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diff --git a/proposals/2021-11-17_content_scope.md b/proposals/2021-11-17_content_scope.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d04808e --- /dev/null +++ b/proposals/2021-11-17_content_scope.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ + +status: planned + +Content Scope Fields +====================== + +Usually, "artifact" entities (file, fileset, webcapture) should not contain +bibliographic metadata about their contents. For example, a file entity +describing a PDF of a journal article should not indicate the publication +stage, retraction status, publication type, journal ISSN, or other metadata +about that article; the `release` entity should contain that information. +Additionally, it is usually assumed that a single "artifact" entity is a +complete representation of any associated release entities: the complete +dataset, or complete article. + +This document describes a new metadata field to handle some special cases that +go against this principle: the `content_scope` of a file, fileset, or +webcapture. It is intended to be used when there is an exception to the +assumption that a single "artifact" is a complete representation of a release. +It is particularly useful when there is a problem with the artifact, resulting +with it being disassociated with all releases. + + +## Values + +This section will get copied to the guide. + +- if not set, assume that the artifact entity is valid and represents a + complete copy of the release +- `issue`: artifact contains an entire issue of a serial publication (eg, issue + of a journal), representing several releases in full +- `abstract`: contains only an abstract (short description) of the release, not + the release itself (unless the `release_type` itself is `abstract`, in which + case it is the entire release) +- `index`: index of a journal, or series of abstracts from a conference (TODO: + separate value for conference abstract lists?) +- `slides`: slide deck (usually in "landscape" orientation) +- `front-matter`: non-article content from a journal, such as editorial policies +- `supplement`: usually a file entity which is a supplement or appendix, not + the entire work +- `component`: a sub-component of a release, which may or may not be associated + with a `component` release entity. For example, a single figure or table as + part of an article +- `poster`: digital copy of a poster, eg as displayed at conference poster sessions +- `sample`: a partial sample of the entire work. eg, just the first page of an + article. distinct from `truncated` +- `truncated`: the file has been truncated at a binary level, and may also be + corrupt or invalid. distinct from `sample` +- `corrupt`: broken, mangled, or corrupt file (at the binary level) +- `stub`: any other out-of-scope artifact situations, where the artifact + represents something which would not link to any possible in-scope release in + the catalog (except a `stub` release) +- `landing-page`: for webcapture, the landing page of a work, as opposed to the + work itself +- `spam`: content is spam. articles, webpages, or issues which include + incidental advertisements within them are not counted as `spam` + + +## Implementation + +The string field `content_scope` will be added to file, fileset, and webcapture +entities. + +By default, this field does not need to be set. If it is empty, it can be +assumed that the artifact represents an appropriate copy of the full release. +If it is set, and the artifact is associated with one or more releases, +downstream users/code may want to verify that the `content_scope` and +`release_type` values are consistent. For example, `slides` is not consistent +with `article-journal`, so such a file should be marked for review, and not +considered a valid access option or preservation copy for the purposes of +coverage analysis. + + +## Removing Release Linkage + +In cases where the "artifact" entity is not an acceptable representation of any +release (eg, truncation, corruption, spam), the entity should have the +`release_ids` field cleared. + +Optionally, the new `extra` field `related_release_ids` can be used to indicate +that an artifact entity has something to do with specific releases, but is not +a full representation of them. This can be useful for corrupt or partial +content to link to releases it is a partial representation of. + |