Research outputs (resources) that are hosted externally to the Data Catalogue can be associated with your dataset through the Related resource section in a metadata template. You can identify the type of relationship between your dataset and the related resource. The table below describes these relationships.
| Relationship Type | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| Cites | Dataset cites Resource |
| Compiles | Dataset compiles Resource |
| Continues | Dataset continues Resource |
| Describes | Dataset describes Resource |
| Documents | Dataset documents Resource |
| HasMetadata | Resource is metadata for Dataset |
| HasPart | Dataset is part of Resource* |
| HasVersion | Dataset has version Resource |
| IsCitedBy | Dataset is cited by Resource |
| IsCompiledBy | Dataset is compiled by Resource |
| IsContinuedBy | Dataset is continued by Resource |
| IsDerivedBy | Dataset is derived from Resource |
| IsDescribedBy | Dataset is described by Resource |
| IsDocumentedBy | Dataset is documented by Resource |
| IsIdenticalTo | Dataset is identical to Resource |
| IsMetadataFor | Dataset is metadata for Resource |
| IsNewVersionOf | Dataset is new version of Resource |
| IsObsoletedBy | Dataset is obsoleted by Resource |
| IsOriginalFormOf | Dataset is original form of Resource |
| IsPartOf | Resource has part of Dataset* |
| IsPreviousVersionOf | Dataset is previous version of Resource |
| IsPublishedIn | Dataset is published in Resource |
| IsReferencedBy | Dataset is referenced by Resource |
| IsRequiredBy | Dataset is required by Resource |
| IsReviewedBy | Dataset is reviewed by Resource |
| IsSourceOf | Dataset is source of Resource |
| IsSupplementBy | Dataset is supplement to Resource |
| IsSupplementTo | Dataset is supplemented by Resource |
| IsVariantFromOf | Dataset is variant form of Resource |
| IsVersionOf | Resource is a version of Dataset |
| Obsoletes | Resource is obseleted by Dataset |
| References | Dataset reference Resource |
| Requires | Dataset requires Resource |
| Reviews | Dataset reviews Resource |
*Used when dataset page is in a collection.
For further information, review DataCite's support document on relationship types for publications and datasets.