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DataCatalog DRAFT Profile

Version: 0.1-DRAFT-2018_04_25 (25 April 2018)

Bioschemas specification for describing data repositories and data catalogues in the life-sciences


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Key to specification table

CD = Cardinality

Property Expected Type Description CD Controlled Vocabulary Example
Marginality: Minimum.
@context URL Used to provide the context (namespaces) for the JSON-LD file.
Not needed in other serialisations.		 ONE
@type Text Schema.org/Bioschemas class for the resource declared using JSON-LD syntax. For other serialisations please use the appropriate mechanism.
While it is permissible to provide multiple types, it is preferred to use a single type.		 MANY Schema.org, Bioschemas
@id IRI Used to distinguish the resource being described in JSON-LD. For other serialisations use the appropriate approach. ONE
dct:conformsTo IRI Used to state the Bioschemas profile that the markup relates to. The versioned URL of the profile must be used.
Note that we use a CURIE in the table here but the full URL for Dublin Core terms must be used in the markup (http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo), see example.		 ONE Bioschemas profile versioned URL
description Text
 Schema:

A description of the item.


 ONE
keywords Text
 Schema:

Keywords or tags used to describe this content. Multiple entries in a keywords list are typically delimited by commas.


Bioschemas:

Use terms from Controlled Vocabularies where possible.

 ONE
name Text
 Schema:

The name of the item.


 ONE
provider Organization
Person
 Schema:

The service provider, service operator, or service performer; the goods producer. Another party (a seller) may offer those services or goods on behalf of the provider. A provider may also serve as the seller. Supersedes carrier.


Bioschemas:

Contact information for this data repository/catalog.

 MANY
rdf:type URL
 Bioschemas:

This is used by validation tools to indentify the profile used. You must use the value specified in the Controlled Vocabulary column.

 ONE
url URL
 Schema:

URL of the item.


 ONE
Marginality: Recommended.
alternateName Text
 Schema:

An alias for the item.


 MANY
citation CreativeWork
Text
 Schema:

A citation or reference to another creative work, such as another publication, web page, scholarly article, etc.


Bioschemas:

CreativeWork:Name,URL

 MANY
dataset Dataset
 Schema:

A dataset contained in this catalog. Inverse property: includedInDataCatalog.


 MANY
dateCreated Date
DateTime
 Schema:

The date on which the CreativeWork was created or the item was added to a DataFeed.


 ONE
identifier PropertyValue
Text
URL
 Schema:

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.


Bioschemas:

Unique identifier for the data catalog.

 ONE
license CreativeWork
URL
 Schema:

A license document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL.


Bioschemas:

CreativeWork:Name,URL

 ONE
publication PublicationEvent
 Schema:

A publication event associated with the item.


 MANY
sourceOrganization Organization
 Schema:

The Organization on whose behalf the creator was working.


 MANY
Marginality: Optional.
dateModified Date
DateTime
 Schema:

The date on which the CreativeWork was most recently modified or when the item’s entry was modified within a DataFeed.


Bioschemas:

The date on which the data catalog/repository was most recently modified.

 ONE
fileFormat Text
URL
 Schema:

Media type, typically MIME format (see IANA site) of the content e.g. application/zip of a SoftwareApplication binary. In cases where a CreativeWork has several media type representations, ‘encoding’ can be used to indicate each MediaObject alongside particular fileFormat information. Unregistered or niche file formats can be indicated instead via the most appropriate URL, e.g. defining Web page or a Wikipedia entry.


 MANY