Supporting Dataset Creator Searches

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This group includes attributes that could support searches for people/institutions/projects that are responsible for datasets. This information is also critical for the correct attribution of the people and institutions that produce datasets.

Creator Search

This group includes attributes that could support searches for people/institutions/projects that are responsible for datasets. This information is also critical for the correct attribution of the people and institutions that produce datasets.
ConceptDescriptionDialect (Fit) Paths
Author / OriginatorThe principal author of the resource

Note: In CSW this concept is called Creator
BDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:origin
CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:origin
DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:creators/dcite:creator/dcite:affiliation
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator
DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator
Dryad /*/dcterms:creator
ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Data Originator']
ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Producer']
ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='Investigator']
ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='investigator']
ECHO /*/echo:Contacts/echo:Contact[Role='INVESTIGATOR']
ECS /ecs:Author
EML /eml:eml/*/creator
HCLS dct:creator
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_name']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='author']
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='originator']
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='principalInvestigator']
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[normalize-space(cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode)='author']
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[normalize-space(cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode)='originator']
MODS //mods:mods/mods:name/mods:role[roleTerm='author']
MODS //mods:mods/mods:name/mods:role[roleTerm='creator']
MODS //mods:mods/mods:name/mods:role[roleTerm='originator']
Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:Principal_Investigator/mercury:Name
Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:origin
Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/mercury:Principal_Investigator/mercury:Name
Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:simpleDc/dcterms:creator
RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:author
THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:name
Originating OrganizationThe organization responsible for creating the resourceBDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:origin
CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:origin
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Center
DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Originating_Center
ECHO /*/echo:ProcessingCenter
EML /eml:eml/*/creator/organizationName
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='institution']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactOrganization']/hdf5:Group[@Name='Data_Originator']
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='author']/gmd:organisationName//*
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='originator']/gmd:organisationName//*
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[normalize-space(cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode)='author']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name//*
Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:origin
Author / Originator Email AddressThe electronic mail address of the principal author of the resourceDCAT /dct:mbox
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator
DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator
EML /eml:eml/*/creator/onlineUrl
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='creator_email']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Group[@Name='METADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='COLLECTIONMETADATA']/hdf5:Group[@Name='ContactOrganization']/hdf5:Group[@Name='Data_Originator']/hdf5:Attribut[@Name='ElectronicMailAddress']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='author']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address/gmd:electronicMailAddress//*
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility/cit:party/cit:CI_Individual/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:address/cit:CI_Address/cit:electronicMailAddress//*
Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:mercury/Principal_Investigator/Email
THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:contact/@email
Author / Originator IdentifierA unique identifier for a resource author or originatorDCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:creators/dcite:creator/dcite:nameIdentifier/@nameIdentifierScheme
EML /eml:eml/*/creator/@id
Author / Originator Identifier TypeThe type of unique identifier for a resource author or originatorDCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:creators/dcite:creator/dcite:nameIdentifier/schemeURI
EML /eml:eml/*/creator/@system
Author / Originator World Wide Web AddressThe World Wide Web mail address of the principal author of the cited resourceEML /eml:eml/*/creator/electronicMailAddress
HCLS pav:authoredBy
ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[normalize-space(gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode)='author']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource/gmd:linkage/gmd:URL
ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[normalize-space(cit:Role/cit:CI_RoleCode)='publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource/cit:linkage
THREDDS //thredds:dataset/thredds:creator/thredds:contact/@url
Resource Creation/Revision DateThe date the resource was createdBDP /bdp:metadata/bdp:idinfo/bdp:citation/bdp:citeinfo/bdp:pubdate
CSDGM /csdgm:metadata/csdgm:idinfo/csdgm:citation/csdgm:citeinfo/csdgm:pubdate
DCAT /dct:issued
DCITE /dcite:resource/dcite:dates/dcite:date
DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date
DIF-10 /dif:DIF/dif:Dataset_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date
Dryad /*/dcterms:dateSubmitted
ECHO /*/echo:InsertTime
ECHO /*/echo:LastUpdate
ECS /*/ecs:RevisionDate
EML /eml:eml/*/maintenance/changeHistory/changeDate | /eml:eml/*/pubDate
HCLS dct:created
HDF5.1 /hdf5:HDF5-File/hdf5:RootGroup/hdf5:Attribute[@Name='date_created']/hdf5:Data/hdf5:DataFromFile
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='creation']/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='creation']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='revision']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[normalize-space(cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode)='creation']/cit:date/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[normalize-space(cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode)='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[normalize-space(cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime
MODS //mods:mods/mods:originInfo/mods:dateCreated
MODS //mods:mods/mods:originInfo/mods:dateModified
Mercury /mercury:metadata/mercury:idinfo/mercury:citation/mercury:citeinfo/mercury:pubdate
Onedcx /onedcx:metadata/onedcx:dcTerms/dcterms:modified
RDA-CISL /rda:dsOverview/rda:contentMetadata/rda:temporal
SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Service_Citation/serf:Release_Date
THREDDS /thredds:catalog/thredds:metadata/thredds:date[@type='created']
Issue DateThe date the resource was issuedISO /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[normalize-space(gco:dateType/gco:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date
ISO-1 /mdb:MD_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/*/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[normalize-space(cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode)='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime

xPath Note: The xPaths included in this table use several wildcards. // means any path, so //gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty indicates a gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty anywhere in an XML file. /*/ indicates a single level with several possible elements. This usually indicates one of several concrete realizations of an abstract object. For example /*/gmd:identificationInfo could be gmd:MD_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo or gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:identificationInfo and gmd:identificationInfo//*/gmd:descriptiveKeywords could be gmd:identificationInfo/gmd:MD_DataIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords or gmd:identificationInfo/srv:SV_ServiceIdentification/gmd:descriptiveKeywords.


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