Help for completing metadata forms

Metadata fields and descriptions

As you go through the metadata template forms, you might come across some fields that you are unsure about. Please feel free to contact a data curator at portalco.umanitoba.ca if you need further clarification on any metadata field.

Below, we have provided additional information on some fields/sections that may require further description. Click on any field in the table for more information.

Fields/section Overview of field(s) Found in this metadata form

Dataset Type and General Type

Single terms used to describe your data

Dataset template

Dataset Level

Describes the curation level of your data

Dataset template

Related Resource Type

A description of what exactly the resource is that is related to your data. 

Dataset template

Keywords and Themes

Keywords: Five or more words used to make your data easily findable.

Themes: Broad category under which your data belongs

Dataset template

Project template

Publication template

Funder Identifier Type

The type of unique ID for a funder

Dataset template

Project template

Publication template

Identifier Type (for Related resource, Related Publication)

The type of unique ID for a related resource or publication

Dataset template

Publication template

Relationship to this Dataset

Describes the relationship between the related resource and your data

Dataset template

Publication template

Licenses, Terms of Use and Access

Describes how users can access, use and share data

Dataset template

Project template

Publication template