| Field |
Field Content/Data |
Resource Type and Data Specifics |
| Resource Type (M*) |
The type of literature of the resource. |
Resource types are Book, Conference, Journal
Article, Patent, Patent Application, Software Manual, Technical
Report, Thesis/Dissertation, and Miscellaneous, which could
include brochures, bibliographies, etc. |
| Specific Type |
Qualifies 'Resource Type.' Any 'Resource Type'
may have a qualifier. |
Provides additional information about the
'Resource Type'. For Journal Articles, may include whether the
literature is a preprint, a postprint and/or whether it was
presented at a Conference. For Miscellaneous, may include 'Fact
Sheet,' 'Booklet,' 'Bibliography,' etc. May contain any other
qualifier. Extent or scope of the content of the resource
(Final, Annual, Semiannual, Topical) is contained in the
'Coverage' field. If no data is available, the default is
blank/empty. |
| Title (M*) |
The name by which the resource is formally
known. Title of the resource. |
May include edition, version, or release. May
include subtitle and/or secondary title. (Series title is
contained in 'Resource Relation.') For Conference proceedings,
contains title of the proceedings; for Conference papers,
contains title of the paper. |
| Creator/Author (M*) |
Person(s), author(s), organization(s), or
entity(ies) responsible for creating the intellectual content of
the resource. |
May include editor(s) and/or compiler(s).
Recommended format is: lastname, firstname or initial,
middlename or initial. Examples: Doe, John Quincy; Doe, John Q.;
Doe, J. Q. Other formats are acceptable. Separate entries with a
semicolon and a space. May include author affiliation, such as
university or company. If no creator/author is provided, a
default can be set to 'Not Available.' |
| Publication Date (M*) |
Date of publication or date of issuance of the
resource. |
Preferred format is YYYY-MM-DD. Other formats
are acceptable, including year only or year and month only.
Decisions about handling quarterly (Spring, Jan.-Mar., etc.) and
bimonthly (Jan.-Feb., Feb.-Mar., etc.) publication dates are
pending. If the citation is for a journal article preprint or
postprint, the publication date could be the date the preprint/postprint
was issued or the date the preprint/postprint was made
available. Extent or scope of the content of the resource
(Final, Annual, Semiannual, Topical) is contained in the
'Coverage' field. |
| Research Organization (M*) |
Originating research organization information.
Name and location of the organization(s) that directs/performs
the research and/or research facility(ies) where the research
was conducted/performed. |
If the resource citation is provided by an
organization within the United States, Research Organization
includes at least one United States organization. Multiple
organizations and free form text are acceptable. Separate
entries with a semicolon and a space. Include country if
available. Examples: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak
Ridge, TN (US); Pantex Plant (PTX), Amarillo, TX (US); Advanced
Photon Source (APS), Argonne, IL(US) [Note: Maximum field length
is 1000 characters.] If desired, an appropriate default can be
set. |
| Sponsoring Organization |
Funding organization(s) for the research
and/or the facility(ies) used for the research. |
If the research reflected in the resource was
conducted at a DOE sponsored and/or funded facility, U.S. DOE is
a sponsoring organization. For U.S. DOE contractor records,
could include a Sponsoring DOE Program Organization. May include
private-sector funding organization, if appropriate. Multiple
organizations are acceptable, separated with a semicolon and a
space. The default is USDOE unless provided. Creator/author
affiliation, such as university or company, is contained in the
'Creator/Author' field. |
| Report Numbers |
Primary and/or secondary report number(s) or
patent and/or patent application number(s). |
For Technical Reports, data will be expected
in this field. If 'Resource Type' is not a Technical Report
and/or if no data is available, the default is blank/empty. |
| DOE Contract No. |
Any U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) contract
or grant number under which funding was provided for the work
described. |
Includes standard and non-standard DOE
contract numbers. DOE contract number contained in the site
bibliographic citation. If the site bibliographic citation does
not contain a DOE contract number and all citations to be
harvested from a single site database fall under the same DOE
contract number, an appropriate site-provided DOE contract
number can be set as a default. If no DOE contract number exists
for a bibliographic citation, the default is blank/empty. |
| Other Numbers |
Any other identifying numbers. |
May include ISSN, ISBN, CODEN, DOI (Digital
Object Identifier), Patent Priority Number, R&D Project
number, non-DOE contract number, and/or any other identifying
number(s). If no data is available, the default is blank/empty. |
| Resource Relation (M* if the
resource is a journal, conference, or patent) |
Reference to a related resource and/or related
information such as journal information (title, volume, issue);
conference information (title, place, dates); patent file and
patent priority date(s); and/or other related clarifying
information, if applicable. |
For a Journal Article, journal
name/title (full and/or abbreviated), volume, issue; for Conference,
include name/title, location, and/or dates; for Patent(s)/Patent
Application(s), may include Patent Date Filed and/or Patent
Priority Date; for a Book, may include series title; for Thesis/Dissertation(s),
may include whether the resource is a thesis or a dissertation,
the related academic degree, and/or, if not published,
institution information. (If Thesis/Dissertation was published,
institution information is contained in the 'Publisher' field.)
May include other related information that clarifies or adds
information to the citation. Identifiers (for example, ISSN)
related to journal and other literature are contained in the
'Other Numbers' field. If no data is available, the default is
blank/empty. |
| Subject |
DOE subject category code(s) and related text
and/or descriptor(s). |
Broad DOE subject categories ( http://www.osti.gov/stip/subcat00.htm
). Controlled (standardized) vocabulary used to describe the
information content of the resource. Use of at least one DOE
subject category is encouraged. If no data is available, the
default is blank/empty. |
| Related Subjects |
Other subject topics. Keywords. |
Uncontrolled vocabulary used to describe the
information content of the resource. May include area of
research, such as neutron science. If no data is available, the
default is blank/empty. |
| Description/Abstract |
A brief textual summary or account of the
content of the resource. |
May include, but is not limited to: an
abstract, table of contents, reference to a graphical
representation of content, and/or a free-text account of the
content. If no data is available, a default can be set to
'Abstract Not Provided.' Note: Inclusion of a
Description/Abstract is encouraged as it may benefit search and
retrieval. |
| Coverage |
Used to describe the extent or scope of the
content of the resource: Final, Annual, Semiannual, Topical. |
Used primarily for Technical Reports, if
appropriate. Not applicable for Conference, Journal Article,
Patent, Patent Application, Software Manual, nor
Thesis/Dissertation. May be used for Book or Miscellaneous. If
no data is available, the default is blank/empty. |
| Publisher |
The person, organization, or entity
responsible for making the resource available and/or for
providing access to the resource. |
May contain publisher information, such as
journal publisher or book publisher. For Thesis/Dissertation,
may include institution information if the Thesis/Dissertation
was published. (If the Thesis/Dissertation was not published,
institution information may be included in 'Resource Relation.')
Should include publisher name, address, location, and country,
especially if the resource is available from the publisher. If
no data is available, the default is blank/empty. |
| Availability |
Primary or alternate availability information. |
May contain source from which the resource may
be obtained, including the originating source. For Books,
information in the 'Publisher' field may be considered to
provide availability information. For Journal Articles,
journal information in the 'Resource Relation' field is
considered to provide availability information. For Thesis/Dissertation,
information in the 'Publisher' or 'Resource Relation' field may
be considered to provide availability information. For other
'Resource Types' when electronic full text is not available,
includes sufficient information for the user to locate the
resource. When electronic full text exists, availability is via
a link from the bibliographic citation and this field may
default to blank/empty. If no data is available, the default is
blank/empty. |
| Site URL (M* if electronic full
text is available) |
Unique URL specific to the electronic
full-text location where posted at the site. |
If full text is posted at the site, include
the unique URL specific to the electronic full-text location.
Not applicable for bibliographic citations without full text.
The default is blank/empty. |
| Format (M* for number of pages) |
The medium or dimensions of the resource. |
Includes pages, playing time, or page range.
Includes the format of the full-text image if electronic full
text exists. PDFN (Portable Document Format Normal) is the
preferred electronic format. May also contain any additional
information about the format. Examples include Speed, Operating
System, Machine Compatibility, Bits per Inch, Sound, Speed,
Programming Language, Quantity, etc. If no data is available,
the default is blank/empty. |
| Country |
Country of input. Originating country. |
If the resource emanates from research
conducted at a U.S. laboratory or facility and/or the citation
is provided by an organization within the United States, the
country of publication is the United States. If not provided,
for U.S. input, the default is United States. The country of the
publisher is contained in the 'Publisher' field. |
| Language |
Language of publication. |
If not available, for U.S. input, the default
is English. |
| Source |
Acronym for the source of bibliographic
information and/or the site input code. |
Provider of the bibliographic citation, e.g.
ORNL, ANL, LANL, etc. For each site/database harvested, an
appropriate default can be set. |
| Rights |
Copyright and/or patent assignee information. |
If the bibliographic citation links to full
text, contains information related to the full text. For
example, 'Copyrighted.' Citations for Journal Articles with no
links to full text are not restricted by copyright. For Patent(s)
and/or Patent Application(s), include patent assignee
information. If no data is available, the default is
blank/empty. |
| OSTI Identifier |
OSTI identifying number. |
OSTI/system assigns. |
| System Entry Date |
Date that the resource becomes available. |
OSTI/system assigns. Format is YYYY-MM-DD. |
