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Field

Definition

Formatting

Mandatory/Optional

Viewable During Upload

Title

Full title by which the Dataset is known.

M

Y

Subtitle

A secondary title used to amplify or state certain limitations on the main title.

O

N

Alternative Title

A title by which the work is commonly referred, or an abbreviation of the title.

O

N

Alternative URL

A URL where the dataset can be viewed, such as a personal or project website.

Enter full URL, starting with http://

Example:

• http://www.my.org

O

N

Other ID

Data in this section refer to another unique identifier that identifies this Dataset

(e.g., producer's or another repository's number).

Agency

Name of agency which generated this identifier.

O

N

Identifier

Other identifier that corresponds to this Dataset.

O

N

Author

Data in this section refer to the person(s), corporate body(ies), or agency(ies) responsible for creating the work.

Name

The author's Family Name, Given Name or the name of the organization responsible for this Dataset.

Personal name expressed as LastName, FirstName MiddleInitial.

Organizational name as it appears

Examples:

• Obama, Barack H.
• Texas Digital Library

M

Y

Affiliation

The organization with which the author is affiliated.

M

Y

Identifier Scheme

Name of the identifier scheme (ORCID, ISNI, LCNA).

O

Y

Identifier

Uniquely identifies an individual author or organization, according to various schemes.

O

Y

Contact

Data in this section refer to the contact(s) for this Dataset.

Name

The contact's Family Name, Given Name or the name of the organization.

Personal name expressed as LastName, FirstName MiddleInitial.

Organizational name as it appears

Examples:

• Obama, Barack H.
• Texas Digital Library

O

Y

Affiliation

The organization with which the contact is affiliated.

O

Y

E-mail

The e-mail address(es) of the contact(s) for the Dataset. This will not be displayed to the user.

M

Y

Description

Data in this section refer to a summary describing the purpose, nature, and scope of the Dataset.

Text

A summary describing the purpose, nature, and scope of the Dataset.

M

Y

Date

In cases where a Dataset contains more than one description (for example, one might be supplied by the data producer and another prepared by the data repository where the data are deposited), the date attribute is used to distinguish between the two descriptions.

Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Example:

• 2016-01-30

O

Y

Subject

Domain-specific Subject Categories that are topically relevant to the Dataset.

M

Y

Keyword

Data in this section refer to key terms that describe important aspects of the Dataset.

Term

Key terms that describe important aspects of the Dataset. Can be used for building keyword indexes and for classification and retrieval purposes. A controlled vocabulary can be employed.

O

Y

Vocabulary

For the specification of the keyword controlled vocabulary in use.

Abbreviated name of vocabulary

Examples:

• LCSH
• LCNA
• MeSH

O

Y

Vocabulary URL

Keyword vocabulary URL points to the web presence that describes the keyword vocabulary, if appropriate.

Enter an absolute URL where the keyword vocabulary web site is found.

Example:

• http://www.my.org

O

Y

Topic Classification

Data in this section refer to the classification field that

indicates the broad important topic(s) and subjects that the data cover.

Term

Topic or Subject term that is relevant to this Dataset.

O

N

Vocabulary

Provided for specification of the controlled vocabulary in use.

Abbreviated name of vocabulary

Examples:

• LCSH
• LCNA
• MeSH

O

N

Vocabulary URL

Specifies the URL location for the full controlled vocabulary.

Enter an absolute URL where the keyword vocabulary web site is found.

Example:

• http://www.my.org

O

N

Related Publication

Data in this section refer to publications that use the data from this Dataset.

Citation

The full bibliographic citation for this related publication.

O

N

ID Type

The type of digital identifier used for this publication (e.g., Digital Object Identifier (DOI)).

Examples:

• Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
• handle
• isbn

O

N

ID Number

The identifier for the selected ID type.

O

N

URL

Link to the publication web page

Enter an absolute URL where the keyword vocabulary web site is found.

Example:

• http://www.my.org

O

N

Notes

Additional important information about the Dataset.

O

Y

Language

Language of the Dataset

O

N

Producer

Data in this section refer to the person or organization with the financial or administrative responsibility over this Dataset

Name

Producer name

Personal name expressed as LastName, FirstName MiddleInitial.

Organizational name as it appears

Examples:

• Obama, Barack H.
• Texas Digital Library

O

N

Affiliation

The organization with which the producer is affiliated.

O

N

Abbreviation

The abbreviation by which the producer is commonly known.

Example:

• TDL

O

N

URL

Producer URL points to the producer's web presence, if appropriate. Enter an absolute URL where the producer's web site is found, such as http://www.my.org.

Enter an absolute URL where the keyword vocabulary web site is found.

Example:

• http://www.my.org

O

N

Logo URL

URL for the producer's logo, which points to this producer's web-accessible logo image.

Enter an absolute URL where the producer's logo image is found

Example:

• http://www.my.org/images/logo.gif

O

N

Production Date

Date when the data collection or other materials were produced (not distributed, published or archived).

Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Example:

• 2016-01-30

M

Y

Production Place

The location where the data collection and any other related materials were produced.

M

Y

Contributor

Data in this section refer to the organization or person responsible for either collecting, managing,

or otherwise contributing in some form to the development of the resource.

Type

The type of contributor of the resource.

O

N

Name

The Family Name, Given Name or organization name of the contributor.

Personal name expressed as LastName, FirstName MiddleInitial.

Organizational name as it appears

Examples:

• Obama, Barack H.
• Texas Digital Library

O

N

Grant Information

Data in this section refer to grant Information

Grant Agency

Grant Number Agency

O

N

Grant Number

The grant or contract number of the project that sponsored the effort.

O

N

Distributor

Data in this section refer to the organization designated by the author or producer to generate copies

of the particular work including any necessary editions or revisions.

Name

Distributor name

Personal name expressed as LastName, FirstName MiddleInitial.

Organizational name as it appears

Examples:

• Obama, Barack H.
• Texas Digital Library

O

N

Affiliation

The organization with which the distributor contact is affiliated.

O

N

Abbreviation

The abbreviation by which this distributor is commonly known (e.g., IQSS, ICPSR).

Example:

• TDL

O

N

URL

Distributor URL points to the distributor's web presence, if appropriate. Enter an absolute URL where the distributor's web site is found, such as http://www.my.org.

Enter an absolute URL where the keyword vocabulary web site is found.

Example:

• http://www.my.org

O

N

Logo URL

URL of the distributor's logo, which points to this distributor's web-accessible logo image. Enter an absolute URL where the distributor's logo image is found, such as http://www.my.org/images/logo.gif.

Enter an absolute URL where the producer's logo image is found

Example:

• http://www.my.org/images/logo.gif

O

N

Distribution Date

Date that the work was made available for distribution/presentation.

Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Example:

• 2016-01-30

O

N

Depositor

The person (Family Name, Given Name) or the name of the organization that deposited this Dataset to the repository.

Personal name expressed as LastName, FirstName MiddleInitial.

Organizational name as it appears

Examples:

• Obama, Barack H.
• Texas Digital Library

O

Y

Deposit Date

Date that the Dataset was deposited into the repository.

Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Examples:

• 2016-01-30

O

Y

Time Period Covered

Data in this section refer to the time period to which the data refer. This item reflects the time period covered by the data, not the dates of coding or making documents machine-readable or the dates the data were collected. Also known as span.

Start

Start date which reflects the time period covered by the data, not the dates of coding or making documents machine-readable or the dates the data were collected.

Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Examples:

• 2016-01-30

O

N

End

End date which reflects the time period covered by the data, not the dates of coding or making documents machine-readable or the dates the data were collected.

Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Examples:

• 2016-01-30

O

N

Date of Collection

Data in this section refer to date(s) when the data were collected.

Start

Date when the data collection started.

Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Examples:

• 2016-01-30

O

N

End

Date when the data collection ended.

Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Examples:

• 2016-01-30

O

N

Kind of Data

Type of data included in the file

Free text

Examples:

• survey data
• census/enumeration data
• aggregate data
• clinical data
• event/transaction data
• program source code
• machine-readable text
• administrative records data
• experimental data
• psychological test
• textual data
• coded textual
• coded documents
• time budget diaries
• observation data/ratings
• process-produced data

M

Y

Series

Data in this section refer to information about the Dataset series.

Name

Name of the dataset series to which the Dataset belongs.

O

N

Information

History of the series and summary of those features that apply to the series as a whole.

O

N

Software

Data in this section refer to the software used to generate the Dataset.

Name

Name of software used to generate the Dataset.

O

N

Version

Version of the software used to generate the Dataset.

O

N

Related Material

Any material related to this Dataset.

O

N

Related Datasets

Any Datasets that are related to this Dataset, such as previous research on this subject.

O

N

Other References

Any references that would serve as background or supporting material to this Dataset.

O

N

Data Sources

List of books, articles, serials, or machine-readable data files that served as the sources of the data collection.

O

N

Origin of Sources

For historical materials, information about the origin of the sources and the rules followed in establishing the sources should be specified.

O

N

Characteristic of Sources Noted

Assessment of characteristics and source material.

O

N

Documentation and Access to Sources

Level of documentation of the original sources.

O

N