XML Schema for the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Metadata Set (ETD-MS) Standard Version 1.00, 2001-08-02 http://www.ndltd.org/standards/metadata/ Schema Version 1.0, 2001-08-03 Robert France, Hussein Suleman Digital Library Research Laboratory, Virginia Tech {france,hussein}@vt.edu Note: This schema includes many elements from Dublin Core (DC) (http://purl.org/dc) and conforms to the DC semantics as far as possible. History: 2001-08-03 change from uriReference to anyURI 2001-08-02 release: v1.00 When a free text field is translated by someone other than the author, that person's name should appear as the value to the translated attribute. When the content of a field is controlled, as in subject or date fields, the controlling scheme should be annotated with either or both the name of the scheme and/or a URI describing the controlled object within the context of the scheme. Each reference to an individual or institution in any field should contain a string representing the name of the individual or institution as it appears in the work. Where possible, the reference should also contain a URI which points to an authoritative record for that individual or institution. Optional attributes to qualify the meaning of the description tag. "note" indicates additional information regarding the thesis or dissertation. Example: acceptance note of the department. "release" indicates a description of the version of the work. Should only be used for errata, etc.. As defined in ISO 8601 and the profile recommended for implementing ISO 8601 dates in Dublin Core. A name given to the resource. In the case of theses and dissertations, this is the title of the work as it appears on the title page or equivalent. Alternative title of the thesis or dissertation. An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource. In the case of theses or dissertations, this field is appropriate for the author(s) of the work. Like other names and institutions, this field should be entered in free text form as it appears on the title page or equivalent, with a link to to an authority record if available. The topic of the content of the resource. In the case of theses and dissertations, keywords or subjects listed on the title page can be entered as free text. The "scheme" qualifier should be used to indicate a controlled vocabulary. An account of the content of the resource. In the case of theses and disserations, this is the full text of the abstract unless otherwise qualified. An entity responsible for making the resource available. This is typically the group most directly responsible for digitizing and/or archiving the work. The publisher may or may not be exactly the same as thesis.degree.grantor. Like other institutional names, this field should be entered in free text form as it appears on the title page or equivalent, with a link to to an authority record where available. An entity responsible for making contributions to the content of the resource. Typical use would be for co-authors of parts of the work as well as advisors or committee members. Co-authors of the entire work would be more appropriate for the creator field. A date associated with an event in the life cycle of the resource. In the case of theses and dissertations, this should be the date that appears on the title page or equivalent of the work. Should be recorded as defined in ISO 8601 and the profile recommended for implementing ISO 8601 dates in Dublin Core. The nature or genre of the content of the resource. This field is used to distinguish the resource from works in other genres and to identify the types of content included in the resource. The string "Electronic Thesis or Dissertation" is recommended as one of the repeatable values for this element. In addition, specify types of content using the standard vocabulary found at: http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-type-vocabulary/. Degree and Education Level are now handled by the thesis.degree field. The physical or digital manifestation of the resource. In the case of an electronic thesis or dissertation, this should contain a list of the electronic format(s) in which the work is stored and/or delivered. Use the standard MIME type whenever possible (for a list of "registered" MIME types, visit ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/media-types). List as "unknown" if no format information is available, omit if the work is not available in electronic form. An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. This can and should be used to provide a URI where the work can be viewed or downloaded. Persistent URNs such as PURLs (http://purl.org/) or Handles (http://handle.net/) are recommended. A language of the intellectual content of the resource. This should be the primary language the work is recorded in. Portions of the larger work that appear in other languages should use the lang qualifier. See Global Qualifiers. Language names themselves should be recorded using ISO 639-2 (or RFC 1766). If the language is not specified, it is assumed to be English (en). The extent or scope of the content of the resource. Should be used for time periods or spatial regions. Information about rights held in and over the resource. Typically, this describes the conditions under which the work may be distributed, reproduced, etc., how these conditions may change over time, and whom to contact regarding the copyright of the work. The degree associated with the work. Name of the degree associated with the work as it appears within the work (example: Masters in Operations Research). Level of education associated with the document. Example: bachelors, masters, doctoral, postdoctoral, other. Area of study of the intellectual content of the document. Usually this will be a department name. Institution granting the degree associated with the work. Like other institution names, this field should be entered in free text form as it appears on the title page or equivalent, with a link to an authority record where available.