Description types

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Last updated: 19/04/2022

The MDR allows multiple description texts for any data object (following on from DataCite). A description should be categorised using one of the types listed in this table. Types 11 and 12 through 15 are all taken from DataCite. Types, 16, 17 and 18 were introduced to accommodate additional descriptive types found in PubMed data.

id name description use_in_data_entry source
20 Summary description A textual summary of the resource (data, document or AV) and its contents. true ECRIN
11 Abstract A complete abstract or summary from a document. true DataCite
16 Abstract section A labelled section in a structured abstract. true PubMed
17 External abstract Abstract not written by the authors (may be a translation). false PubMed
12 Methods A description of how the data or other object type was constructed. true DataCite
13 Series information Information about a repeating series, such as volume, issue, number. false DataCite
14 Table of contents A listing of the Table of Contents. true DataCite
15 Technical Info Detailed information that may be associated with design, implementation, operation, use, and/or maintenance of a process or system. Includes population information for a clinical research dataset. true DataCite
18 Journal source string The bibliographic reference to a journal article – the string that normally follows authors and title. false PubMed
19 Data availability description A description of the location of a Dryad dataset. false PubMed
90 Other A description not falling into any of the other categories. true ECRIN
0 Not yet known Dummy value supplied by default on entity creation. false ECRIN