Dear Alice,<br><br>dc.contributor.author is normally the default element for authors.<br>I think dc.creator is being automatically completed with information about the user who submitted the item into dspace. So let's say that I'm a librarian, submitting a bunch of different records in DSpace, my name would be included in "dc.creator".<br>
<br>For non-technical help with DSpace, there's a very good set of DSpace course materials available here:<br><a href="http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/handle/2160/615">http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/handle/2160/615</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/3/13 Platt, Alice <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:a.platt@snhu.edu">a.platt@snhu.edu</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p>I am just starting on a DSpace project in collaboration with
the IT department at my institution. I am selecting metadata fields to use and
would like to know why the dc.creation element is labeled “do not use;
only for harvested metadata”. I do not understand; I would think this
would be the most appropriate element for authors, regardless. If dc.creator
isn’t being used, what is the default author element?</p>
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<p>Another question – the information on the DSpace wiki
is largely technical in nature. Is there a source for information for the
librarian side of things that I might have missed? Best practices for metadata,
search & discovery, interface design, workflows, how to work with users and
groups, etc.?</p>
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<p>Thanks!</p>
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<p>Alice Platt</p>
<p>Digital Initiatives Librarian</p>
<p>Shapiro Library</p>
<p>Southern New Hampshire University</p>
<p>2500 North River Rd</p>
<p>Manchester, NH 03106</p>
<p>603-668-2211 x 2156</p>
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