Research Guides: NPS Archive: Calhoun: Metadata Profile

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dc (Dublin Core)

Element	Qualifier	Definition	In Use
contributor	advisor	Thesis advisor and/or co-advisor name(s) Do not use for second reader name(s)	+
contributor	author	Used for author name(s). Names are spelled as they appear on the published article Last Name, Firstname.	+
contributor	corporate	Indicates the non-department organizations associated with the work	+
contributor	department	Indicates the NPS department associated with the work	+
contributor	designer	Used to credit the computer designer of a work, primarily used to describe Instructional Media Elements	+
contributor	editor	Editor name(s)
contributor	illustrator	Illustrator name(s)
contributor	instructor	Course instructor name(s), primarily used to describe Instructional Media Elements	+
contributor	other	Not commonly used, but may be used when another role does not "fit" other contributor. Not used for author, editor, or illustrator.
contributor	school	Not currently used	+
contributor	secondreader	Thesis second reader name(s). Do not confuse with co-advisor role; co-advisor should be under dc.contributor.advisor	+
date	accessioned	Automatically generated time of import or submission	+
date	available	Automatically generated time of import or submission	+
date	embargoed	Automatically generated time of embargoed
date	issued	Date of publication or distribution. Used for search and browse functionality. Uses ISO format only: YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM or YYYY.	+
date		Unspecific date [used intermittently for dates that do not translate to ISO format needed by dc.date.issued, such as Spring 2014 or 24 October-1 December 2014.
description	abstract	Abstract or summary of a work	+
description	course	Used to describe associated course for a work, primarily for Instructional Media Elements	+
description	distributionstatement	Used for distribution statement as provided on documents. Text should read "Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited." Note: No statements other than public release should be included in Calhoun.	+
description	funder	Information about specific funds that contributed to the item or its research. Usually a fund or grant number, not a name. See also dc.description.sponsorship	+
description	provenance	Automatically generated time of import or submission Note: This field should not be visible unless the user is Admin	+
description	recognition	Awards or other recognition associated with the work. Use for Outstanding Thesis.	+
description	service	Military service branch or civilian affiliation of contributor(s)	+
description	sponsorship	Information about sponsoring agencies, individuals, or contractual arrangements for the item. Usually a name, not a number	+
description	uri	Uniform Resource Identifier pointing to description of a work	+
description		Unspecified description of a work. Used for indicating inclusion of supplementary material. Example: Includes supplementary material	+
format	extent	Physical dimensions and page length of a work. For a recording or video, used to express filesize and length. EXAMPLE: 66.2MB. Duration: 09:46	+
format	mimetype	File types of a work, primarily to describe works that are not Portable Document Format (PDF)
identifier	citation	Included as an aid to readers, often in MLA format.	+
identifier	curriculumcode	This number is automatically provided by Python as part of the Library Thesis Data Export, starting in 2018. NPS curriculum code used in theses records.	+
identifier	doi	The article of record as published may be located at http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/xxxxx	+
identifier	npsreport	NPS report number of a work, especially NPS Technical Reports.	+
identifier	oclc	The corresponding OCLC number of a work. Not generated for new records.
identifier	other	Used for contributor-provided numbering systems or letter codes, so that these are not lost. Examples for use are present in IMEs, Matthew Rose and Naval Research Program (NRP) collections. (This latter instance is important: NRP has based its reporting of IREF funded research on a filter using dc.identifier.other, which contains this information.)	+
identifier	thesisid	This number is automatically provided by Python as part of the Library Thesis Data Export, starting in 2018.	+
identifier	uri	Stable handle for a work	+
language	iso	ISO standard language code, including country of origin (only using for non english works)
publisher		The publisher of a work. When a work is published by Naval Postgraduate School, use Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School	+
relation	ispartofseries	Used for items belonging to series starting with DSpace 7 (April 2024).	+
rights		Terms governing use and reproduction.	+
subject	author	Author-provided subject terms or keywords	+
subject	lcsh	Library of Congress Subject Headings, used when inherited from MARC records, but not generated for new records.	+
title	alternative	Abbreviation or translation of the title	+
title		Title statement	+
type		Nature or genre of content (used to specify item type, e.g., Thesis, Article, Patent, etc.)	+

etd (Electronic Theses and Dissertations)

Element	Qualifier	Definition	In Use
thesisdegree	discipline	i.e. Oceanography	+
thesisdegree	grantor	i.e. Naval Postgraduate School	+
thesisdegree	level	Masters (not master's), Doctoral	+
thesisdegree	name	Full degree name as appears on document, i.e. M.S. in Marine Science	+

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