Dissertations
Dissertation records capture information about dissertations or theses.
When registering dissertations, DO:
- include all relevant funding, [license/schema-library//documentation/principles-practices/best-practices/license/), and [relationship/schema-library//documentation/principles-practices/best-practices/relationship/) metadata
- include contributors metadata, including ORCID iDs and affiliation metadata
- include an [abstract]((/documentation/principles-practices/best-practices#abstracts)
- include identifiers associated with the dissertation - if a DAI has been assigned, it should be deposited in the
identifier
element with the id_type
attribute set to "dai"
. If an institution has its own numbering system, it should be deposited in item_number
, and the item_number_type
should be set to "institution"
Do not:
- use the dissertation model for versions of a dissertations published in a book or journal
Review our Dissertation Markup Guide for XML and metadata help.