Record Resource Extent RiC-A35

Definition

The quantity of information content, as human experienced, contained in a Record Resource. The method and precision of expressing the quantity of information represented in a Record Resource will vary according to the kind of Record Resource being described, processing economy constraints, etc. For record sets, quantity may be expressed as number of records, or, for analogue records in particular, by the physical storage dimensions of the members of the Record Set. For individual records or record parts, quantity may be expressed in more precise terms.

Scope notes

Use if you don't use RecordResourceExtent class and its properties for handling such information. Record resource extent should not be confused with instantiation extent or carrier extent. The number, size or duration of the information content unit(s) remains the same even if the information is instantiated in various carriers. For example, a CD with a storage capacity of 700 MB (carrier extent) might hold a record of 1,500 words (record resource extent) represented in two versions, one a Word document with an instantiation extent of 3 KB and the other a PDF file with an instantiation extent of 5 KB.

Declared on

• Record Resource RiC-E02

Also applies to 3 inherited by

Examples

• 1,500 words
• 2 films
• 2.065.735 characters
• 3 minutes and 24 seconds
• 6 maps
• 6 photographs