Depositorium Ichthyologicum Brawijayae — Citation & Attribution (Draft Version)
This draft explains how to cite data from the Depositorium Ichthyologicum Brawijayae (DIB).
It may change at any time, because the policy is still being developed.
If you use data from DIB, please cite it. Even when the license does not force you to cite, it is still good practice. It shows respect for the people who collected, cleaned, and uploaded the data.
What you should cite
How you cite depends on what you used:
a dataset
a resource inside a dataset
a single record
an image
or a search result
1. Datasets
Each dataset in DIB may have a DOI. If a DOI exists, please use it.
On every dataset page, there is a "Cite this as" section with an APA example and a BibTeX file.
Example:
Author(s). (Year). Dataset Title [Data set]. Depositorium Ichthyologicum Brawijayae (DIB). https://doi.org/…
2. Resources inside datasets
A "resource" is a file or a subset inside a dataset.
If a resource does not have its own DOI, please cite the normal URL.
The resource page will also show a recommended citation.
Example:
Author(s). (Year). Resource Title (from Dataset Title) [Data set]. DIB. https://dib.example.org/dataset/…/resource/…
3. Individual Records
A record is a specific item, such as a specimen or observation.
DIB provides URLs for each record. You may include a version number or use the latest version.
Both options appear in the "Cite this as" area.
Example:
Author(s). (Year). Record Title (from Dataset, Resource) [Data record]. DIB. https://dib.example.org/record/…/version…
Some specimen records may also have short URLs like /object/ or /specimen/.
4. Specimen Images
Images in DIB may be released under CC BY 4.0 (or another open license).
If you use an image without changing it, follow the suggested APA citation.
If you edit or modify the image, follow the Creative Commons rules for attribution.
Example:
Depositorium Ichthyologicum Brawijayae. (Year). Image Title (Specimen Collection) [Photograph]. DIB. CC BY 4.0. https://dib.example.org/object/…
5. Search Results
After you run a search in DIB, you may see a Cite button.
This can generate a DOI for the exact set of results you used.
The DOI will represent the dataset subset you downloaded or viewed.
Example:
Depositorium Ichthyologicum Brawijayae. (Year). Query on DIB (n records) [Data set]. DIB. https://doi.org/…
6. Citing the DIB Portal Itself
If you talk about DIB as a system — its design, software, structure, or concept — please cite the portal itself, not the datasets.
If DIB provides software on GitHub or other platforms, you may cite the code there when relevant.
Why citation is important
Even when the data is open, citation:
Gives credit to the people who worked hard on the data
Helps DIB understand how the data is being used
Supports future improvements in data sharing
This is a DRAFT and may change
This guideline is not final.
DIB is still growing, and the rules for citation may be updated at any time.
For the latest instructions, always check the "Cite this as" section on the page you are using.