Feature Request/Idea: Incorporate CRediT vocabulary for author/contributor roles

[poikilotherm]

Overview of the Feature Request

This is a split from #2235

The vocabulary at https://credit.niso.org/ allows for a more granular, detailed declaration of roles individual contributors and/or authors played for a dataset, software etc.

DataCite is also considering adding this to its metadata schema

What kind of user is the feature intended for?
Curator, Depositor

What inspired the request?

• Nine Best Practices for Research Software Registries and Repositories
• Dataset Metadata: Have Contributor Appear as an Above the tabs Field #2235

What existing behavior do you want changed?
Currently there is a field contributorType only, which is more on the organizational role.
The CRediT terms allow to define more granular roles in terms of activities related to a dataset or software deposited. This may apply to the existing contributor fields, but also to author.

Any brand new behavior do you want to add to Dataverse?

• Extend the metadata schema
• Evaluate usage in metadata exports and DataCite registrations

Any related open or closed issues to this feature request?
#2235

Notes
This might be in scope for project @hermes-hmc

[stevenmce]

Big +1 (+10?) for this - note however that CASRAI is no longer. The management of CRediT has now moved to NISO. See details on the CASRAI front page. See announcement at https://casrai.org/ and new home at https://credit.niso.org/

[mateolan]

+1