---
vocabulary:
  name: Monash University Research Repository (figshare) Vocabulary
  description: >-
    Controlled vocabulary of the core terms used by the figshare v2 REST API
    that powers the Monash University Research Repository (monash.figshare.com).
    Terms and definitions are derived from the real figshare OpenAPI 3.0.3
    description and reflect only objects and fields that the API genuinely exposes.
  version: "2.0"
  terms:
    - term: Article
      definition: >-
        A single research output (dataset, figure, media, paper, software, etc.)
        deposited in the repository, identified by an integer id and a DOI.
      tags: [object, research-output, core]
    - term: Collection
      definition: >-
        A curated grouping of articles published together under its own DOI and handle.
      tags: [object, grouping]
    - term: Project
      definition: >-
        A workspace that organizes articles and collaborators around a body of work.
      tags: [object, workspace]
    - term: Author
      definition: >-
        A contributor associated with an article, optionally linked to an ORCID identifier.
      tags: [object, person, attribution]
    - term: Category
      definition: >-
        A subject classification drawn from a standard taxonomy, with a parent id and path.
      tags: [object, taxonomy, classification]
    - term: DOI
      definition: >-
        Digital Object Identifier minted for articles and collections to provide a
        persistent, citable reference.
      tags: [field, identifier, persistent]
    - term: Handle
      definition: >-
        Handle System persistent identifier assigned to an article or collection.
      tags: [field, identifier, persistent]
    - term: ORCID
      definition: >-
        Open Researcher and Contributor ID stored on an author as orcid_id.
      tags: [field, identifier, person]
    - term: Timeline
      definition: >-
        Object recording key dates in an item's lifecycle (posted, firstOnline, revision).
      tags: [field, dates, lifecycle]
    - term: defined_type_name
      definition: >-
        Human-readable name of an article's type, such as dataset, media, figure or software.
      tags: [field, classification]
    - term: OAI-PMH
      definition: >-
        Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting endpoint
        (api.figshare.com/v2/oai) for bulk metadata harvesting of repository records.
      tags: [protocol, metadata, harvesting]