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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:
| 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:
| 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:
| O | Y |
Affiliation | The organization with which the contact is affiliated. | O | Y | |
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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| O | N |
Affiliation | The organization with which the producer is affiliated. | O | N | |
Abbreviation | The abbreviation by which the producer is commonly known. | Example:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| O | N |
Distribution Date | Date that the work was made available for distribution/presentation. | Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) Example:
| 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:
| O | Y |
Deposit Date | Date that the Dataset was deposited into the repository. | Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) Examples:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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:
| O | N |
End | Date when the data collection ended. | Date expressed in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD) Examples:
| O | N |
Kind of Data | Type of data included in the file | Free text Examples:
| 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 |
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