DataCite Metadata Schema 4.1
Released 23 Oct 2017
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.
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
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