The University Libraries Research and Scholarship Institutional Repository provides access to the scholarly and creative works created by the university community, including publications, posters, presentations, theses, dissertations, and more. This guide is an overview of the metadata guidelines for materials in the institutional repository.
Dublin Core Field | dc.title |
Obligation | Required |
Repeatable | |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
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Item Type | Information Sources |
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For computer files |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.date.issued |
Obligation | Required |
Repeatable | Yes; not recommended |
Allowed Values | Standard: YYYY-MM-DD |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | Yes |
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Item Type | Information Sources |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.contributor.author |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text [entities coming soon] |
Controlled Vocabulary | No [entities coming soon] |
Faceted Search | Yes |
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Item Type | Information Sources |
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For images |
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For maps |
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For music scores |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.language.iso |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text (not faceted) |
Controlled Vocabulary | ISO 639.1 (LOC Codes) |
Faceted Search | No |
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Item Type | Information Sources |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.subject |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | Yes |
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Item Type | Information Sources |
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For images |
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For maps |
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For music scores |
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For videos |
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For sound files |
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For computer files |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.identifier.citation |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | No |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
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Item Type | Information Sources |
For text |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.description.abstract |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes; not recommended |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text (not faceted) |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
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Item Type | Information Sources |
For text |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.format |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Controlled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | Yes |
Faceted Search | No |
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Format | Code | Use for: |
Audio | audio | Sound files |
Image | image | Two-dimensional, graphic representations |
Text | text | Written or printed documents |
Video | video | Moving images |
Dataset | data | Dataset files |
Dublin Core Field | dc.format.medium |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.format.extent |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.source |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | No |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.publisher |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes; not recommended |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | Recommended authority records |
Faceted Search | No |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.rights |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | No |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
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Dublin Core Field | dc.type |
Obligation | Recommended, if applicable |
Repeatable | No |
Allowed Values | Controlled vocabulary |
Controlled Vocabulary | Yes |
Faceted Search | No |
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