The following metadata items are maintained in Trust and Identity's document repository. For background information about these elements and their rationale, please see Trust and Identity Document Stewardship and The Document Repository Service.
- Repository ID - Unique repository identifier that is never reassigned to another document or version of the document.
- Persistent URL - The public location of the document itself. Use this URL if you are linking to the document.
- Title - The document's title.
- Authors - The document's author(s).
- Sponsor - Organization or group that sponsored the document and approved it to be published. (See Trust and Identity Document Stewardship for the list of authorized sponsors.)
- Review - If applicable, location of materials related to community review of the document prior to the final version.
- Status - Current status (Review / Preserve / Legacy / Not Reviewed).
- Publish Date - Date the authors finalized the document for publishing in the repository.
- DOI - The document's Digital Object Identifier.
- Signature - If provided by the authors, a digital signature that can be used to verify the authenticity of the document.
- Deprecated - Whether the document has been deprecated (yes / no).
- Future Review - A future date when the sponsor should consider updating (or deprecating) the document.
- Supersedes - A list of Repository IDs of documents that have been superseded by this document.
- Format - The file formats provided for this document.
- Related Docs - A list of Repository IDs of documents that are closely related to this document. Such documents are often submitted concurrently with this document.
- Development Location - The location of the revisable document (e.g., wiki page, GitHub repository, Google Doc, MS Word file) that was used to create these documents. This information can be helpful for when the document will need updating in the future.
- IP Framework - The license under which this document is released, typically Creative Commons CC-BY-4.0.
- Subject Tags - Subject tags used to categorize this document. (Tag values are coordinated by the librarian. See Subject Tags in the Trust and Identity Document Repository for more information.)
- Notes - Miscellaneous notes about the document.