Application Profile OverviewΒΆ

OpenAIRE builds on the DataCite Metadata Schema v3.1 by making some of the otherwise optional DataCite properties mandatory, as well as enforcing specific encoding schemes on the values of some DataCite properties. The table below details the differences from the DataCite Metadata Schema.

Within OpenAIRE the use of fields are either:

  • Mandatory (M) = the field must always be present in the metadata record. An empty element is not allowed.
  • Mandatory when applicable (MA) = when the value of the field can be obtained it must be present in the metadata record.
  • Recommended (R) = the use of the field is recommended.
  • Optional (O) = the property may be used to provide complementary information about the resource

The recommended status is made primarily to encourage users to input certain properties when creating a metadata record to enhance services.

Important

The table below details only differences from the DataCite Metadata Schema v3.1. Please refer to the DataCite Metadata Schema v3.1 for definition of properties and their encoding schemes: http://schema.datacite.org/meta/kernel-3/index.html

Property Comment
1. Identifier (M)  
1.1 identifierType (M) Unlike DataCite, OpenAIRE allows for DOIs and other types of identifiers.
2. Creator (M)  
2.1 creatorName (M)  
2.2 nameIdentifier (R) OpenAIRE recommends including a nameIdentifier such as an ORCID or a ISNI if available.
2.2.1 nameIdentifierScheme (R)  
2.2.2 schemeURI (R)  
2.3 affiliation (R)  
3. Title (M)  
3. titleType (O)  
4. Publisher (M)  
5. PublicationYear (M)  
6. Subject (R)  
6.1 subjectScheme (O)  
6.2 schemeURI (O)  
7. Contributor (MA/O) OpenAIRE uses this property and sub-properties to allow unique and persistent identification of the funder who has funded wholly or partly the dataset described. This does not exclude also using this property for additional contributors as defined by DataCite Metadata Schema v3.1. See Funding information.
7.1 contributorType (MA/O)  
7.2 contributorName (MA/O)  
7.3 nameIdentifier (MA/O)  
7.3.1 nameIdentifierScheme (MA/O)  
7.3.2 schemeURI (O)  
7.4 affiliation (O)  
8. Date (M) Mandatory property in OpenAIRE instead of recommended in DataCite. See Embargo date information.
8.1 dateType (M)  
9. Language (R)  
10. ResourceType (R)  
10.1 resourceTypeGeneral (R)  
11. AlternateIdentifier (O)  
11.1 alternateIdentifierType (O)  
12. RelatedIdentifier (MA) Mandatory when applicable property in OpenAIRE instead of recommended in DataCite. See Related publications and datasets information.
12.1 relatedIdentifierType (M)  
12.2 relationType (M)  
12.3 relatedMetadataScheme (O)  
12.1 schemeURI (O)  
12.1 schemeType (O)  
13. Size (O)  
14. Format (O)  
15. Version (O)  
16. Rights (MA) Mandatory when applicable property in OpenAIRE instead of recommended in DataCite. See Access rights and license information.
16.1 rightsURI (MA)  
17. Description (MA) Mandatory when applicable property in OpenAIRE instead of recommended in DataCite.
17.1 descriptionType (MA)  
18. GeoLocation (O)  
18.1 geoLocationPoint (O)  
18.2 geoLocationBox (O)  
18.3 geoLocationPlace (O)