Dataset General Type
This field in the dataset metadata template should be a general description of the data you are uploading. These are controlled values that you will have to choose from. Below are the descriptions for each option.
If you are uploading a typical tabular dataset, this option will simply be Dataset.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Audiovisual | A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. May or may not include sound. |
| Book | A medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover |
| BookChapter | One of the main divisions of a book. |
| Collection | An aggregation of resources, which may encompass collections of one resourceType as well as those of mixed types. A collection is described as a group; its parts may also be separately described. |
| ComputationalNotebook | A virtual notebook environment used for literate programming |
| ConferencePaper | Article that is written with the goal of being accepted to a conference |
| ConferenceProceeding | Collection of academic papers published in the context of an academic conference |
| DataPaper | A factual and objective publication with a focused intent to identify and describe specific data, sets of data, or data collections to facilitate discoverability |
| Dataset | Data encoded in a defined structure (Data file or files) |
| Dissertation | A written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy |
| Event | A non-persistent, time-based occurrence |
| Image | A visual representation other than text |
| InteractiveResource | A resource requiring interaction from the user to be understood, executed, or experienced |
| Journal | A scholarly publication consisting of articles that is published regularly throughout the year. |
| JournalArticle | A written composition on a topic of interest, which forms a separate part of a journal. |
| Model | An abstract, conceptual, graphical, mathematical or visualization model that represents empirical objects, phenomena, or physical processes |
| OutputManagementPlan | A formal document that outlines how research outputs are to be handled both during a research project and after the project is completed |
| PeerReview | Evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field |
| PhysicalObject | An inanimate, threedimensional object or substance |
| Preprint | A version of a scholarly or scientific paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly or scientific journal |
| Report | A document that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose |
| Service | An organized system of apparatus, appliances, staff, etc., for supplying some function(s) required by end users |
| Software | A computer program other than a computational notebook, in either source code (text) or compiled form. Use this type for general software components supporting scholarly research. Use the “ComputationalNotebook” value for virtual notebooks. |
| Sound | A resource primarily intended to be heard |
| Standard | Something established by authority, custom, or general consent as a model, example, or point of reference |
| Text | A resource consisting primarily of words for reading that is not covered by any other textual resource type in this list |
| Workflow | A structured series of steps which can be executed to produce a final outcome, allowing users a means to specify and enact their work in a more reproducible manner |
| Other | If selected, supply a value for ResourceType. |
Dataset Type
This field in the dataset metadata template provides you with the ability to describe, in your own terms, the type of dataset you are uploading. Preferably, a short term should be used, for example, 'CTD data'.