Metadata Core Set for ETDs
As a result of collaboration between UK institutions which
have been involved in developmental work associated with electronic
theses, the following Dublin Core element set has been recommended for
use when describing the content of an ETD repository.
| Field Name |
Comments |
QDC Element.Qualifier |
Populated By |
| Title |
Full title, including any subtitle |
title |
student |
| Alternative Title |
Other titles for the work, eg. Translations or abbreviations. |
title.alternative (refinement) |
student |
| Author |
The author of the work as on the title page. Separate
the surname (or family name) from the forenames, given names or
initials with a comma. Eg Smith, Andrew J. |
creator |
student |
| Supervisor(s)/advisor |
Thesis supervisor, other supervisors, and advisors.
Format as for author. |
contributor.advisor
(refinement)
|
student |
| Subject keywords |
Any keywords that the student or librarian feel belong
in the metadata. Populated by student for free text and librarian
to verify and add full subject headings based on DDC, LCSH etc.
as below |
subject |
student / institutional librarian to verify |
| Abstract |
Include translations in "repeatable" section. |
description.abstract (refinement) |
student |
| DDC |
Dewey Decimal Classification headings as assigned by
librarian |
subject.DDC (encoding scheme) |
institutional librarian |
| LCC |
Library of Congress Classification headings as assigned
by librarian |
subject.LCC (encoding scheme) |
institutional librarian |
| LCSH |
Library of Congress Subject Headings as assigned by
librarian |
subject.LCSH (encoding scheme) |
institutional librarian |
| MESH |
Medical Subject Headings as assigned by librarian |
subject.MESH (encoding scheme) |
institutional librarian |
| UDC |
Universal Decimal Classification headings as assigned
by librarian |
subject.UDC (encoding scheme) |
institutional librarian |
| Institution. College. Department |
Name of institution awarding degree; name of college;
name of department, school or centre. (Separated with full-stop:
eg. The Robert Gordon University. Faculty of Design and Technology.
School of Computing) |
publisher |
default - maintained by institution |
| Sponsors |
Sponsor of student |
contributor.sponsor
(refinement)
|
student |
| Type. Qualification level. Qualification name |
Type = Thesis or dissertation (default on system); Level
= Diploma, Masters, Doctoral, Postdoctoral, etc (controlled look
up list); Name = Specific degree (MPhil ,PhD, DPhil etc). (vocabulary
controlled by individual institution, separated by full stops.) |
type |
student |
| Language |
Primary Language (Controlled look up list) using ISO639-2 |
language.ISO639-2 (encoding scheme) |
student |
| Date of Award |
Date degree awarded in format: YYYY-MM (ISO8601) |
date.issued (refinement) |
student, institutional librarian to verify |
| Citations |
Citations to previously published sections of this thesis.
Applies particularly to "thesis by publication". Possible problem
enforcing any citation standard. |
relation.hasVersion (refinement) |
student |
| Included/Quoted work |
References to other works |
relation.references (refinement) |
student |
| Rights |
eg. Copyright/IPR statement regarding rights management,
or URI of Creative Commons license. Possibility of a change in rights
agreement after a specified time. |
rights |
institutional librarian |
| Identifier |
ID for the object(s) |
identifer.URL (encoding scheme) |
system, student can optionally add IDs for alternative
locations |
| File Format |
File type for preservation information (For each of
these there may be multiple files) |
format.IMT (encoding scheme)
|
system |
| File Size |
Size of file for preservation information and integrity
checking (For each of these there may be multiple files) |
format.extent (refinement) |
system |
| File Version |
Version of file format for preservation (For each of
these there may be multiple files). Possible problem determining
file version, or with consistent expression. |
relation.requires (refinement) |
student / institutional librarian? |
