STI Metadata Elements
Required (R), Required, but allows for default value (RWD), or Optional (O).
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Element
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Description
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Requirements
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Author(s)
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Include all author names; the primary author should be listed first. Allows for “Not Available” as an option for few cases where necessary.
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R
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E‑mail Address(es)
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Provide in same order as author names. Will not be available to the end‑user. This data is used by OSTI to automate author notification.
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O
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Country of Publication
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Include if country of publication is not United States; defaults to United States
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RWD
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Description/
Abstract
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Defined as the abstract for STI Products. Provide if available (it can be excerpted from the technical report). Text should be publicly releasable information (not personal, financial, or sensitive). Text should be spell‑checked, limited in length to 5000 characters, and follow input standards for special characters.
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O
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Language (non‑English)
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Include if language of the STI product is not English; defaults to English
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RWD
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Location
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Provide the specific location of the electronic STI Product not transmitted to OSTI.
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O
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STI Product is available electronically at:
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Values: Unique Uniform Resource Locator (URL); Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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Media/Format Information
Detailed information about the media and format of the STI product.
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Medium
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Identifies the medium of the product. One selection is required. Values: electronic document, computer medium, audiovisual material, no full-text.
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R
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Electronic Document
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The means by which the STI product is made available to OSTI.
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Subelements:
- STI Product is:
- If posted at site, file format is:
- If transmitted to OSTI, file format is:
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Values: posted at site, transmitted to OSTI
Values: Searchable PDF, HTML
Values: Searchable PDF, Non-Searchable PDF
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O
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Size of STI Product
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Provide if applicable. Specify unit of measure.
Values: images, kilobytes, minutes, page range, pages, other
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O
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Computer Medium or Audiovisual
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Provide if STI product is computer medium or audiovisual material.
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O
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Sub-elements:
- Quantity/type
- Machine Compatibility
- Other Information
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Provide if applicable.
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Originating Research Organization(s)
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The organization/site conducting the research or the facility where the work was performed
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RWD
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Publication/Issue Date
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Identifies the publication or issue date. Allows for text date.
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R
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Publisher Name and Location
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Include if different from originating research organization. The name and location of the organization/publisher that issued the document for dissemination. Expected if full-text is not provided
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O
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Availability (Refer Requests To [if applicable])
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Provide if applicable (e.g., if STI product is available only from originator or publisher, particularly if electronic document is not available). State source where document can be obtained upon request.
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O
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Related Document Information
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Information useful to include in published announcement record which is not suited for any other metadata field.
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O
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Releasing Official
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DOE or Site’s designated official(s) who ensure(s) that all appropriate intellectual property/dissemination limitation reviews of the STI full-text product are completed. This is also the site’s POC for announcement records for external publications (journals, books, etc.) provided to OSTI.
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R
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Sponsoring Organization
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The DOE Office funding the work reported in the STI product.
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O
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STI Product Review/Release Information
Distribution of the STI Product
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One value selection is required. Non-conflicting multiples are allowed. Includes minimum sub-values (e.g., release date, exemption number, etc.).
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R
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Unrestricted Distribution
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Values: Unlimited Announcement
OpenNet (provide sub-values)
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Distribution Limitations –Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
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Values: Copyrighted Material with Restrictions
Official Use Only (select all that apply)
- Export Controlled Information
- Security Sensitive Information
- Protected Data (provide release date)
- Patent Pending
- Limited Rights Data
- Applied Technology
- Program Directed OUO (provide exemption number)
Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPI)
Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information (UCNI)
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Classified Distribution
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Values: Classified Information
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Other information
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Include information that will further explain a distribution limitation.
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STI Product Type
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Identifies the type of STI product. One value selection is required.
Values: Technical Report
Conference Paper or
Presentation/Proceedings
Journal Article
Accomplishment Report
Book/Monograph
Patent/Patent Application
Thesis/Dissertation
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R
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Subject Categories
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Identifies the subject matter of the STI product. Multiples accepted; list primary category first. Subject categories for unclassified unlimited STI products are listed in Attachment 7 and for classified in Attachment 8.
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O
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Keywords
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Sites may provide free-form text keywords, multiples accepted.
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O
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Transmission Information
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STI Product is being transmitted:
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One selection is required for documents transmitted to OSTI. Values: Electronically via E-Link; Via mail or shipment (mail or shipment is only acceptable for computer medium and audiovisual
STI products or UCNI and Classified STI Products.)
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O
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Information Product Filename
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Provide information product filename of the transmitted electronic STI product. Include the appropriate format extension.
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O
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