Table 2 Summary of the final suggestion for the standard terms conforming to the data versioning tags.
From: Standardised Versioning of Datasets: a FAIR–compliant Proposal
Version tag term | Meaning | DataCite field |
|---|---|---|
Patch | Small, specific fixes or corrections applied to the dataset represented by timestamps | “datacite.VersionDate” |
Minor | Standardised data drift metric indicating the shift between a data version and a reference point, typically the oldest version sharing the same data model (major term). The metric can be interpreted as the equivalent level of random perturbation seen on the reference dataset | “dataDriftMetric” (custom field created using the “relatedIdentifier” element) |
Major | Significant, and substantial changes to the dataset, often involving substantial modifications, additions, and deletions to the data structure, schema, or underlying data model | “datacite.SchemaVersion”, “datacite.DataModelDescription” and “datacite.DataModelIdentifier” |
