Scholarly Objects Schema

About

The Scholarly Object (SO) standard is a locally created schema to define the scholarly objects in the DRS. Scholarly Object metadata is stored in the MODS <extension field> (see the DRS MODS specification for more information). It is used by Samvera (formerly known as Hydra) to select objects to display in the feature list on the home page, as well as in departmental smart folders. Because only the category field is mandatory, Datasets, Presentations, and Research Publication nodes will appear rather sparse. Learning Objects and Theses and Dissertations nodes have a few more defining fields, which are recommended, if not mandatory. For more information about how Scholarly Object are defined and used in the DRS, see the Scholarly Objects content page.

Elements and Attributes

root

The root element for SO data is <scholarly_object>, which can contain three other elements: category, department, course_info, and degree.

department

Optional/Repeatable <department> is a simple string value for the name of the department(s) associated with the object. The department name is not mandatory for each node because most SO's are tied to the faculty member who submitted the object (these objects are associated to a department through the faculty member's association).

course_info

Optional/Repeatable <course_info> is a wrapper for the <course_number> and <course_title> elements and is used only for the Learning Objects category.

degree

Optional/Repeatable The <degree> field is employed when the value of <category> is 'Theses and Dissertations'. It is limited to 6 prescribed values:

Degree Name		Field Value
Doctor of Law and Policy		D.L.P.
Doctor of Education		Ed.D.
Master of Arts		M.A.
Master of Fine Arts		M.F.A.
Master of Science		M.S.
Doctor of Philosophy		Ph.D.

Examples

Datasets

<scholarly_object>
 <category>Datasets</category>
</scholarly_object>

Learning Objects

<scholarly_object>
 <category>Learning Objects</category>
 <course_info>
  <course_number>EECE 7280</course_number>
  <course_title>Fourier and Binary Optics</course_title>
 </course_info>
</scholarly_object>

Presentations

<scholarly_object>
 <category>Presentations</category>
</scholarly_object>

Research Publications

<scholarly_object>
 <category>Research Publications</category>
</scholarly_object>

Theses and Dissertations

<scholarly_object>
 <category>Theses and Dissertations</category>
 <department>Northeastern University. Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology.</department>
 <degree>M.S.</degree>
</scholarly_object>