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In order to change the registries, you may adjust the XML files before the first installation of DSpace. On an already running instance it is recommended to change bitstream registries via DSpace admin UI, but the metadata registries can be loaded again at any time from the XML files without difficultdifficulty. The changes made via admin UI are not reflected in the XML files.

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There is a set of Dublin Core Elements, which is used by the system and should not be removed or moved to another schema, see .  See Appendix: Default Dublin Core Metadata registry.

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<dspace-dc-types>
    <dc-type>
        <schema>dc</schema>
        <element>contributor</element>
        <qualifier>advisor</qualifier>
        <scope_note>Use primarily for thesis advisor.</scope_note>
    </dc-type>
</dspace-dc-types>

The set of metadata registry files which is read by the MetadataImporter tool is configured by the metadata.registry.load property in dspace.cfg or local.cfg.  If you wish to use the importer to load a new metadata namespace from a new file, you will need to add the path to your new registry file as an additional value of this property before running the tool.

Bitstream Format Registry

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