.. _1.7:

1.7 Format
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**Definition:** A description of the technical format in which the data asset will be shared.

Note: The convention is still to be confirmed, and the use of a controlled terminology will be considered.

*Metadata fields:*

.. contents:: :local:

.. rubric:: Example DataCite XML

.. code:: xml

  <formats>
      <format>application/xml</format>
  </formats>

.. _14:

DataCite 14. Format
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**Occurrences:** 0-n

**Input type:** Text

**Example input:** text/csv

**Controlled vocabulary source** Refer to IANA’s Media Types list for MIME types.

**Notes:** Use file extension or MIME type where possible, e.g., PDF, XML, MPG or application/pdf, text/xml, video/mpeg.

A human-readable text description of the files in the dataset, such as “CT scans of vertebrae”, should go in 3.2 Dataset description (DataCite field 17)