Metadata Policy
- Submitting works to the University of Texas Digital Repository requires a minimum set of submitter-supplied descriptive information (or metadata). This metadata will be indexed and used in both the search and browse functions of the UT Digital Repository. In addition, the metadata will be made available for external search engines, such as Google and OAIster.
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Required Metadata |
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Metadata field |
Definition |
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Title |
A name given to the work. |
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Creator |
The name of the person(s), institution, group, or agent primarily responsible for making the work. |
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Date |
A single date indicating when the work was completed or published. |
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Department |
The name of creator's or submitter's academic department or affiliation. |
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Subject/Keywords |
The topic(s) of the work. At least one subject/keyword is required. |
- Additional metadata fields are also available, increasing the discoverability of a work. These may or may not be applicable to submitted works and are not required. See the section on Established Collections in the Collections Policy for collection-specific metadata.
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Optional Metadata |
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Metadata field |
Recommendation for Use |
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Abstract or Summary |
Highly recommended for all works |
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Publisher |
Highly recommended for previously published or disseminated works |
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Sponsor |
Highly recommended for works based on work sponsored or supported by an external agency or organization. |
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Primary Language of Work |
Highly recommended for all textual works |
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Type of Work |
Highly recommended for all works (e.g. article, book, image) |
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Additional Contributors |
Recommended for all works with additional contributors like editors or advisors |
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Series and Report Number |
Recommended for works in a series (e.g. a working paper series) |
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Additional identifiers |
Recommended for works with an identifier like an ISBN, ISSN, or DOI for the publisher's version of the work |
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Description |
Recommended for works with supplementary material |
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Copyright Owner |
Recommended for all works |
- Additionally, some metadata will be automatically generated by the software used by UT Digital Repository at the point of submission including, size of work, format of work, date and time of deposit, and a persistent URL to the work.