Appendix

DSpace System Documentation: Appendix A

Default Dublin Core Metadata Registry

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.
contributor¹	author
contributor	editor
contributor	illustrator
contributor	other
coverage	spatial	Spatial characteristics of content.
coverage	temporal	Temporal characteristics of content.
creator		Do not use; only for harvested metadata.
date		Use qualified form if possible.
date¹	accessioned	Date DSpace takes possession of item.
date¹	available	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.
date¹	issued	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.
identifier¹	citation	Human-readable, standard bibliographic citation of non-DSpace format of this item
identifier¹	govdoc	A government document number
identifier¹	isbn	International Standard Book Number
identifier¹	issn	International Standard Serial Number
identifier	sici	Serial Item and Contribution Identifier
identifier¹	ismn	International Standard Music Number
identifier¹	other	A known identifier type common to a local collection.
identifier¹	uri	Uniform Resource Identifier
description¹		Catch-all for any description not defined by qualifiers.
description¹	abstract	Abstract or summary.
description¹	provenance	The history of custody of the item since its creation, including any changes successive custodians made to it.
description¹	sponsorship	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.
format¹		Catch-all for any format information not defined by qualifiers.
format¹	extent	Size or duration.
format	medium	Physical medium.
format¹	mimetype	Registered MIME type identifiers.
language		Catch-all for non-ISO forms of the language of the item, accommodating harvested values.
language¹	iso	Current ISO standard for language of intellectual content, including country codes (e.g. "en_US").
publisher¹		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.
subject¹		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.
title¹	alternative	Varying (or substitute) form of title proper appearing in item, e.g. abbreviation or translation
type¹		Nature or genre of content.

¹Used by system. DO NOT REMOVE

Default Bitstream Format Registry

Mimetype	Short Description	Description	Support Level	Internal	Extensions
application/octet-stream¹	Unknown	Unknown data format	Unknown	false
text/plain¹	License	Item-specific license agreed upon to submission	Known	true
application/marc	MARC	Machine-Readable Cataloging records	Known	false
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	pdf
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 system: do not remove

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