1.2.1 Contributor
Required |
Repeatable |
---|---|
No |
Yes |
Definition:
These are contributors in addition to the creators, ie. the institution or person responsible for collecting, managing, distributing, or otherwise contributing to the development of the resource. To supply multiple contributors, repeat this property.
The inclusion of ORCID for individuals and ROR identifiers for organisations is strongly recommended.
Metadata fields
Example DataCite XML
<contributors>
<contributor contributorType="Data Collector">
<contributorName nameType="Personal">Garcia, Sofia</contributorName>
<givenName>Sofia</givenName>
<familyName>Garcia</familyName>
<nameIdentifier schemeURI="https://orcid.org/" nameIdentifierScheme="ORCID">0000-0001-5727-2427</nameIdentifier>
<affiliation affiliationIdentifier="https://ror.org/03efmqc40" affiiationIdentifierScheme="ROR" schemeURI="https://ror.org">Arizona State University</affiliation>
</contributor>
<contributor contributorType="HostingInstitution">
<contributorName xml:lang="en" nameType="Organizational">California Digital Library</contributorName>
<nameIdentifier schemeURI="https://ror.org/" nameIdentifierScheme="ROR">https://ror.org/03yrm5c26</nameIdentifier>
</contributor>
</contributors>
DataCite 7 Contributor
Occurrences: Nil
Input type: n/a
Example input: Nil
Controlled vocabulary source: Nil
Notes:
DataCite 7.a contributorType
Occurrences: 1
Input type: Nil
Example input: Nil
Controlled vocabulary source:
ContactPerson
DataCollector
DataCurator
DataManager
Distributor
Editor
HostingInstitution
Producer
ProjectLeader
ProjectManager
ProjectMember
RegistrationAgency
RegistrationAuthority
RelatedPerson
Researcher
ResearchGroup
RightsHolder
Sponsor
Supervisor
WorkPackageLeader
contributorType_Other
See Appendix 1: Controlled List Definitions - contributorType for definitions.
DataCite 7.1 contributorName
Occurrences: 1
Input type: Text
Example input: Jane Doe
Controlled vocabulary source: Nil
Notes:
DataCite 7.1.a nameType
Occurrences: 1
Input type: Text from list
Example input: Personal
Controlled vocabulary source
From the DataCite schema:
Organizational
Personal
DataCite 7.2 givenName
Occurrences: 0-1
Input type: Text
Example input: Jane
Controlled vocabulary source: Nil
Notes:
DataCite 7.3 familyName
Occurrences: 0-1
Input type: Text
Example input: Doe
Controlled vocabulary source: Nil
Notes:
DataCite 7.4 nameIdentifier
Occurrences: 0-n
Input type: Text
Example input: https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0001-0003
Controlled vocabulary source: Nil
Notes:
An email address is not a valid identifier. Consider using an ORCID (for an individual) or a ROR (for an organisation) instead.
DataCite 7.4.a nameIdentifierScheme
Occurrences: 1
Input type: Text
Example input: ORCID
Controlled vocabulary source:
From the DataCite metadata schema:
ORCID
ISNI
ROR
Notes:
DataCite 7.4.b schemeURI
Occurrences: 0-1
Input type: Text
Example input: ORCID
Controlled vocabulary source:
From the DataCite metadata schema:
Notes:
DataCite 7.5 affiliation
Occurrences: 0-n
Input type: Free text
Example input: Holt University
Controlled vocabulary source: Nil
Notes:
This should be the affiliation of the creator when the study was undertaken and data asset created, not their current affiliation.
If the name of the affiliated organisation has changed since the study was undertaken, use the historical name.
DataCite 7.5.a affiliationIdentifier
Occurrences: 0-n
Input type: Text
Example input: https://ror.org/04aj4c181
Controlled vocabulary source:
Search ROR to find the appropriate ROR ID for an organisation.
Notes:
A ROR ID will follow an organisation through name changes, so this should not need to be changed if an organisation changes name.
DataCite 7.5.b affiliationIdentifierScheme
Occurrences: 1
Input type: Text from list
Example input: ROR
Controlled vocabulary source:
From the DataCite metadata schema:
ROR
ISNI
Notes:
DataCite 7.5.c schemeURI
Occurrences: 0-1
Input type: Text from list
Example input: https://ror.org/
Controlled vocabulary source:
From the DataCite metadata schema:
Notes: