Resource Interactivity

The field "Interactivity" in the Resource Metadata Exchange Agreement should be limited to potentially interactive resources, such as computer aided identification keys (resource type = IdentificationTool, used as a subtype of "interactive resource" in DublinCore type vocabulary.

Supported values are:

• Static = The resources provide no interactive functionality. In the case of identification tools, no dynamic change of structure and presentation of key occurs in response to user interaction (as in conventional, printed or printable single-access or multi-access keys).
• Hyperlinked = The resources provides only minimal interactive functionality. In the case of identification tools, this designates principally static and printable keys that are enhanced with simple hyperlink jumps or popup-tooltip text (as commonly found in html or pdf documents).
• Dynamic = dynamically changing structure and presentation in response eto user interaction and progress of identification (as in typical software identification tools).