The following fields are registered for use in DSpace. If you need another field, you can create it - just send the new information to Julie so she can add it here.
| Field | Scope Note |
|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | Use primarily for thesis/dissertation advisor/major professor(s). |
| dc.contributor.author | |
| dc.contributor.committee | Use primarily for thesis/dissertation committee members. |
| dc.contributor.editor | |
| dc.contributor.illustrator | |
| dc.contributor.issuingbody | Body issuing the item. Always includes "Mississippi State University". |
| dc.contributor.other | |
| dc.contributor | A person, organization, or service responsible for the content of the resource. Catch-all for unspecified contributors. |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Spatial characteristics of content. |
| dc.coverage.temporal | Temporal characteristics of content. |
| dc.creator | Do not use; only for harvested metadata. |
| dc.date.accessioned | Date DSpace takes possession of item. |
| dc.date.authorbirth | Date of birth for the author. Used primarily for theses and dissertations. |
| 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. |
| dc.date.defense | Use primarily for thesis/dissertation defense date. |
| dc.date.issued | Date of publication or distribution. |
| dc.date.submitted | Recommend for theses/dissertations. |
| dc.date.updated | The last time the item was updated via the SWORD interface |
| dc.date | Use qualified form if possible. |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract or summary. |
| dc.description.provenance | The history of custody of the item since its creation, including any changes successive custodians made to it. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Information about sponsoring agencies, individuals, or contractual arrangements for the item. |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | To preserve statement of responsibility from MARC records. |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | A table of contents for a given item. |
| dc.description.uri | Uniform Resource Identifier pointing to description of this item. |
| dc.description.version | The Peer Reviewed status of an item |
| dc.description | Catch-all for any description not defined by qualifiers. |
| dc.format.extent | Size or duration. |
| dc.format.medium | Physical medium. |
| dc.format.mimetype | Registered MIME type identifiers. |
| dc.format | Catch-all for any format information not defined by qualifiers. |
| dc.identifier.citation | Human-readable, standard bibliographic citation of non-DSpace format of this item |
| dc.identifier.doi | DOI (Digital Object Identifier). |
| dc.identifier.govdoc | A government document number |
| 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.slug | a uri supplied via the sword slug header, as a suggested uri for the item |
| dc.identifier.uri | Uniform Resource Identifier |
| dc.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. |
| dc.language.iso | Current ISO standard for language of intellectual content, including country codes (e.g. "en_US"). |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | the rfc3066 form of the language for the item |
| dc.language | Catch-all for non-ISO forms of the language of the item, accommodating harvested values. |
| dc.provenance | |
| dc.publisher.college | The MSU college under whose authority or by/for whom the item was published. (Ex: College of Arts and Sciences) |
| dc.publisher.department | The MSU department or school under whose authority or by/for whom the item was published. (Ex: Department of Communication) |
| dc.publisher.msuaffiliation | Catch-all for MSU affiliation (colleges, departments, research centers, offices, libraries) for submission form. Do not display anywhere else; convert to other publisher fields upon submission. |
| dc.publisher.office | The MSU office or administrative unit under whose authority or by/for whom the item was published. (Ex: Office of Research and Economic Development) |
| dc.publisher.organization | MSU student or faculty organization under whose authority or by/for whom the item was published. |
| dc.publisher.researchcenter | The MSU research center, institute, or laboratory under whose authority or by/for whom the item was published. (Ex: Forest and Wildlife Research Center) |
| dc.publisher | Entity responsible for publication, distribution, or imprint. |
| dc.relation.haspart | References physically or logically contained item. |
| dc.relation.hasversion | References later version. |
| dc.relation.isbasedon | References source. |
| dc.relation.isformatof | References additional physical form. |
| dc.relation.ispartof | References physically or logically containing item. |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Series name and number within that series, if available. |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | Pointed to by referenced resource. |
| dc.relation.isreplacedby | References succeeding item. |
| dc.relation.isversionof | References earlier version. |
| dc.relation.replaces | References preceeding item. |
| dc.relation.requires | Referenced resource is required to support function, delivery, or coherence of item. |
| dc.relation.uri | References Uniform Resource Identifier for related item. |
| dc.relation | Catch-all for references to other related items. |
| dc.rights.embargo | Embargo terms and lift date. Primarily for user-submitted items. |
| dc.rights.holder | The owner of the copyright |
| dc.rights.license | |
| dc.rights.uri | References terms governing use and reproduction. |
| dc.rights | Terms governing use and reproduction. |
| dc.source.institution | Almost always "Mississippi State University". |
| dc.source.uri | Do not use; only for harvested metadata. |
| dc.source | Do not use; only for harvested metadata. |
| dc.subject.classification | Catch-all for value from local classification system; global classification systems will receive specific qualifier |
| dc.subject.ddc | Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
| dc.subject.degree | Degree for which a thesis or dissertation was submitted. |
| dc.subject.lcc | Library of Congress Classification Number |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Library of Congress Subject Headings |
| dc.subject.major | Major for the author submitting a thesis or dissertation. |
| dc.subject.mesh | MEdical Subject Headings |
| dc.subject.other | Local controlled vocabulary; global vocabularies will receive specific qualifier. |
| dc.subject | Uncontrolled index term. |
| dc.title.alternative | Varying (or substitute) form of title proper appearing in item, e.g. abbreviation or translation |
| dc.title | Title statement/title proper. |
| dc.type | Nature or genre of content. |