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Research Dataset Contributor

A role played by a person or group in the capture or preservation of a research dataset, identified by name and ID type.

A Research Dataset Contributor is a person or group who played a role in the capture or preservation of a research dataset.

The object records the contributor’s role, name, and identifier, along with the identifier of the institution hosting the person or group making the contribution.

Fields

7 fields

Field nameTypeDefinitionBound to
RolepicklistThe contributor role played by a person or a group in the capture or preservation of the dataset.contributor-roles
Family NametextA person's surname.—
First NametextA person's given name.—
ID TypepicklistThe nominal type of unique ID used for this person.person-id-types
IDidentifierThe unique ID used for this person, per the associated ID type.—
Institution ID TypepicklistThe nominal type of unique ID used for the institution hosting the person or group making this contribution.org-id-types
Institution IDidentifierThe unique ID used for the institution hosting the person or group making this contribution.—

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