Masters Thesis/Dissertation Suggested Metadata Scheme

The following Dublin Core fields are the recommended baseline requirements for Thesis and Dissertation submission in ScholarWorks

• dc.contributor.author

• dc.title

• dc.title.alternative

• dc.date.issued

• dc.date.submitted

• dc.publisher

• dc.identifier.citation

• dc.type (from Thesis Types List below)

• dc.language.iso

• dc.subject

• dc.description.abstract

• dc.contributor.advisor

• dc.contributor

• dc.description.sponsorship

• dc.description.embargoterms (from Embargo Terms List below)

• dc.description

Lookup Values (controlled selection lists)

Thesis Types:

• Thesis
• Dissertation
• Project

Embargo Terms

• (blank) - no embargo
• 1 year
• x years (x from 2 - 5)
• forever