Describing a Resource (Metadata)
Listed below are the fields you can use to describe an item in the Texas A&M Digital Repository. By adding more descriptive information (metadata), your work will be easier to find and cite.
Standard fields available during the item submission process:
| Field Name | Definition/Scope Note | Element |
| Authors | A person, organization, or service primarily responsible for the intellectual content of the item. | dc.creator |
| Title | Main title for the item. | dc.title |
| Other Titles | Alternative title for the item, such as a translated or abbreviated form of the title. | dc.title.alternative |
| Date of Issue | Date of original publication, presentation, or distribution. | dc.date.issued |
| Publisher | Entity responsible for publication, distribution, or imprint; or publisher of the previously issued instance of the work. | dc.publisher |
| Citation | Bibliographic citation for the item. | dc.identifier.citation |
| Series/Report No. | Series name and number for the item. | dc.relation.ispartofseries |
| Identifiers | Select from available standard identifiers, and enter the item's number. | dc.identifier.___ (qualified by selected identifier) |
| Type | Nature, genre, or form of content. | dc.type |
| Language | Current ISO standard for language of intellectual content, including country codes (e.g. "en_US"). | dc.language.iso |
| Subject Keywords | A keyword or phrase that describes the content of the item. | dc.subject |
| Abstract | Abstract or summary of the item. | dc.description.abstract |
| Sponsors | A person or group that funds or sponsors the development of the work. | dc.contributor.sponsor |
| Description Department |
Descriptive information not defined in other fields. (number of pages in a document, etc.) Name of the department with which a faculty member is affiliated. This field is only available in the Faculty Research community. |
dc.description local.department |
Complete list of metadata fields available to Collection Administrators and Digital Library Metadata Specialists:
| Element | Description/Scope Note | |
| dc.audience | The target audience for which the material is intended. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Use primarily for thesis advisor. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Deprecated, do not use. Use dc.creator for author information. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Used for thesis committee member. | |
| dc.contributor.editor | A person or group who prepared the work for publication. | |
| dc.contributor.illustrator | A person or group responsible for illustrations contained in an item. If the primary item is an illustration, use dc.creator. | |
| dc.contributor.other | A person or group that contributed to the work, whose role is not defined by another field. | |
| dc.contributor.photographer | A person or group responsible for photography contained in an item. If the primary item is a photograph, use dc.creator. | |
| dc.contributor.sponsor | A person or group that funds or sponsors the development of the work. | |
| dc.contributor | A person or group that contributed to the work. Qualified fields are recommended. | |
| dc.coverage.box | Identifies the extent of a geographic area. | |
| dc.coverage.point | Identifies a geographic point by latitude and longitude. | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Identifies a location associated with an item. | |
| dc.coverage.temporal | Identifies a time period associated with an item. | |
| dc.creator | A person, organization, or service primarily responsible for the intellectual content of the item. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | Date the item was submitted to the repository. | |
| dc.date.available | Date or date range item became available to the public. | |
| dc.date.copyright | Date of copyright. | |
| dc.date.created | Date of creation or manufacture of intellectual content if different from date.issued. Used for graduation date for theses/dissertations. | |
| dc.date.issued | Date of original publication, presentation, or distribution. | |
| dc.date.submitted | Deprecated, do not use. Use dc.date.accessioned for submission date. | |
| dc.date | A date associated with an event in the life-cycle of an item. Qualified fields are recommended. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract or summary of the item. | |
| dc.description.provenance | Records an administrative event in the lifecycle of the item in the repository. Automatically generated by DSpace. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Details about the terms of sponsorship or funding of the item. | |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Statement of responsibility for the item. (MARC 245/$c, etc.) | |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | A table of contents for an item. | |
| dc.description.uri | Uniform Resource Identifier pointing to description of this item. | |
| dc.description | Descriptive information not defined in other fields. | |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | Origin of the digital item. Use "born digital" or "reformatted digital". | |
| dc.format.extent | Size or duration of a file associated with an item. Automatically generated by DSpace. | |
| dc.format.medium | Medium of the files associated with an item. |
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| dc.format.mimetype | MIME type associated with a file contained in the item. Information regarding the format of a file contained in the item. | |
| dc.format | Qualified fields are recommended. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bibliographic citation for the item. | |
| dc.identifier.govdoc | Government Printing Office-supplied numeric identifier. | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | International Standard Book Number | |
| dc.identifier.ismn | International Standard Music Number | |
| dc.identifier.issn | International Standard Serial Number | |
| dc.identifier.other | A known identifier type common to a local collection. | |
| dc.identifier.sici | Serial Item and Contribution Identifier | |
| dc.identifier.uri | Uniform Resource Identifier | |
| dc.identifier | A standard number or code that identified an item. Qualified fields are recommended. | |
| dc.language.iso | Current ISO standard for language of intellectual content, including country codes (e.g. "en_US"). | |
| dc.language | The language of the item. Use of dc.language.iso is recommended. | |
| dc.publisher | Entity responsible for publication, distribution, or imprint; or publisher of the previously issued instance of the work. | |
| dc.relation.haspart | References a physically or logically contained item. | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | References a later version. | |
| dc.relation.isbasedon | References original source of the item. | |
| dc.relation.isformatof | References an additional physical form. | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | References a physically or logically containing item. | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Series name and number for the item. | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | Identifies a resource that references the item. | |
| dc.relation.isreplacedby | References a succeeding item. | |
| dc.relation.isversionof | References an earlier version. | |
| dc.relation.references | Identifies a resource referenced in the item. | |
| dc.relation.replaces | References a preceding item. | |
| dc.relation.requires | References a resource required to support function, delivery, or coherence of the item. | |
| dc.relation.uri | References Uniform Resource Identifier for related item. | |
| dc.relation | References a related item. Qualified fields are recommended. | |
| dc.rights.uri | References terms governing use and reproduction. | |
| dc.rights | Terms governing use and reproduction. | |
| dc.source.uri | Do not use; only for harvested metadata. | |
| dc.source | Do not use; only for harvested metadata. | |
| dc.subject.classification | Local classification number, or classification number not defined by another field. | |
| dc.subject.ddc | Dewey Decimal Classification Number | |
| dc.subject.lcc | Library of Congress Classification Number | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Library of Congress Subject Headings | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Medical Subject Headings | |
| dc.subject.nalt | Terms from the NAL Agricultural Thesaurus (NALT). | |
| dc.subject.other | Local controlled vocabulary; global vocabularies will receive specific qualifier. | |
| dc.subject.udc | Universal Decimal Classification | |
| dc.subject | A keyword or phrase that describes the content of the item. | |
| dc.title.alternative | Alternative title for the item, such as a translated or abbreviated form of the title. | |
| dc.title.caption | A label or phrase which denotes the item and which is typically displayed on or near the item. Serves in place of a formal title if none is provided. Primarily used for photographs and other images. | |
| dc.title | Main title for the item. | |
| dc.type.genre | Description of a particular style, form, or content. Use MARC Value List for Genre Terms (http://www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/genre/genrelist.html) | |
| dc.type.material | Characteristic and general type of content of the resource. Use DCMI Type vocabulary term (Collection, Dataset, Event, Image, InteractiveResource, MovingImage, PhysicalObject, Service, Software, Sound, StillImage, or Text). | |
| dc.type |
Nature, genre, or form of content. Possible values include: Animation; Article; Book; Book chapter; Dataset; Learning Object; Image; Image, 3D; Map; Musical Score; Plan or blueprint; Preprint; Presentation; Recording, acoustical; Recording, oral; Software; Student Project; Technical Report; Thesis; Video; Working Paper; Other. |
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| thesis.degree.department* | Name of academic department granting the degree associated with the thesis or dissertation. | |
| thesis.degree.discipline* | The area of study of the intellectual content of the thesis or dissertation. | |
| thesis.degree,grantor* | Name of institution granting the degree associated with the thesis or dissertation. | |
| thesis.degree.level* | Level of the degree associated with the thesis or dissertation. (“Masters” or “Doctoral”) | |
| thesis.degree.name* | Name of the degree associated with the thesis or dissertation. (Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts, etc.) |
*Element is used exclusively for theses and dissertations.