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Field | Definition | Formatting | Student Research | Publication | Research data | OER | |||||||
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Author | The person or group responsible for the work. | Personal names should be entered following a “Last name, First name” format, e.g., “Smith, John.” Note: Prefer existing controlled heading if available (LCNAF, VIAF, etc.) Examples
| M | M | M | M | |||||||
Title | A name to aid in identifying a work. | Sentence style case: Capitalize the first word and proper nouns. Example
| M | M | M | M | |||||||
Alternative title | An alternative name for the work, e.g. a translated title. | Sentence style case: Capitalize the first word and proper nouns. Example
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
Abstract or Summary | Free-text notes or a description about the work. Examples include abstracts of a paper, summary of a report, or a short description of a learning object and learning outcome(s) an OER is designed to achieve. | Free-text. | M | M | M | M | |||||||
Resource type | The type of resource being described. Controlled lists vary by work type. NOTE: more than one type may be selected | Choose from list. | M | M | M | M | |||||||
Advisor | A person under whose supervision a degree candidate develops and presents a thesis, mémoire, or text of a dissertation. | Personal names should be entered following a “Last name, First name” format, e.g., “Smith, John.”: Prefer existing controlled heading if available (LCNAF, VIAF, etc.) Examples
| O | NA | NA | NA | |||||||
Committee member | Person who served as a committee member in the creation or approval of the work. | Personal names should be entered following a “Last name, First name” format, e.g., “Smith, John.”: Prefer existing controlled heading if available (LCNAF, VIAF, etc.) Example
| O | NA | NA | NA | |||||||
Editor | A person, family, or organization contributing to a resource by revising or elucidating the content, e.g., adding an introduction, notes, or other critical matter. An editor may also prepare a resource for production, publication, or distribution. | Personal names should be entered following a “Last name, First name” format, e.g., “Smith, John.” Prefer existing controlled heading if available (LCNAF, VIAF, etc.) Examples
| NA | O | NA | NA | |||||||
Contributor | A person or group you want to recognize for playing a role in the creation of the work, but not the primary role. | Personal names should be entered following a “Last name, First name” format, e.g., “Smith, John.”: Prefer existing controlled heading if available (LCNAF, VIAF, etc.) Examples
| NA | NA | O | O | |||||||
Publisher | The person or group making the work available. Prefer the name of the publishing body. Use institution only for unpublished works. | Free-text. Note: Prefer existing controlled heading if available (LCNAF, VIAF, etc.) Examples
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
Sponsor | A person, family, or organization sponsoring some aspect of a resource, e.g., funding research, sponsoring an event. Include grant ID if applicable. | Last Name, First Name (omit PhD., Dr., etc.). Note: Prefer existing controlled heading if available (LCNAF, VIAF, etc.) Examples
| NA | O | O | O | |||||||
College | The college or school within the university that the discipline belongs, or to which the creator of the work is affiliated. Controlled list based on campus authentication. | Choose from controlled list. To request revisions, please use the Metadata request form. | O | M | NA | O | |||||||
Department | The department within the college or school granting the degree, or to which the creator of the work is affiliated. Controlled list based on campus authentication. | Choose from controlled list. To request revisions, please use the Metadata request form. | O | M | NA | O | |||||||
Degree level | The degree level being pursued, or the degree achieved as a result of the resource. | Choose from controlled list:
| O | NA | NA | NA | |||||||
Degree name | The name of the degree being pursued or the degree awarded as a result of the resource. | Free text. | O | NA | NA | NA | |||||||
Date issued | Date of formal issuance (e.g. publication) of the work. If work is not published, then record the date published in ScholarWorks. | Follow ISO 8601 guidelines. Examples
| O | M | O | O | |||||||
Date copyright | The date of copyright if different from the date issued (e.g., the date of copyright differs from the date published in ScholarWorks.) | Follow ISO 8601 guidelines. Examples
| NA | O | NA | NA | |||||||
Subject | Headings or index terms describing what the work is about; these do not need to conform to an existing vocabulary. | Search box queries FAST subject headingsPrefer headings from a controlled vocabulary source such as fast, MeSH, LOC. Uncontrolled terms are also accepted. Examples
| O | O | NA | O | Keyword*Words or phrases you select to describe what the work is about. These are used to search for content. | Free-text. | M* | M* | M* | M* | |
Language | The language of the work's content. | Follow ISO 639-2 guidelines. Examples
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
Rights statement | The rights statement describing the underlying rights status of the resource. | Choose from controlled list. Note: If preferred rights information not listed, record in Rights Note/Rights URI field. | O | O | M | M | |||||||
Rights holder | A person, family, or organization who owns any one of the exclusive rights of copyright in a work. These include the right to (1) reproduce the work, (2) prepare Derivative Works of it, (3) distribute copies of it, (4) perform it publicly and (5) display it publicly. | Choose from list. Examples
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
Rights URI | A free-text rights statement describing a resource. This should be a URI to a resource that offers descriptive terms. | Free-text. Examples
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
Rights note | A free-text rights statement describing a resource. This may be local description which extends upon the rights statement (above) or other descriptive terms. | Free-text. Example
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
Related URL | A link to a website or other specific content (audio, video, PDF document) related to the work. An example is the URL of a research project from which the work was derived. | Free-text. | NA | O | O | O | |||||||
License | Licensing and distribution information governing access to the work. Select from the provided drop-down list. | Choose from controlled list. | NA | NA | NA | O | |||||||
Publication status | The status of a document that has been received from the author(s) by an editor or a publisher for potential publication, and then has been sent to independent reviewers for their comments as to its suitability for publication, prior to receipt of such reviews. | Choose from controlled list. | NA | O | NA | NA | |||||||
Citation | Bibliographic reference information for the resource. | Include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Examples
| NA | O | NA | NA | |||||||
Time period | The temporal extent reflected in the resource. | Free-text. | O | NA | O | NA | |||||||
Geographical area | The spatial region reflected in the resource. | Free-text. | O | NA | O | NA | |||||||
DOI | The unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) identifying the work | Free text. Examples
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
ISBN | The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of the work. | Free text. Examples
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
ISSN | The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) for a continuing resource, including newspapers, journals, magazines, and periodicals. | Free text. Examples
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
Other Identifier | Any other unique handle identifying the work. Prefer the use of Identifier URI for other identifier types. | Free-text. Include the identifier prefix. Examples
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
Identifier URI | A persistent URI providing access to a record. For example, the URL for an electronic article. | Free text. Example
| O | O | O | O | |||||||
Granting institution | The university granting the degree. | Free-text. | O | O | NA | NA |
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