From 82ff2d8b268cb4e71a979ffb98c6b26bbe355cda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kabilar Gunalan <kabi@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 09:56:31 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add Dandiset contributor roles

---
 docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md b/docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md
index 0f1ac444..b827cff6 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md
@@ -36,7 +36,35 @@ The "Author" role is often appropriate for contributors.
 Marking a contributor as "Author" will make their name appear on the DLP.
 You can also add contributors that are non-authors, such as data curators.
 One of the personnel must be listed as the Contact, and this Person must have contact information.
-
+The following roles are available:
+  - Author
+  - Conceptualization
+  - Contact Person
+  - Data Collector
+  - Data Curator
+  - Data Manager
+  - Formal Analysis
+  - Funding Acquisition
+  - Investigation
+  - Maintainer
+  - Methodology
+  - Producer
+  - Project Leader
+  - Project Manager
+  - Project Member
+  - Project Administration
+  - Researcher
+  - Resources
+  - Software
+  - Supervision
+  - Validation
+  - Visualization
+  - Funder
+  - Sponsor
+  - Study Participant
+  - Affiliation (Affiliated with an entity)
+  - Ethics Approval (Approved ethics protocol)
+  - Other
 
 **The Contributors tab is also where you enter funding information.**
 Choose "Organization" and proceed to fill in information.

From e9ed0d65459e77cbe298467bd26ce7ced94ddd24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kabilar Gunalan <kabi@mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 22:32:33 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add DataCite docs

---
 docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md b/docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md
index b827cff6..edfd3f93 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide-sharing/dandiset-metadata.md
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ The following roles are available:
   - Ethics Approval (Approved ethics protocol)
   - Other
 
+For more details about these roles, see the [DataCite documentation](https://datacite-metadata-schema.readthedocs.io/en/4.6/properties/contributor/#a-contributortype).
+
 **The Contributors tab is also where you enter funding information.**
 Choose "Organization" and proceed to fill in information.
 ror.org is a platform that provides unique identifiers for institutions.