Access Rights

Element

dcterms:accessRights
Usage:
MA (Mandatory when applicable)
Occurrence:
0-1 (Non-repeatable: except mandatory term)
Controlled Vocabularies

Attribute

rdf:resource
Usage:
M (Mandatory)
Occurrence:
1 (Non-repeatable: mandatory term)
Controlled Vocabularies

Usage Instructions

  • Enter the access status of the resource. Select and enter from the controlled vocabularies.
  • For 'rdf:resource', enter the URI of COAR Access Rights that corresponds to each controlled vocabulary.

Notes

  • For the information about the licenses of the resource, enter 'dc:rights' (Rights).
  • If it is an 'embargoed access', specify 'Available' for 'dateType' in 'datacite:date' (Date) and enter the start date of usage.

Recommended Examples

<dcterms:accessRights rdf:resource="http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2">
    open access
</dcterms:accessRights>
<dcterms:accessRights rdf:resource="http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_f1cf">
    embargoed access
</dcterms:accessRights>
<dcterms:accessRights rdf:resource="http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb">
    metadata only access
</dcterms:accessRights>
<dcterms:accessRights rdf:resource="http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec">
    restricted access
</dcterms:accessRights>