| Label | Format |
| Order | 32 |
| URI | dct_format_s |
| Obligation | Conditional |
| Multiplicity | 0-1 or 1-1 |
| Field type | string |
| Purpose | To display to the user the name of the file type as a text string in the download button |
| Entry Guidelines | Required if the download URL is configured as a single key:value pair. |
| Commentary | A long list of formats is available here. The most important thing to remember is that this field is required for download functionality if using a single-value string for downloads (pre-GeoBlacklight version 3.0). See the Multiple Downloads guide for more details. |
| Controlled Vocabulary | yes - not strict |
| Example value | “Shapefile” |
| Element Set | DCMI |
| Group | Distribution |