File Formats and Metadata

File Formats

The bitstream formats recognized by the system and levels of support are similarly stored in the bitstream format registry. PSU Knowledge Bank uses the default bitstream format registry. This list of bitstreams provides information about known bitstreams and their support level.

TypeNameFile format
TextXML, Text, CSS, RTF, CC Licensexml, txt, asc, css, rtf, html
ImageJPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, BMP, Photo CDjpeg, jpg, gif, png, tiff, tif, bmp, pcd
AudioAIFF, Basic, WAV, MPEG, RealAudioaiff, aif, aifc, au, snd, wav, mpa, abs, mpeg, ra, ram
VideoMPEG, Video Quicktime, MPEG-4 videompeg, mpg, mpe, mov, qt, mp4
ApplicationsAdobe PDF, Ms Word, Ms Powerpoint, Ms Excel, MARC, Ms Visio, FMP3, Photoshop, Postscript, Ms Project, Mathematica, LateX, TeX, TeX dvi, SGML, WordPerfect, OpenDocument, Writer 6.0 documents, Writer 6.0 templates, Calc 6.0 spreadsheets, Calc 6.0 templates,  Draw 6.0 documents, Draw 6.0 templates, Impress 6.0 presentations, Impress 6.0 templates, Writer 6.0 global documents, Math 6.0 documents, StarWriter 5.x documents, StarWriter 5.x global documents, StarCalc 5.x spreadsheets, StarDraw 5.x documents, StarImpress 5.x presentations, StarImpress Packed 5.x files, StarMath 5.x documents, StarChart 5.x documents, StarMail 5.x mail files, RDF XML, ZIP Archive, EPUB, ACADpdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, csv, vsd, fm, psd, pdd, ps, eps, ai, mpp, mpx, mpd, ma, latex, tex, dvi, sgm, sgml, wpd, odt, ott, oth, odm, odg, otg, odp, otp, ods, ots, odc, odf, odb, odi, oxt, sxw, stw, sxc, stc, sxd, std, sxi, sti, sxg, sxm, sdw, sgl, sdc, sda, sdd, sdp, smf, sds, sdm, rdf, zip, epub, dwg

Metadata

The library defines the metadata for each content type as follows:

Thesis

Dublin core FieldDescribe
dc.contributor.authorAuthors (This metadata link to other datasets)
dc.contributor.advisorAdvisors (This metadata link to other datasets)
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty and Department (This metadata link to other datasets) (Set item template)
dc.titleTitle
dc.title.alternativeOther titles
dc.date.issuedDate of issue
dc.publisherPublisher
dc.rights/ dc.rights.uriCreative Common (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Thailand) (Set item template)
dc.typeNature or genre of content
dc.language.isoLanguage
dc.subjectSubject/ Keywords (This metadata link to other datasets)
dc.description.abstractAbstract or Summary
dc.descriptionDescription about degree, majoring subject and year completion

Research

Dublin core FieldDescribe
dc.contributor.authorAuthors (This metadata link to other datasets)
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty and Department (This metadata link to other datasets) (Set item template)
dc.titleTitle
dc.title.alternativeOther titles
dc.date.issuedDate of issue
dc.publisherPublisher
dc.rights/ dc.rights.uriCreative Common (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Thailand) (Set item template)
dc.typeNature or genre of content
dc.language.isoLanguage
dc.subjectSubject/ Keywords (This metadata link to other datasets)
dc.description.abstractAbstract or Summary
dc.description.sponsorshipInformation about sponsoring agencies, individuals, or contractual arrangements for the item.

Article

Dublin core FieldDescribe
dc.contributor.authorAuthors (This metadata link to other datasets)
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty and Department (This metadata link to other datasets) (Set item template)
dc.titleTitle
dc.title.alternativeOther titles
dc.date.issuedDate of article publish
dc.identifier.citationstandard bibliographic citation (APA style)
dc.identifier.issnInternational Standard Serial Number
dc.identifier.urilink of online article
dc.rights/ dc.rights.uriCreative Common (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Thailand) (Set item template)
dc.typeNature or genre of content
dc.language.isoLanguage
dc.subjectSubject/ Keywords (This metadata link to other datasets)
dc.description.abstractAbstract or Summary