DataCite to Dublin Core Qualified Mapping

This mapping can be used to convert records described following version 4.5 of the DataCite Metadata Schema into records that comply with the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Schema.

Table 4: DataCite to Dublin Core Qualified Mapping

DataCite-Property	Dublin Core Qualified
1. Identifier	dc.identifier
1.a identifierType	–
2. Creator	dc.creator
2.1 creatorName	dc.creator
2.1.a nameType	–
2.2 givenName	–
2.3 familyName	–
2.4 nameIdentifier	dc.creator.pid
2.4.a nameIdentifierScheme	–
2.4.b schemeURI	–
2.5 affiliation	dc.contributor
2.5.a affiliationIdentifier	dc.contributor.pid
2.5.b affiliationIdentifierScheme	–
2.5.c schemeURI	–
3. Title Mapped by 3.a titleType:	dc.title
AlternativeTitle	dc.title.alternative
Subtitle	dc.title 1
TranslatedTitle	dc.title.alternative
Other	dc.title.alternative
3.a titleType	–
4. Publisher	dc.publisher
4.a publisherIdentifier	dc.publisher.pid
4.b publisherIdentifierScheme	–
4.c schemeURI	–
5. PublicationYear	dc.date.issued
6. Subject	dc.subject
6.a subjectScheme	–
6.b schemeURI	–
6.c valueURI	dc.subject.pid
6.d classificationCode	dc.subject
7. Contributor	dc.contributor
7.a contributorType	–
7.1 contributorName	dc.contributor
7.1.a nameType	–
7.2 givenName	–
7.3 familyName	–
7.4 nameIdentifier	dc.contributor.pid
7.4.a nameIdentifierScheme	–
7.4.b schemeURI	–
7.5 affiliation	dc.contributor
7.5.a affiliationIdentifier	dc.contributor.pid
7.5.b affiliationIdentifierScheme	–
7.5.c schemeURI	–
8. Date Mapped by 8.a dateType:	dc.date
Accepted	dc.date.accepted
Available	dc.date.available
Copyrighted	dc.date.copyrighted
Collected	dc.date
Created	dc.date.created
Issued	dc.date.issued
Submitted	dc.date.submitted
Updated	dc.date.modified
Valid	dc.date.valid
Withdrawn	dc.date
Other	dc.date
8.a dateType	–
8.b dateInformation	dc.description
9. Language	dc.language
10. ResourceType	dc.type
10.a resourceTypeGeneral	dc.type
11. AlternateIdentifier	dc.identifier
11.a alternateIdentifierType	–
12. RelatedIdentifier Mapped by 12.b relationType:	dc.relation
IsReferencedBy	dc.relation.isReferencedBy
References	dc.relation.references
IsVersionOf	dc.relation.isVersionOf
HasVersion	dc.relation.hasVersion
IsVariantFormOf	dc.relation.isFormatOf
IsPartOf	dc.relation.isPartOf
HasPart	dc.relation.hasPart
IsObsoletedBy	dc.relation.isReplacedBy
Obsoletes	dc.relation.replaces
IsDerivedFrom	dc.source or dc.relation.source
Other relationTypes	dc.relation
12.a relatedIdentifierType	–
12.b relationType	–
12.c relatedMetadataScheme	–
12.d schemeURI	–
12.e schemeType	–
12.f resourceTypeGeneral	–
13. Size	dc.format.extent
14. Format	dc.format
15. Version	dc.title 2
16. Rights	dc.rights
16.a rightsURI	dc.rights.license
16.b rightsIdentifier	dc.rights
16.c rightsIdentifierScheme	–
16.d schemeURI	–
17. Description Mapped by 17.a descriptionType:	dc.description
Abstract	dc.description.abstract
Methods	dc.description
SeriesInformation	dc.description
TechnicalInfo	dc.description
TableOfContents	dc.description.tableOfContents
Other	dc.description
17.a descriptionType	–
18. GeoLocation	dc.coverage.spatial
18.1 geoLocationPoint	dc.coverage.spatial
18.1.1 pointLongitude	dc.coverage.spatial
18.1.2 pointLatitude	dc.coverage.spatial
18.2 geoLocationBox	dc.coverage.spatial
18.2.1 westBoundLongitude	dc.coverage.spatial
18.2.2 eastBoundLongitude	dc.coverage.spatial
18.2.3 southBoundLatitude	dc.coverage.spatial
18.2.4 northBoundLatitude	dc.coverage.spatial
18.3 geoLocationPlace	dc.coverage.spatial
18.4 geoLocationPolygon	dc.coverage.spatial
18.4.1 polygonPoint	dc.coverage.spatial
18.4.1.1 pointLongitude	dc.coverage.spatial
18.4.1.2 pointLatitude	dc.coverage.spatial
18.4.2 inPolygonPoint	dc.coverage.spatial
18.4.2.1 pointLongitude	dc.coverage.spatial
18.4.2.2 pointLatitude	dc.coverage.spatial
19. FundingReference	–
19.1 funderName	dc.contributor
19.2 funderIdentifier	dc.contributor.pid
19.2.a funderIdentifierType	–
19.2.b schemeURI	–
19.3 awardNumber	dc.relation
19.3.a awardURI	dc.relation.pid
19.4 awardTitle	dc.relation
20. RelatedItem Mapped by 20.b relationType as above for 12. RelatedIdentifier.	dc.relation 3
20.a relatedItemType	–
20.b relationType	–
20.1 relatedItemIdentifier	dc.relation
20.1.a relatedItemIdentifierType	–
20.2 creator	–
20.2.1 creatorName	–
20.3 title	–
20.3.a titleType	–
20.4 publicationYear	–
20.5 volume	–
20.6 issue	–
20.7 number	–
20.7.a numberType	–
20.8 firstPage	–
20.9 lastPage	–
20.10 publisher	–
20.11 edition	–
20.12 contributor	–
20.12.a contributorType	–
20.12.1 contributorName	–

Footnotes

1

Subtitle may be combined with the main title, e.g., “Main title: subtitle”, in dc.title.

2

Version may be combined with the main title, e.g., “Main title (version)”, in dc.title.

3

For the details of the related item (Title, etc.), use dc.relation. Concatenate the content according to any preferred citation format.