vocabulary: name: UBC Abacus Dataverse Vocabulary description: >- Controlled vocabulary of the core terms used by the UBC Library Abacus Dataverse API (Dataverse 5.9), drawn from the live OpenAPI description at https://abacus.library.ubc.ca/openapi. version: "5.9" terms: - term: Dataverse definition: >- A collection (container) that groups datasets and sub-dataverses; addressed by a URL-safe alias. tags: [container, collection, repository] - term: Dataset definition: >- A research data publication identified by a persistent identifier (typically a DOI) that contains one or more files and versioned metadata. tags: [dataset, doi, research-data] - term: DataFile definition: >- An individual file belonging to a dataset, carrying a content type, size, and checksum for integrity verification. tags: [file, checksum, content-type] - term: DatasetVersion definition: >- A draft or released snapshot of a dataset's files and metadata, tracked with major and minor version numbers. tags: [version, draft, released] - term: PersistentId definition: >- A globally resolvable identifier (protocol + authority + identifier), such as a DOI, used to address datasets independently of internal ids. tags: [doi, identifier, persistent] - term: MetadataBlock definition: >- A grouped set of metadata field types (e.g. citation, geospatial) that describe a dataset within Dataverse. tags: [metadata, schema] - term: Search API definition: >- The native Dataverse endpoint (GET /api/search) for discovering dataverses, datasets, and files by query and facets. tags: [search, discovery, read] - term: Data Access API definition: >- The Dataverse endpoints under /api/access for downloading file content, bundles, and metadata. tags: [access, download, read] - term: API Token definition: >- A per-user credential required for write operations and access to restricted resources in the Abacus repository. tags: [auth, token, write]