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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
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
contributor	illustrator
contributor	other
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.

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