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6. Contributor

Obligation: Recommended

Definition:
Other individual(s) or organization(s) who have contributed to the collecting, analysis, or managing of the sample.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
See subproperties for examples. The Role and Name subproperties are mandatory for each Contributor that is listed.

Sub-properties:


6.1 Role

Obligation: Mandatory

Definition:
The role that the Contributor played in the sample collection, analysis, or management process. Mandatory if a Contributor is listed.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Allowed values follow the controlled list for the contributorType subproperty in the DataCite Metadata Schema. Please see the documentation of the latest version of the DataCite Schema for the list and examples.


6.2 Name

Obligation: Mandatory

Definition:
The full name of the Contributor. The format for a person's name is: Surname, Forename.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Bloggs, Joe

Research Data Management Division, German Archaeological Institute


6.2.1 nameType

Obligation: Recommended

Definition:
The type of Name. Limited to a binary choice of whether Name belongs to a person or an institution.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Personal / Organizational


6.3 Forename

Obligation: Recommended

Definition:
The first or given name of the Contributor. Used if Contributor is a person.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Joe


6.4 Surname

Obligation: Recommended

Definition:
The last or family name of the Contributor. Used if Contributor is a person.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
Bloggs


6.5 ORCID

Obligation: Recommended

Definition:
If it exists, the ORCID iD that uniquely identifies the Contributor. Used if Contributor is a person.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2881-2599


6.6 Affiliation

Obligation: Recommended

Definition:
The organizational or institutional affiliation of the Contributor. Used if Contributor is a person or an institution (e.g., a research department). For the latter, this would likely be the name of its larger/umbrella organization.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
German Archaeological Institute


6.7 ROR

Obligation: Recommended

Definition:
If it exists, the ROR ID that uniquely identifies the organizational affiliation of the Contributor.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:
https://ror.org/041qv0h25

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