DOI Data Dictionary, 2015-03-23

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doi:referentCreation

A message term for doi:kernelMetadata.

A complex element describing the creation identified by the doiName to which the kernelMetadata applies.

Component Structure
Components	Name	Description of Element Role	Cardinality	Data Type
	XmlSequence		1
	name	A name or title by which the referentCreation is known.	1-n	doi:creationName
	identifier	An identifier of the referentCreation.	0-n	doi:creationIdentifier
	structuralType	The primary structuralType of a referentCreation.	1	doiavs:creationStructuralType
	mode	A principal sensory mode in which a referentCreation is intended to be perceived (audio, visual, tangible, olfactory, tasteable, none).	1-n	doiavs:mode
	character	A fundamental form of communication (language, music, image, other) in which the content of a referentCreation is expressed.	1-n	doiavs:character
	type	A class of creation to which the referentCreation belongs.	1-n	doiavs:creationType
	principalAgent	A party (either an individual or an organization) principally responsible for the creation or publication of the referentCreation.	1-n	doi:principalAgent
	linkedCreation	Another creation with which the referentCreation is associated.	0-n	doi:linkedCreation
Is Member of Composites	Composite Name	Description of Element Role	Cardinality
	doi:kernelMetadata	The creation identified by the DOI name (where the primary referentType is 'Creation').	1

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