Major Types of Research Data |
Criteria for Data File Properties |
Any types of data (e.g., Raw data), Text documents (e.g., Word, PDF, LaTeX, TXT), Spreadsheets (e.g., Excel), Slides (e.g., PowerPoint), Audios, Audio-Visuals, Images, Laboratory Notes, Statistical data files, Databases (e.g., Access, MySQL, Oracle), Software codes, Tabular data files |
File Capacity, The Number of Files, Proprietary Files Extension (e.g.,.exe) |
Entity Types |
Metadata Elements |
Identification Schemes |
Intellectual Entity |
Title, Main Title, Other Title, Abbreviated Title, Subtitle, Abstract, Grant, Citation, Supplementary Information, Description, Material Type, Language, Target Audience, Reviews, Open Summary, Subject Summary, Identifier, Related URL, Right |
DOI, ARK, Handle, HTTP URI, Permanent Local URL |
Object |
Title, Identifier, Related URL, File Format, Description, Supplementary Information, Note, Citation |
DOI, ARK, Handle, HTTP URI, Permanent Local URL |
Symbolic Object |
Title, Identifier, Related URL, File Format, Description, Supplementary Information, Note, Citation |
DOI, ARK, Handle, HTTP URI, Permanent Local URL |
Person |
Author, Creator, Contributor |
Local Name Authority Records, ORCID |
Organization |
Larger body of work, Publisher, Source institution, Physical Container, Funder |
Local Authority Control System |
Place |
Place of Publication, Holding Location, Spatial Coverage, Coordinates, Physical Container |
GeoName Database (GeoNameID) |
Time |
Date, Publication Date, Copyright Year, Temporal Coverage, Time |
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Event |
Process, Publication Status, Edition |
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Topic |
Subject Keyword, Methodology, Genre |
LCSH, MESH, and FAST with HTTP URI |