DSpace System Documentation: Appendix A
h2. Default Dublin Core Metadata Registry
||*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. |
|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*


h2. 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