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

[Claudia Jürgen]

Hi all,

dc.creator is not used to store the information, who submitted an item 
to the repository. The information is stored in the item table as 
submitter_id and in the metadata as dc.description.provenance.

Sunny greetings

Claudia Jürgen


Bram Luyten schrieb:
> 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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