Table 2 - Aggregate analysis of use of type element

Total Number of Data Providers: 35

Number of data providers

Percentage of data providers

Data providers using type element

31

89%

From data providers using type element number using 10 or fewer values

24

77%

From data providers using type element number using 11 or more values

7

23%

From data providers using type element number using a published, controlled vocabulary*

12

39%

From data providers using type element number using a local vocabulary*

20

65%

From data providers using type element number using a general vocabulary

25

81%

From data providers using type element number using a specific or hierarchical vocabulary

6

19%

Registered OAI data providers

15

43%

From registered OAI data providers number and percentage using type element

12

80%

From registered OAI data providers using type element number using 10 or fewer values

8

67%

From registered OAI data providers using type element number using 11 or more values

4

33%

From registered OAI data providers using type element number using a published, controlled vocabulary*

6

50%

From registered OAI data providers using type element number using a local vocabulary*

6

50%

From registered OAI data providers using type element number using a general vocabulary

9

75%

From registered OAI data providers using type element number using a specific or hierarchical vocabulary

3

25%

Surrogate data providers

20

57%

From surrogate data providers number and percentage using type element

19

95%

From surrogate data providers using type element number using 10 or fewer values

16

84%

From surrogate data providers using type element number using 11 or more values

3

16%

From surrogate data providers using type element number using a published, controlled vocabulary

6

32%

From surrogate data providers using type element number using a local vocabulary

13

68%

From surrogate data providers using type element number using a general vocabulary

16

84%

From surrogate data providers using type element number using a specific or hierarchical vocabulary

3

16%

* Please note that one institution (CIMI) used both a published, controlled vocabulary and a local vocabulary because of its aggregated nature.