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Enum: DataCiteContributorType

Types of contributors to research resources from DataCite 4.6.

These describe organizational and functional roles rather than

specific contribution activities (see CRediT/ResearchRole for those).

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URI: valuesets:DataCiteContributorType

Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description Exact Mappings Close Mappings Added Version Category Examples Note
CONTACT_PERSON Contact Person DataCite:ContactPerson Person with knowledge of how to access, troubleshoot, or
otherwise field issues related to the resource.
support
DATA_COLLECTOR Data Collector DataCite:DataCollector Person or institution responsible for finding, gathering, or
collecting data under the guidelines of the author(s) or
Principal Investigator (PI).
CRediT:investigation data_work
DATA_CURATOR Data Curator DataCite:DataCurator Person tasked with reviewing, enhancing, cleaning, or standardizing
metadata and the associated data submitted for storage, use, and
maintenance within a repository.
CRediT:data-curation data_work
DATA_MANAGER Data Manager DataCite:DataManager Person or organization responsible for maintaining the finished
resource, including data quality, access permissions, and
long-term availability.
CRediT:data-curation data_work
DISTRIBUTOR DataCite:Distributor Institution tasked with responsibility to generate or disseminate
copies of the resource in either electronic or print form.
marcrel:dst dissemination
EDITOR DataCite:Editor A person who oversees the details related to the publication
format of the resource.
marcrel:edt CRediT:writing-review-editing editorial
HOSTING_INSTITUTION Hosting Institution DataCite:HostingInstitution Typically, the organization allowing the resource to be available
on the internet through the provision of its hardware, software,
or operating support.
infrastructure
PRODUCER DataCite:Producer Person or organization responsible for the artistic and technical
aspects of a resource, typically in audiovisual or media contexts.
marcrel:pro production
PROJECT_LEADER Project Leader DataCite:ProjectLeader Person officially designated as head of a project team or
sub-project team instrumental in the work necessary to the
development of the resource.
NCIT:C19924 CRediT:project-administration leadership
PROJECT_MANAGER Project Manager DataCite:ProjectManager Person officially designated as manager of a project, responsible
for day-to-day management activities.
CRediT:project-administration leadership
PROJECT_MEMBER Project Member DataCite:ProjectMember Person on the membership list of a designated project or
project team.
team
REGISTRATION_AGENCY Registration Agency DataCite:RegistrationAgency Institution or organization officially appointed by a Registration
Authority to handle specific tasks within a defined area of
responsibility.
governance DataCite member organizations
REGISTRATION_AUTHORITY Registration Authority DataCite:RegistrationAuthority A standards-setting body from which Registration Agencies obtain
their official recognition and guidance.
governance International DOI Foundation
RELATED_PERSON Related Person DataCite:RelatedPerson A person without a specifically defined role in the development
of the resource, but who is someone the author wishes to recognize.
acknowledgment
RESEARCHER DataCite:Researcher A person involved in analyzing data or the results of an
experiment or formal study.
NCIT:C25741 CRediT:formal-analysis, CRediT:investigation research
RESEARCH_GROUP Research Group DataCite:ResearchGroup A group of individuals with a common research focus, typically
within a lab, department, or division.
team
RIGHTS_HOLDER Rights Holder DataCite:RightsHolder Person or institution owning or managing property rights,
including intellectual property rights, over the resource.
marcrel:own, NCIT:C54131 legal
SPONSOR DataCite:Sponsor Person or organization that issued a contract or under the
auspices of which a work has been written, printed, published,
developed, etc.
marcrel:spn CRediT:funding-acquisition funding
SUPERVISOR DataCite:Supervisor Designated administrator overseeing one or more groups or teams
working to produce the resource.
marcrel:ths CRediT:supervision leadership
TRANSLATOR DataCite:Translator Person, organization, or automated system responsible for
rendering the content of a resource from one language into
another.
marcrel:trl 4.6 translation
WORK_PACKAGE_LEADER Work Package Leader DataCite:WorkPackageLeader A Work Package is a recognized data product, and the Work Package
Leader ensures the comprehensive contents, availability, and
quality of the work package.
leadership
OTHER DataCite:Other Any person or institution making a significant contribution not
covered by other contributor type values.
Should be accompanied by free-text description

Slots

Name Description
datacite_contributor_type The type of contributor from the DataCite vocabulary

See Also

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: DataCiteContributorType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: 'Types of contributors to research resources from DataCite 4.6.

  These describe organizational and functional roles rather than

  specific contribution activities (see CRediT/ResearchRole for those).

  '
title: DataCite Contributor Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
see_also:
- https://datacite-metadata-schema.readthedocs.io/en/4.6/appendices/appendix-1/contributorType/
- https://credit.niso.org/
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  CONTACT_PERSON:
    text: CONTACT_PERSON
    description: 'Person with knowledge of how to access, troubleshoot, or

      otherwise field issues related to the resource.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:ContactPerson
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: support
    title: Contact Person
  DATA_COLLECTOR:
    text: DATA_COLLECTOR
    description: 'Person or institution responsible for finding, gathering, or

      collecting data under the guidelines of the author(s) or

      Principal Investigator (PI).

      '
    meaning: DataCite:DataCollector
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: data_work
    title: Data Collector
    close_mappings:
    - CRediT:investigation
  DATA_CURATOR:
    text: DATA_CURATOR
    description: 'Person tasked with reviewing, enhancing, cleaning, or standardizing

      metadata and the associated data submitted for storage, use, and

      maintenance within a repository.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:DataCurator
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: data_work
    title: Data Curator
    close_mappings:
    - CRediT:data-curation
  DATA_MANAGER:
    text: DATA_MANAGER
    description: 'Person or organization responsible for maintaining the finished

      resource, including data quality, access permissions, and

      long-term availability.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:DataManager
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: data_work
    title: Data Manager
    close_mappings:
    - CRediT:data-curation
  DISTRIBUTOR:
    text: DISTRIBUTOR
    description: 'Institution tasked with responsibility to generate or disseminate

      copies of the resource in either electronic or print form.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:Distributor
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: dissemination
    exact_mappings:
    - marcrel:dst
  EDITOR:
    text: EDITOR
    description: 'A person who oversees the details related to the publication

      format of the resource.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:Editor
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: editorial
    exact_mappings:
    - marcrel:edt
    close_mappings:
    - CRediT:writing-review-editing
  HOSTING_INSTITUTION:
    text: HOSTING_INSTITUTION
    description: 'Typically, the organization allowing the resource to be available

      on the internet through the provision of its hardware, software,

      or operating support.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:HostingInstitution
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: infrastructure
    title: Hosting Institution
  PRODUCER:
    text: PRODUCER
    description: 'Person or organization responsible for the artistic and technical

      aspects of a resource, typically in audiovisual or media contexts.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:Producer
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: production
    exact_mappings:
    - marcrel:pro
  PROJECT_LEADER:
    text: PROJECT_LEADER
    description: 'Person officially designated as head of a project team or

      sub-project team instrumental in the work necessary to the

      development of the resource.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:ProjectLeader
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: leadership
    title: Project Leader
    aliases:
    - Principal Investigator
    - PI
    exact_mappings:
    - NCIT:C19924
    close_mappings:
    - CRediT:project-administration
  PROJECT_MANAGER:
    text: PROJECT_MANAGER
    description: 'Person officially designated as manager of a project, responsible

      for day-to-day management activities.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:ProjectManager
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: leadership
    title: Project Manager
    close_mappings:
    - CRediT:project-administration
  PROJECT_MEMBER:
    text: PROJECT_MEMBER
    description: 'Person on the membership list of a designated project or

      project team.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:ProjectMember
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: team
    title: Project Member
  REGISTRATION_AGENCY:
    text: REGISTRATION_AGENCY
    description: 'Institution or organization officially appointed by a Registration

      Authority to handle specific tasks within a defined area of

      responsibility.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:RegistrationAgency
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: governance
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: DataCite member organizations
    title: Registration Agency
  REGISTRATION_AUTHORITY:
    text: REGISTRATION_AUTHORITY
    description: 'A standards-setting body from which Registration Agencies obtain

      their official recognition and guidance.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:RegistrationAuthority
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: governance
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: International DOI Foundation
    title: Registration Authority
  RELATED_PERSON:
    text: RELATED_PERSON
    description: 'A person without a specifically defined role in the development

      of the resource, but who is someone the author wishes to recognize.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:RelatedPerson
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: acknowledgment
    title: Related Person
  RESEARCHER:
    text: RESEARCHER
    description: 'A person involved in analyzing data or the results of an

      experiment or formal study.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:Researcher
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: research
    exact_mappings:
    - NCIT:C25741
    close_mappings:
    - CRediT:formal-analysis
    - CRediT:investigation
  RESEARCH_GROUP:
    text: RESEARCH_GROUP
    description: 'A group of individuals with a common research focus, typically

      within a lab, department, or division.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:ResearchGroup
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: team
    title: Research Group
  RIGHTS_HOLDER:
    text: RIGHTS_HOLDER
    description: 'Person or institution owning or managing property rights,

      including intellectual property rights, over the resource.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:RightsHolder
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: legal
    title: Rights Holder
    exact_mappings:
    - marcrel:own
    - NCIT:C54131
  SPONSOR:
    text: SPONSOR
    description: 'Person or organization that issued a contract or under the

      auspices of which a work has been written, printed, published,

      developed, etc.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:Sponsor
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: funding
    exact_mappings:
    - marcrel:spn
    close_mappings:
    - CRediT:funding-acquisition
  SUPERVISOR:
    text: SUPERVISOR
    description: 'Designated administrator overseeing one or more groups or teams

      working to produce the resource.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:Supervisor
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: leadership
    exact_mappings:
    - marcrel:ths
    close_mappings:
    - CRediT:supervision
  TRANSLATOR:
    text: TRANSLATOR
    description: 'Person, organization, or automated system responsible for

      rendering the content of a resource from one language into

      another.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:Translator
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: translation
      added_version:
        tag: added_version
        value: '4.6'
    exact_mappings:
    - marcrel:trl
  WORK_PACKAGE_LEADER:
    text: WORK_PACKAGE_LEADER
    description: 'A Work Package is a recognized data product, and the Work Package

      Leader ensures the comprehensive contents, availability, and

      quality of the work package.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:WorkPackageLeader
    annotations:
      category:
        tag: category
        value: leadership
    title: Work Package Leader
  OTHER:
    text: OTHER
    description: 'Any person or institution making a significant contribution not

      covered by other contributor type values.

      '
    meaning: DataCite:Other
    annotations:
      note:
        tag: note
        value: Should be accompanied by free-text description