Citation Documentation
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Citations in metadata provide important information about how users should cite the resource that is described by the metadata. These citations are an important part of the identification information and, as such, they are in a special location in the record. In addition, they can provide connection to relevant materials that can not be included in the metadata.
NASA GCMD Directory Interchange Format
The Directory interchange Format (DIF) includes a /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation that is used to provide information about the resource described in the metadata and a /dif:DIF/dif:Reference for referencing other resources.
ISO
The ISO metadata standards include a generic cit:CI_Citation object that can be used to provide information about the resource described in the metadata at the path /*/gmd:identificationInfo/*/gmd:citation/gmd:CI_Citation and about other resources at many other paths.
Crosswalks
| Concept | Description | Dialect (Fit) Paths |
|---|---|---|
| Cited Resource Title | A short description of the (cited) resource. | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:title/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Title SERF /serf:SERF/serf:Entry_Title |
| Cited Resource Alternate Title | Alternate title of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:alternateTitle/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:title/gco:CharacterString |
| Cited Resource Identifier | Identifier for the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:identifier/cit:MD_Identifier/cit:code DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:DOI DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_DOI |
| Author | Author of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'author']/gmd:individualName/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:Role/cit:CI_RoleCode='author']/cit:party/cit:CI_Individual/cit:name/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Creator DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Author FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:origin |
| Author / Originator World Wide Web Address | The World Wide Web mail address of the principal author of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[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[cit:Role/cit:CI_RoleCode='publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource/cit:linkage |
| Editor | Editor of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'editor']/gmd:organisationName/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='editor']/cit:party/cit:CI_Individual/cit:name/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Editor |
| Series Title | Title of a series that includes the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:collectiveTitle/gco:CharacterString ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:series/gmd:CI_Series/gmd:name/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:series/cit:CI_Series/cit:name/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Series_Name DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Series |
| Publication Date | Date of publication of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='publication']/cit:date/gco:DateTime DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Release_Date DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Date ECHO /*/echo:InsertTime FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:pubdate |
| Revision Date | Date of revision of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:Date ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='revision']/cit:date/gco:DateTime |
| Creation Date | Date of creation of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:Date ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:date/gmd:CI_Date[gmd:dateType/gmd:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/gmd:date/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:date/cit:CI_Date[cit:dateType/cit:CI_DateTypeCode='creation']/cit:date/gco:DateTime |
| Publisher | Publisher of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = 'publisher'] ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode='publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:name/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Publisher DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publisher |
| Publisher Location | Place of publication of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:address/gmd:CI_Address ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo/cit:CI_Contact/cit:address/cit:CI_Address/cit:city/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Place |
| Publisher URL | World Wide Web address associated with the publisher of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/gmd:contactInfo ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Place |
| Publisher E-Mail | Email associated with the publisher of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty[gmd:role/gmd:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/gmd:contactInfo ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:citedResponsibleParty/cit:CI_Responsibility[cit:role/cit:CI_RoleCode = ['publisher']/cit:party/cit:CI_Organisation/cit:contactInfo DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Publication_Place |
| Version | Version of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:edition/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 /mai:MI_Metadata/mdb:identificationInfo/rmd:MD_DataIdentification/mri:citation/cit:CI_Citation/cit:edition/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Version DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Edition ECHO /*/echo:VersionId ECS /*/ecs:VersionId |
| Version Date | Date of the version of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:editionDate/gco:DateTime ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:editionDate/gco:DateTime DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Dataset_Version DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Edition FGDC /fgdc:metadata/fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:edition |
| Volume | Volume of the cited resource | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Volume |
| Issue | Issue of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:series/gmd:CI_Series/gmd:issueIdentification:/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Issue |
| Pages | Pages of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:series/gmd:CI_Series/gmd:page/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Pages |
| ISBN | International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:ISBN ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:ISBN/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:ISBN |
| ISSN | International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:ISSN ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:ISSN/gco:CharacterString |
| Report Number | Report number of the cited resource | DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Report_Number |
| Other Citation Details | Other information about the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:otherCitationDetails/gco:CharacterString ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:otherCitationDetails/gco:CharacterString DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Other_Reference_Details DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Other_Citation_Details |
| Presentation Form | Form of the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:presentationForm/CI_PresentationFormCode ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:presentationForm/cit:CI_PresentationFormCode DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Data_Presentation_Form FGDC /fgdc:digform/fgdc:digtinfo/fgdc:formname | /fgdc:idinfo/fgdc:citation/fgdc:citeinfo/fgdc:geoform |
| Online Resource | Online Resource for the cited resource | ISO //gmd:CI_Citation/gmd:citedResponsibleParty/gmd:CI_ResponsibleParty/gmd:contactInfo/gmd:CI_Contact/gmd:onlineResource/gmd:CI_OnlineResource ISO-1 //cit:CI_Citation/cit:onlineResource/cit:CI_OnlineResource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Data_Set_Citation/dif:Online_Resource DIF /dif:DIF/dif:Reference/dif:Online_Resource |
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.
