Vocabularies for Registry Schema   (last modified: 16 October 2013)

Originating Source Type (registry object)

• authoritative: the source holds the authoritative version of the metadata about the registry object

Activity Type (activity)

• award: something given to recognize excellence in a certain field
• course: education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
• event: something that happens at a particular place or time as an organized activity with participants or an audience
• program: system of activities intended to meet a public need
• project: piece of work that is undertaken or attempted, with a start and end date and defined objectives

Collection Type (collection)

• catalogueOrIndex: collection of resource descriptions describing the content of one or more repositories or collective works
• collection: compiled content created as separate and independent works and assembled into a collective whole for distribution and use
• registry: collection of registry objects compiled to support the business of a given community
• repository: collection of physical or digital objects compiled for information and documentation purposes and/or for storage and safekeeping
• dataset: collection of physical or digital objects generated by research activities

Party Type (party)

• group: one or more persons acting as a family, group, association, partnership or corporation
• person: human being or identity assumed by one or more human beings
• administrativePosition: a kind of party where the position name and contact information are present but the identity of the party filling the role is not specified.

Service Type (service)

• create: instrument
• generate: simulator
• report: visualisation, summary
• annotate:
• transform: analysis, conversion
• assemble: aggregation
• harvest-oaipmh: OAI-PMH Harvest
• search-http: Search service over HTTP
• search-opensearch: OpenSearch search
• search-sru: SRU search
• search-srw: SRW search
• search-z3950: z39.50 search
• syndicate-atom: ATOM syndication
• syndicate-rss: RSS feed

Description Type (activity collection party service)

• brief: short account for selection purposes
• full: full account
• logo: symbol used as an identifying mark
• note: a brief informational message, not object metadata, to notify the record consumer of some important aspect regarding the object or its metadata
• deliverymethod: (services only) information about how the service is delivered. Should be one of: webservice, software, offline, workflow
• significanceStatement: (collections only) a statement describing the significance of a collection within its domain or context
• researchAreas: Text describing a contributor organisation's distinctive research portfolio and research strengths.
• researchDataProfile: Text describing and highlighting the research data (and related parties, projects and services) whose description the organisation has contributed to Research Data Australia.
• researchSupport: Text describing specific data-related support services offered by the contributor organisation such as archives, repositories, data centres, metadata stores, high performance computing facilities, data-intensive instruments, e-research support centres, data management support services, etc.
• lineage: Text describing the collection lineage

Dates Type (collection)

• dc.available: Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available.
• dc.created: Date of creation of the resource.
• dc.dateAccepted: Date of acceptance of the resource.
• dc.dateSubmitted: Date of submission of the resource.
• dc.issued: Date of formal issuance (e.g.publication) of the resource.
• dc.valid: Date (often a range) of validity of a resource.

Date Type (collection)

Date Format Type (collection)

Spatial Type (activity collection party service)

• gmlKmlPolyCoords: A set of KML long/lat co-ordinates derived from GML (OpenGIS Geography Markup Language) defining a polygon as described by the KML coordinates element but without the altitude component
• gpx: the GPS Exchange Format
• iso31661: ISO 3166-1 Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Part 1: Country codes
• iso31662: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Part 2: Country subdivision codes
• iso31663: ISO 3166-3 Codes for country names which have been deleted from ISO 3166-1 since its first publication in 1974.
• iso19139dcmiBox: DCMI Box notation derived from bounding box metadata conformant with the iso19139 schema
• kmlPolyCoords: A set of KML (Keyhole Markup Language) long/lat co-ordinates defining a polygon as described by the KML coordinates element
• dcmiPoint: spatial location information specified in DCMI Point notation
• text: free-text representation of spatial location

Physical Address Type (activity collection party service)

• streetAddress: address where an entity is physically located
• postalAddress: address where mail for an entity should be sent

Physical Address Part Type (activity collection party service)

• addressLine: an address part that is a separate line of a structured address
• text: a single address part that contains the whole address in unstructured form
• telephoneNumber: an address part that contains a telephone number including a mobile telephone number
• faxNumber: an address part that contains a fax (facsimile) number

Activity Relation Type (activity)

• hasAssociationWith: has an unspecified relationship with the related registry object
• hasOutput: delivers materials in the related collection
• hasPart: contains the related activity
• hasParticipant: is undertaken by the related party
• hasPrincipalInvestigator: is researched by the related party
• isFundedBy: receives monetary or in-kind aid from the related program
• isManagedBy: is organised and/or delivered by the related party
• isOwnedBy: legally belongs to the related party
• isPartOf: is contained in the related activity

Collection Relation Type (collection)

• describes: is a catalogue for, or index of, of items in the related collection
• hasPart: contains the related collection
• hasAssociationWith: has an unspecified relationship with the related registry object
• hasCollector: has been aggregated by the related party
• hasPrincipalInvestigator: is researched by the related party
• isDescribedBy: is catalogued or indexed by the related collection
• isLocatedIn: is held in the related repository
• isLocationFor: is the repository where the related collection is held
• isManagedBy: is maintained and made accessible by the related party
• isOutputOf: is a product of the related activity
• isOwnedBy: legally belongs to the related party
• isPartOf: is contained within the related collection
• supports: can be contributed to, accessed or used through the related service
• isEnrichedBy: additional value provided to a collection by a party
• isDerivedFrom: collection is derived from the related collection, e.g. through analysis
• hasDerivedCollection: the related collection is derived from the collection, e.g. through analysis
• isAvailableThrough: specialisation of isSupportBy type - for Harvest, Search and Syndicate
• isProducedBy: specialisation of isSupportBy type - for Create, Generate and Assemble
• isPresentedBy: specialisation of isSupportBy type - for Report
• hasValueAddedBy: specialisation of supports type - for Annotate
• isOperatedOnBy: specialisation of isSupportBy type - for Transform

Collection Relation Type (publication)

• isCitedBy: indicates that B includes A in a citation
• isReferencedBy: indicates A is used as a source of information by B
• isDocumentedBy: indicates B is documentation about/explaining A
• isSupplementedBy: indicates that A is a supplement to B
• isSupplementTo: indicates that B is a supplement to A
• isReviewedBy: the cited entity presents statements, ideas or conclusions that are reviewed by the citing entity
• isSupportedBy: the cited entity receives intellectual or factual support from the citing entity

Party Relation Type (party)

• hasAssociationWith: has an unspecified relationship with the related registry object
• hasMember: (group only) has enrolled the related party in the group
• hasPart: (group only) contains the related group
• isCollectorOf: has aggregated the related collection
• isFundedBy: receives monetary or in-kind aid from the related party or program
• isFunderOf: provides monetary or in-kind aid to the related party or activity
• isManagedBy: is overseen by the related party
• isManagerOf: oversees the related party or administers the related collection
• isMemberOf: is enrolled in the related group
• isOwnedBy: legally belongs to the related party
• isOwnerOf: legally possesses the related activity, collection, service or group
• isPartOf: (group only) is contained in the related group
• isParticipantIn: is enrolled in the related activity
• isPrincipalInvestigatorOf: is a research in the related activity/collection
• enriches: provides additional value to a collection

Service Relation Type (service)

• hasAssociationWith: has an unspecified relationship with the related registry object
• hasPart: contains the related service
• isManagedBy: is overseen by the related party
• isOwnedBy: legally belongs to the related party
• isPartOf: is contained in the related service
• isSupportedBy: enables contribution and access to and use of the related collection
• makesAvailable: specialisation of supports type - for Harvest, Search and Syndicate
• produces: specialisation of supports type - for Create, Generate and Assemble
• presents: specialisation of supports type - for Report
• operatesOn: specialisation of supports type - for Transform
• addsValueTo: specialisation of isSupportBy type - for Annotate

Name Type (activity collection party service)

• primary: official name of the registry object
• abbreviated: shortened form of, or acronym for, the official name
• alternative: any other form of name used now or in the past as a substitute or alternative for the official name

Name Part Type (party)

• family: last name or surname
• given: forename or given or Christian name
• suffix: honours, awards, qualifications and other identifiers conferred
• title: word or phrase indicative of rank, office, nobility, honour, etc., or a term of address associated with a person
• superior: part of a name that describes a party (group) that contains one or more integral subordinate parties (sub-groups or sub-units).
• subordinate: part of a name that describes a party (group) that is an integral sub-group or sub-unit of a superior party (group).

Identifier Type (activity collection party service)

• abn: Australian Business Number
• arc: Australian Research Council identifier
• ark: ARK Persistent Identifier Scheme
• AU-ANL:PEAU: National Library of Australia identifier
• doi: Digital Object Identifier
• handle: HANDLE System Identifier
• infouri: 'info' URI scheme
• isil: International Standard Identifier for Libraries
• local: identifer unique within a local context
• nhmrc: National Health and Medical Research Council identifier
• orcid: ORCID Identifier
• purl: Persistent Uniform Resource Locator
• uri: Uniform Resource Identifier

Electronic Address Type (activity collection party service)

• email: string used to receive messages by means of a computer network
• other: other electronic address
• url: Uniform Resource Locator
• wsdl: (service only) Web Service Definition Language

Arg Type (service)

• string: (service only) Indicates the value of an argument is a plain text string
• object: indicates the value of an argument is an object, most likely in serialized form

Arg Use (service)

• inline: (service only) indicates the argument forms part of the base URL
• keyValue: (service only) indicates the argument is passed using key=value pairings in the query component of a URL

Temporal Coverage Date Type (service party activity collection)

• dateFrom: start date for a temporal coverage period
• dateTo: end date for a temporal coverage period

Date Format (collection)

• W3CDTF: W3C Date Time Format

Citation Style (service party activity collection)

• Harvard:
• APA: American Psychological Association
• MLA: Modern Language Association of America
• Vancouver:
• IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
• CSE: Council of Science Editors
• Chicago: Chicago Manual of Style
• AMA: American Medical Association
• AGPS-AGIMO: Australian Style Manual
• AGLC: Australian Guide to Legal Citation
• ACS: American Chemical Society
• Datacite: International Data Citation

Citation Identifier Type (service party activity collection)

• ark: ARK Persistent Identifier Scheme
• doi: Digital Object Identifier
• ean13: International Article Number
• eissn: electronic International Standard Serial Number
• handle: HANDLE System Identifier
• infouri: 'info' URI scheme
• isbn: International Standard Book Number
• issn: International Standard Serial Number
• istc: International Standard Text Code. http://www.istc-international.org/html
• lissn:
• local: identifer unique within a local context
• purl: Persistent Uniform Resource Locator
• upc: Universal Product Code
• uri: Uniform Resource Identifier
• urn: Uniform Resource Name

Citation Date Type (service party activity collection)

• publicationDate: the date when the data was or will be made publicly available
• available: the date the resource is made publicly available. May be a range, or indicate the end of an embargo period
• created: the date the resource itself was put together; this could be a date range or a single date for a final component, e.g. the finalised file with all of the data
• date: any relevant date not otherwise specified
• dateAccepted: the date that the publisher accepted the resource into their system
• dateSubmitted: the date the creator submits the resource to the publisher. This could be different from dateAccepted if the publisher then applies a selection process
• endPublicationDate: use when publicationDate is a range
• issued: the date that the resource is published or distributed e.g. to a data centre
• modified: the date of the last update to the resource, when the resource is being added to. (Equivalent to Datacite 'Updated')
• startPublicationDate: use when publicationDate is a range
• valid: the date or date range during which the dataset or resources are accurate

Related Information Type (service party activity collection)

• activity: An undertaking or process related to the creation, update, or maintenance of a collection.
• collection: An aggregation of physical and/or digital resources which has meaning in a research context.
• dataQualityInformation: data quality statements or summaries of data quality issues affecting the data.
• metadata: An alternative metadata format for the Object. This is most likely to be a discipline or system-specific format. E.g. NetCDF or ANZLIC.
• party: A person, group or role related to the creation, update, or maintenance of a collection, to an activity, or to the provision of a service.
• publication: any formally published document, whether available in digital or online form or not.
• reuseInformation: information that supports reuse of data, such as data definitions, instrument calibration or settings, units of measurement, sample descriptions, experimental parameters, methodology, data analysis techniques, or data derivation rules.
• service: A system (analogue or digital) that provides one or more functions of value to an end user.
• website: any publicly accessible web location containing information related to the collection, activity, party or service.

Related Information Identifier Type (service party activity collection)

• abn: : Australian Business Number
• arc: : Australian Research Council identifier
• ark: ARK Persistent Identifier Scheme
• AU-ANL:PEAU: : National Library of Australia identifier
• doi: Digital Object Identifier
• ean13: International Article Number
• eissn: electronic International Standard Serial Number
• handle: HANDLE System Identifier
• infouri: 'info' URI scheme
• isbn: International Standard Book Number
• isil: : International Standard Identifier for Libraries
• issn: International Standard Serial Number
• istc: International Standard Text Code.http://www.istc-international.org/html
• lissn:
• local: identifer unique within a local context
• mediaType: The Media Type (MIME type) of the information. Values should be taken from IANA Media Type assignment listing. You may choose to use application/x-{name} if it is well known within the relevant discipline.
• nhmrc: National Health and Medical Research Council identifier
• orcid: : ORCID Identifier
• purl: Persistent Uniform Resource Locator
• researcherID: : Thomson Reuters ResearcherID
• upc: Universal Product Code
• uri: Uniform Resource Identifier
• urn: Uniform Resource Name

Licence Type (service party activity collection)

• CC-BY: Attribution
• CC-BY-SA: Attribution-SharedAlike
• CC-BY-ND: Attribution-NoDervis
• CC-BY-NC: Attribution-NonCommercial
• CC-BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-SharedAlike
• CC-BY-NC-ND: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDervis
• GPL: General Public License
• AusGoalRestrictive: AusGoal Restrictive License
• NoLicence: No licence
• Unknown/Other: Unknown license or record provider defined license