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UNL Metadata Application Profile: Data Repository

Metadata Application Profile for repositories test page.

UNLDR Elements in Alphabetical Order

These are the core descriptive metadata elements as they currently exist in the UNL Data Repository (UNLDR).  For a key or explanation of the table components, refer to the “Core Elements” tab.

 

Alternative Title | Contributor | Created | Creator | Date Submitted | Description | Format | Identifier | Is Part Of | Modified | Publisher | Subject | Title | Type 

 

Label

Alternative Title (DCTERMS)

Required

No

Repeatable

No

Definition

Alternative name or subtitle for dataset.

Usage

Depositor-supplied.

Examples

First Phase Data

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dcterms:alternative

 

 

Label

Contributor (DC)

Required

No

Repeatable

Yes

Definition

Researchers or others who contribute to data creation/collection. Can have multiple individuals listed in field, separated by semicolons.

Usage

Depositor-supplied.

Examples

Smith, John

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dc:contributor

 

 

Label

Created (DCTERMS)

Required

No

Repeatable

No

Definition

Date data was generated/collected.

Usage

ISO 8601; Date data was generated/collected. Depositor-supplied.

Examples

2018-01-02

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dcterms:created

 

 

Label

Creator (DC)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

Yes

Definition

Person/people responsible for creating the dataset.

Usage

Depositor-supplied. Can have multiple individuals listed in field, separated by semicolons.

Examples

Weber, K.A., & Nolan, J.; Espy, Kimberly Andrews

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dc:creator

 

 

Label

Date Submitted (DCTERMS)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

No

Definition

Date submitted to UNL Data Repository.

Usage

ISO 8601

Examples

2015-04-03

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dcterms:submitted

 

 

Label

Description (DC)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

Yes

Definition

Description of the data, methodology, or the study in which the data were generated.

Usage

Depositor-supplied.

Examples

Genotyping of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates exposed and non-exposed to sub-lethal fungicides

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dc:description

 

 

Label

Format (DC)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

Yes

Definition

The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the data, e.g. TXT, PDF, CSV, TIFF.

Usage

Depositor-supplied. Separated by comma.

Examples

PDF; JPG, CSV, ARFF, TXT

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dc:format

 

 

Label

Identifier (DC)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

Yes

Definition

A unique reference to the data; A persistent digital identifier for researchers.

Usage

DOI, ORCID. DOI supplied by UNLDR. ORCID supplied by depositor.

Examples

doi:10.13014/K2154F00; doi:10.13014/K2WD3XH9

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dc:identifier

 

 

Label

Is Part Of (DCTERMS)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

No

Definition

Name of collection to which this dataset belongs.

Usage

Depositor-supplied or last name of the depositor.

Examples

Rizzi; Newman

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dcterms:isPartOf

 

 

Label

Modified (DCTERMS)

Required

No

Repeatable

No

Definition

Most recent modification of dataset.

Usage

ISO 8601. Depositor-supplied.

Examples

2014-05-25

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dcterms:modified

 

 

Label

Publisher (DC)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

No

Definition

Person or organization associated with project or grant.

Usage

Depositor-supplied.

Examples

University Libraries; Department of Psychology, Center for Brain, Biology & Behavior

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dc:publisher

 

 

Label

Subject (DC)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

No

Definition

Keywords related to the data.

Usage

Depositor-supplied. Multiple subjects separated by a comma.

Examples

BugRedux Replication, HAMPI, CREST-BV, Original KLEE Experiments Replication; drinking, frequency, quantity

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dc:subject

 

 

Label

Title (DC)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

No

Definition

Name given to the dataset.

Usage

Depositor-supplied.

Examples

Experiments for On the Techniques We Create,  the Tools We Build,  and Their Misalignments, Virtual Machine; Unrecorded alcohol use in 3 provinces of China

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dc:title

 

 

Label

Type (DC)

Required

Yes

Repeatable

Yes

Definition

The nature or genre of the data, e.g. collection, dataset, image, software, text.

Usage

Depositor-supplied.

Examples

Dataset; Images; ASCII

Crosswalk (Schema mapping)

dc:type

 

 

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