003).

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