RSL and Schema.org

RSL integrates with Schema.org to enable publishers to define additional metadata about their licensable digital assets.

Adding Schema.org metadata to an RSL license

The optional RSL <schema> element provides additional metadata about a digital asset, including the author, publisher, or date of creation. This element must contain a URL pointing to a Schema.org CreativeWork declaration.

Example Code

Below is an example RSL file that links to a Schema.org declaration.

<rsl xmlns="https://rslstandard.org/rsl">
 <content url="https://gutenberg.org/2701/pg2701-h.zip">
   <schema>https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701</schema>
   <license>
     <payment type="free"/>
   </license>
 </content>
</rsl>

Example corresponding Schema.org declaration.

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Book",
  "name": "Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville",
  "author": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "name": "Herman Melville"
  }
}

Adding an RSL license to a Schema.org CreativeWork

The Schema.org license property can be used to link to an RSL file that defines machine-readable usage rights and licensing terms for a CreativeWork.

Example Code

Below is an example Schema.org declaration that links to an RSL license file.

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Book",
  "name": "Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville",
  "author": {
    "@type": "Person",
    "name": "Herman Melville"
  },
  "license": "https://gutenberg.org/ebooks-rsl-license.xml"
}