Citation Information is the recommended reference to be used for the
dataset. (Note: this section provides a means of stating the citation
of a dataset, and is used by other sections of the metadata standard.
This section is never used alone.)
8. Citation Information (Mandatory)
CONTAINS:
8.1 Originator (Mandatory)
8.2 Publication Date (Mandatory)
8.3 Publication Time (optional)
8.4 Title (Mandatory)
8.5 Edition (Mandatory if Applicable)
8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form (Mandatory
if Applicable)
8.7 Series Information (Mandatory
if Applicable)
8.8 Publication Information (Mandatory
if Applicable)
8.9 Other Citation Details (Mandatory
if Applicable)
8.10 Online Linkage (Optional)
8.11 Larger Work Citation (Mandatory
if Applicable)
NOTE: This guide only provides information concerning optionality at the section level and top level elements within each section. Keep in mind that the optionality of a section or compound element always takes precedence over the elements that it contains, and if deemed applicable, then the optionality of its subordinate elements is to be interpreted. Refer to either the FGDC Metadata Workbook, Version 2.0 or Section 8 of the USGS's "Image Map of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata", a graphical representation of the Standard for rules concerning optionality.
8.1 Originator
Definition: The name of an organization or individual
that developed the dataset. If the name of editors or compilers are provided, the name must be followed by "(ed.)" or "(comp.)" respectively.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Originator: Unknown
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network
(CIESIN)
Originator: Waldo Tobler
8.2 Publication Date
Definition: The date when the dataset is published
or otherwise made available for release.
Format: Free date.
Example:
Publication Date: 2000
Publication Date: January 2000
Publication Date: 2000-03-01
Publication Date: 2000/03/01
Publication Date: 20000301
Publication Date: Unknown
Publication Date: Unpublished material
8.3 Publication Time
Definition: The time of day when the dataset is published
or otherwise made available for release.
Format: Free time.
Example:
Publication Time: 00:00:00
Publication Time: 12:00:00
Publication Time: Unknown
8.4 Title
Definition: Name by which the dataset is known.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Title: Gridded Population of the World (GPW), Version 2.0 (v2)
8.5 Edition
Definition: The version of the title.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Edition: 2.0
Edition: 2nd Edition
Edition: Second Edition
8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form
Definition: The mode in which the geospatial data are
represented.
Format: Free text (The listed domain is partially from pp. 88-91 in
Anglo-American Committee on Cataloguing of Cartographic Materials, 1982,
Cartographic materials: A manual of interpretation for AACR2: Chicago,
American Library Association).
Example:
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: atlas
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: audio
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: diagram
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: globe
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: model
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: multimedia presentation
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: profile
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: remote-sensing image
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: section
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: spreadsheet
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: video
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: view
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: application/service
8.7 Series Information
Definition: The identification of the series publication
of which the dataset is a part. This metadata element contains the
following sub-elements:
8.7.1 Series Name
Definition: Name of the series publication of which
the dataset is a part.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Series Name: Social Science Quarterly
8.7.2 Issue Identification
Definition: Information identifying the issue of the
series publication of which the dataset is a part.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Issue Identification: Vol 26, No. 1
8.8 Publication Information
Definition: Publication details for published datasets.
This metadata element contains the following sub-elements:
8.8.1 Publication Place
Definition: The name of the city (and state or province,
and country, if needed to identify the city) where the dataset was
published or released.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
8.8.2 Publisher
Definition: The name of the individual or organization
that published the dataset.
Format: Free text.
Example:
Publisher: CIESIN, Columbia University
8.9 Other Citation Details
Definition: Other information required to complete the
citation.
Format: Free text.
8.10 Online Linkage
Definition: The name of an online computer resource
that contains the dataset. Entries
should follow the URL convention of the Internet.
Format: Free text; URL.
Example:
Online Linkage:
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/es/esi/
8.11 Larger Work Citation
Definition: The information identifying a larger work
in which the dataset is included.
Format: Free text.