Appendix A. DSpace System Documentation: Appendix A

Table of Contents

A.1. Default Dublin Core Metadata Registry
A.2. Default Bitstream Format Registry

A.1. 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.
contributoradvisorUse primarily for thesis advisor.
contributor¹author
contributoreditor
contributorillustrator
contributorother
coveragespatialSpatial characteristics of content.
coveragetemporalTemporal characteristics of content.
creator Do not use; only for harvested metadata.
date Use qualified form if possible.
date¹accessionedDate DSpace takes possession of item.
date¹availableDate or date range item became available to the public.
datecopyrightDate of copyright.
datecreatedDate of creation or manufacture of intellectual content if different from date.issued.
date¹issuedDate of publication or distribution.
datesubmittedRecommend 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.
identifier¹citationHuman-readable, standard bibliographic citation of non-DSpace format of this item
identifier¹govdocA government document number
identifier¹isbnInternational Standard Book Number
identifier¹issnInternational Standard Serial Number
identifiersiciSerial Item and Contribution Identifier
identifier¹ismnInternational Standard Music Number
identifier¹otherA known identifier type common to a local collection.
identifier¹uriUniform Resource Identifier
description¹ Catch-all for any description not defined by qualifiers.
description¹abstractAbstract or summary.
description¹provenanceThe history of custody of the item since its creation, including any changes successive custodians made to it.
description¹sponsorshipInformation about sponsoring agencies, individuals, or contractual arrangements for the item.
descriptionstatementofresponsibilityTo preserve statement of responsibility from MARC records.
descriptiontableofcontentsA table of contents for a given item.
descriptionuriUniform Resource Identifier pointing to description of this item.
format¹ Catch-all for any format information not defined by qualifiers.
format¹extentSize or duration.
formatmediumPhysical medium.
format¹mimetypeRegistered MIME type identifiers.
language Catch-all for non-ISO forms of the language of the item, accommodating harvested values.
language¹isoCurrent 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.
relationisformatofReferences additional physical form.
relationispartofReferences physically or logically containing item.
relation¹ispartofseriesSeries name and number within that series, if available.
relationhaspartReferences physically or logically contained item.
relationisversionofReferences earlier version.
relationhasversionReferences later version.
relationisbasedonReferences source.
relationisreferencedbyPointed to by referenced resource.
relationrequiresReferenced resource is required to support function, delivery, or coherence of item.
relationreplacesReferences preceeding item.
relationisreplacedbyReferences succeeding item.
relationuriReferences Uniform Resource Identifier for related item
rights Terms governing use and reproduction.
rightsuriReferences terms governing use and reproduction.
source Do not use; only for harvested metadata.
sourceuriDo not use; only for harvested metadata.
subject¹ Uncontrolled index term.
subjectclassificationCatch-all for value from local classification system. Global classification systems will receive specific qualifier
subjectddcDewey Decimal Classification Number
subjectlccLibrary of Congress Classification Number
subjectlcshLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
subjectmeshMEdical Subject Headings
subjectotherLocal controlled vocabulary; global vocabularies will receive specific qualifier.
title¹ Title statement/title proper.
title¹alternativeVarying (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

A.2. 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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