diff --git a/dspace/config/registries/sword-metadata.xml b/dspace/config/registries/sword-metadata.xml
index 69c257c49f..c4bffde410 100644
--- a/dspace/config/registries/sword-metadata.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/registries/sword-metadata.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@
     </description>
   </dspace-header>
 
+  <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>contributor</element>
+    <qualifier>author</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>The author of the item</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+
+  <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>date</element>
+    <qualifier>issued</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>The date of publication</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+
   <dc-type>
 	<schema>dc</schema>
     <element>date</element>
@@ -58,25 +72,39 @@
     <scope_note>The last time the item was updated via the SWORD interface</scope_note>
   </dc-type>
 
- <dc-type>
+  <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>description</element>
+    <qualifier>abstract</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>Item summary or abstract</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>
+  <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>identifier</element>
+    <qualifier>uri</qualifier>
+    <scope_note>a uri to a copy of the 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>
+    <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>
+    <scope_note>the rfc3066 form of the language for the item</scope_note>
   </dc-type>
 
   <dc-type>
@@ -86,4 +114,16 @@
     <scope_note>The owner of the copyright</scope_note>
   </dc-type>
 
+  <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>title</element>
+    <scope_note>The title of the item</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+
+  <dc-type>
+	<schema>dc</schema>
+    <element>type</element>
+    <scope_note>The type of the item, as defined by the eprints application profile</scope_note>
+  </dc-type>
+
 </dspace-dc-types>