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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- sword-metadata.xsl
+ *
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+
+<dspace-dc-types>
+
+  <dspace-header>
+    <title>Metadata Types Registry for SWORD</title>
+    <contributor.author>Richard Jones</contributor.author>
+    <date.created>2007-09-02</date.created>
+    <description>
+    	This file contains bibliographic metadata explicitly required by the
+    	SWORD interface for DSpace.  It does NOT contain DSpace internally
+    	required metadata, which can be loaded using the default DSpace
+    	metadata registry
+    </description>
+  </dspace-header>
+
+  <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>date</element>
+    <qualifier>updated</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>The last time the item was updated via the SWORD interface</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+
+ <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>description</element>
+    <qualifier>version</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>The Peer Reviewed status of an item</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+
+   <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>identifier</element>
+    <qualifier>slug</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>A uri supplied via the sword slug header, as a suggested uri for the item</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+
+  <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>language</element>
+    <qualifier>rfc3066</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>The rfc3066 form of the language for the item</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+
+  <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>rights</element>
+    <qualifier>holder</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>The owner of the copyright</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+
+</dspace-dc-types>