[Dspace-general] dc.creator "do not use" -- why?

[Bram Luyten]

Dear Alice,

dc.contributor.author is normally the default element for authors.
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".

For non-technical help with DSpace, there's a very good set of DSpace course
materials available here:
http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/handle/2160/615

best regards,

Bram Luyten

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2009/3/13 Platt, Alice <a.platt at snhu.edu>

>  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?
>
>
>
> 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.?
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Alice Platt
>
> Digital Initiatives Librarian
>
> Shapiro Library
>
> Southern New Hampshire University
>
> 2500 North River Rd
>
> Manchester, NH 03106
>
> 603-668-2211 x 2156
>
>
>
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