This guide gives a brief overview of the guidelines for describing metadata in the Research and Scholarship Institutional Repository.
Dublin Core Field | dc.title |
Obligation | Required |
Repeatable | |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
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INSTRUCTIONS
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WHERE TO FIND IN THE RESOURCE
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.date.issued |
Obligation | Required |
Repeatable | Yes; not recommended |
Allowed Values | Standard: YYYY-MM-DD |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | Yes |
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INSTRUCTIONS
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WHERE TO FIND IN THE RESOURCE
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.contributor.author |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text [entities coming soon] |
Controlled Vocabulary | No [entities coming soon] |
Faceted Search | Yes |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES
WHERE TO FIND IN THE RESOURCE
Item Type | Information Sources |
For text |
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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.language.iso |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text (not faceted) |
Controlled Vocabulary | ISO 639.1 (LOC Codes) |
Faceted Search | No |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
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WHERE TO FIND IN THE RESOURCE
Item Type | Information Sources |
For text |
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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.subject |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | Yes |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES
WHERE TO FIND IN THE RESOURCE
Item Type | Information Sources |
For text |
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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 |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES
WHERE TO FIND IN THE RESOURCE
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 |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES
WHERE TO FIND IN THE RESOURCE
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 |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
GLOSSARY OF FORMATS
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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INSTRUCTIONS
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Dublin Core Field | dc.format.extent |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | Yes |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES
Dublin Core Field | dc.source |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | No |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES
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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INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES
Dublin Core Field | dc.rights |
Obligation | Recommended |
Repeatable | No |
Allowed Values | Uncontrolled text |
Controlled Vocabulary | No |
Faceted Search | No |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES
Dublin Core Field | dc.type |
Obligation | Recommended, if applicable |
Repeatable | No |
Allowed Values | Controlled vocabulary |
Controlled Vocabulary | Yes |
Faceted Search | No |
DEFINITION
INSTRUCTIONS
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