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Default Dublin Core Metadata Registry
The default DSpace Metadata Registry was originally derived from the 15 Dublin Core elements. This registry initializes the default schema, where dc is used to identify the namespace.
element | qualifier | scope note |
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contributor |
| A person, organization, or service responsible for the content of the resource. Catch-all for unspecified contributors. |
contributor | advisor | Use primarily for thesis advisor. |
contributor | author¹ | Author(s) of the work (used by default) |
contributor | editor |
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contributor | illustrator |
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contributor | other |
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coverage | spatial | Spatial characteristics of content. |
coverage | temporal | Temporal characteristics of content. |
creator |
| May be used as an alternative to "contributor.author" |
date |
| Use qualified form if possible. |
date | accessioned¹ | Date DSpace takes possession of item. |
date | available¹ | Date or date range item became available to the public. |
date | copyright | Date of copyright. |
date | created | Date of creation or manufacture of intellectual content if different from date.issued. |
date | issued¹ | Date of publication or distribution. |
date | submitted | Recommend for theses/dissertations. |
identifier |
| Catch-all for unambiguous identifiers not defined by qualified form; use identifier.other for a known identifier common to a local collection instead of unqualified form. |
identifier | citation² | Human-readable, standard bibliographic citation of non-DSpace format of this item |
identifier | govdoc² | A government document number |
identifier | isbn² | International Standard Book Number |
identifier | issn² | International Standard Serial Number |
identifier | sici | Serial Item and Contribution Identifier |
identifier | ismn² | International Standard Music Number |
identifier | other² | A known identifier type common to a local collection. |
identifier | uri¹ | Uniform Resource Identifier |
description¹ |
| Catch-all for any description not defined by qualifiers. |
description | abstract¹ | Abstract or summary. |
description | provenance¹ | The history of custody of the item since its creation, including any changes successive custodians made to it. |
description | sponsorship² | Information about sponsoring agencies, individuals, or contractual arrangements for the item. |
description | statementofresponsibility | To preserve statement of responsibility from MARC records. |
description | tableofcontents | A table of contents for a given item. |
description | uri | Uniform Resource Identifier pointing to description of this item. |
format² |
| Catch-all for any format information not defined by qualifiers. |
format | extent² | Size or duration. |
format | medium² | Physical medium. |
format | mimetype² | Registered MIME type identifiers. |
language |
| Catch-all for non-ISO forms of the language of the item, accommodating harvested values. |
language | iso² | Current ISO standard for language of intellectual content, including country codes (e.g. "en_US"). |
publisher² |
| Entity responsible for publication, distribution, or imprint. |
relation |
| Catch-all for references to other related items. |
relation | isformatof | References additional physical form. |
relation | ispartof | References physically or logically containing item. |
relation¹ | ispartofseries | Series name and number within that series, if available. |
relation | haspart | References physically or logically contained item. |
relation | isversionof | References earlier version. |
relation | hasversion | References later version. |
relation | isbasedon | References source. |
relation | isreferencedby | Pointed to by referenced resource. |
relation | requires | Referenced resource is required to support function, delivery, or coherence of item. |
relation | replaces | References preceeding item. |
relation | isreplacedby | References succeeding item. |
relation | uri | References Uniform Resource Identifier for related item |
rights |
| Terms governing use and reproduction. |
rights | uri | References terms governing use and reproduction. |
source |
| Do not use; only for harvested metadata. |
source | uri | Do not use; only for harvested metadata. |
subject² |
| Uncontrolled index term. |
subject | classification | Catch-all for value from local classification system. Global classification systems will receive specific qualifier |
subject | ddc | Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
subject | lcc | Library of Congress Classification Number |
subject | lcsh | Library of Congress Subject Headings |
subject | mesh | MEdical Subject Headings |
subject | other | Local controlled vocabulary; global vocabularies will receive specific qualifier. |
title¹ |
| Title statement/title proper. |
title | alternative² | Varying (or substitute) form of title proper appearing in item, e.g. abbreviation or translation |
type¹ |
| Nature or genre of content. |
¹ Used by several functional areas of DSpace. DO NOT REMOVE WITHOUT INVESTIGATING THE CONSEQUENCES
² This field is included in the default DSpace Submission User Interface. Removing this field from your registry will break the default DSpace submission form.
Default Bitstream Format Registry
Mimetype | Short Description | Description | Support Level | Internal | Extensions |
application/octet-stream¹ | Unknown | Unknown data format | Unknown | false |
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text/plain¹ | License | Item-specific license agreed upon to submission | Known | true |
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application/marc | MARC | Machine-Readable Cataloging records | Known | false |
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application/mathematica | Mathematica | Mathematica Notebook | Known | false | ma |
application/msword | Microsoft Word | Microsoft Word | Known | false | doc |
application/pdf | Adobe PDF | Adobe Portable Document Format | Known | false | |
application/postscript | Postscript | Postscript Files | Known | false | ai, eps, ps |
application/sgml | SGML | SGML application (RFC 1874) | Known | false | sgm, sgml |
application/vnd.ms-excel | Microsoft Excel | Microsoft Excel | Known | false | xls |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | Microsoft Powerpoint | Microsoft Powerpoint | Known | false | ppt |
application/vnd.ms-project | Microsoft Project | Microsoft Project | Known | false | mpd, mpp, mpx |
application/vnd.visio | Microsoft Visio | Microsoft Visio | Known | false | vsd |
application/wordperfect5.1 | WordPerfect | WordPerfect 5.1 document | Known | false | wpd |
application/x-dvi | TeX dvi | TeX dvi format | Known | false | dvi |
application/x-filemaker | FMP3 | Filemaker Pro | Known | false | fm |
application/x-latex | LateX | LaTeX document | Known | false | latex |
application/x-photoshop | Photoshop | Photoshop | Known | false | pdd, psd |
application/x-tex | TeX | Tex/LateX document | Known | false | tex |
audio/basic | audio/basic | Basic Audio | Known | false | au, snd |
audio/x-aiff | AIFF | Audio Interchange File Format | Known | false | aif, aifc, aiff |
audio/x-mpeg | MPEG Audio | MPEG Audio | Known | false | abs, mpa, mpega |
audio/x-pn-realaudio | RealAudio | RealAudio file | Known | false | ra, ram |
audio/x-wav | WAV | Broadcase Wave Format | Known | false | wav |
image/gif | GIF | Graphics Interchange Format | Known | false | gif |
image/jpeg | JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group/JPEG File Interchange Format (JFIF) | Known | false | jpeg, jpg |
image/png | image/png | Portable Network Graphics | Known | false | png |
image/tiff | TIFF | Tag Image File Format | Known | false | tif, tiff |
image/x-ms-bmp | BMP | Microsoft Windows bitmap | Known | false | bmp |
image/x-photo-cd | Photo CD | Kodak Photo CD image | Known | false | pcd |
text/css | CSS | Cascading Style Sheets | Known | false | css |
text/html | HTML | Hypertext Markup Language | Known | false | htm, html |
text/plain | Text | Plain Text | Known | false | asc, txt |
text/richtext | RTF | Rich Text Format | Known | false | rtf |
text/xml | XML | Extensible Markup Language | Known | false | xml |
video/mpeg | MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group | Known | false | mpe, mpeg, mpg |
video/quicktime | Video Quicktime | Video Quicktime | Known | false | mov, qt |
¹ Used by several functional areas of DSpace. DO NOT REMOVE WITHOUT INVESTIGATING THE CONSEQUENCES