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Alternative Title

Element

dcterms:alternative
Usage:
MA (Mandatory when applicable)
Occurrence:
0-N (Repeatable: expect mandatory term)

Attribute

xml:lang
Usage:
MA (Mandatory when applicable)
Occurrence:
0-1 (Non-repeatable: except mandatory term)

Usage Instructions

  • Enter titles other than the main title such as the title for a contents page or colophon.

Notes

  • If other titles are in multiple languages, repeat the element. 
  • There is no limit for the occurrence of each language code in ‘dcterms:alternative’ and it can be entered repeatedly.
  • For entering the main title in other languages, use ‘dc:title’ (Title).
  • The language attribute for ‘yomi’ should be entered in katakana with ‘xml:lang=“ja-Kana”’ as attribute.Where ‘yomi’ is entered, you must enter its original information (i.e. in kanji) with the description that ‘xml:lang is “ja”’.

Recommended Examples

<dcterms:alternative xml:lang="ja">データマイニング、次世代サーチなどの研究</dcterms:alternative>
<dcterms:alternative xml:lang="ja-Kana">データ マイニング ジセダイ サーチ ナド ノ ケンキュウ
</dcterms:alternative>

Unrecommended Examples

  • It is not recommended to enter multiple languages in parallel.
<dcterms:alternative xml:lang="jaen">
    情報爆発時代の研究基盤構想 = Research Project on Cyber Infrastructure for Information-explosion Era
</dcterms:alternative>
  • It is not recommended to include a source title . For a source title, use ‘jpcoar:sourceTitle' (Source Title).
<dcterms:alternative xml:lang="ja">NIIの概要(日本病院会雑誌)</dcterms:alternative>

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