DataCite Metadata Schema 4.1

Documentation

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2017). DataCite Metadata Schema Documentation for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 4.1. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.5438/0014.

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Schema

DataCite Metadata Working Group. (2017). DataCite Metadata Schema for the Publication and Citation of Research Data. Version 4.1. DataCite e.V. https://doi.org/10.5438/0015

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Changes

• Allowing multiple polygons per GeoLocation
• Addition of new optional “inPolygonPoint” subproperties for polygon
• Addition of new dateType “Other”
• Addition of a new resourceType “DataPaper”
• Addition of three new relationType pairs: IsDescribedBy and Describes, HasVersion and IsVersionOf, IsRequiredBy and Requires
• Addition of new subproperty for Date: dateInformation
• Addition of a new optional attribute for creatorName and ContributorName: nameType. Controlled list: personal, organizational
• Addition of a new optional “resourceTypeGeneral” attribute for relatedIdentifier. Controlled list is identical to existing resourceTypeGeneral attribute
• Addition of optional lang attribute to Rights property

Examples

• Full DataCite XML example
• Example for software
• Example for a data paper
• Example for a simple dataset
• Example with complicated values
• Example with DataCollector as Contributor and a geoLocation box
• Example with GeoLocation
• Example with Polygon
• Example with HasMetadata as related resource
• Example with IsIdenticalTo as related resource
• Example with ResearchGroup as Contributor and Methods as Description
• Example with Collection as ResourceType
• Example with Video as ResourceType
• Example for a workflow ResourceType
• Example with fundingReference