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+##### Hide Item Metadata Fields  #####
+##### TAMU Customization - Hidden metadata fields #####
+# Fields named here are hidden in the following places UNLESS the
+# logged-in user is an Administrator:
+#  1. REST API (and therefore UI)
+#  2. RDF (every where as there is currently no possibility to authenticate)
+#  3. OAI (every where as there is currently no possibility to authenticate)
+#     Attention: You need to rebuild the OAI SOLR index after every change of
+#     this property. Run [dspace-install]/bin/dspace oai import -c to do so.
+#
+# To designate a field as hidden, add a property here in the form:
+#    metadata.hide.SCHEMA.ELEMENT.QUALIFIER = true
+#
+# This default configuration hides the dc.description.provenance field,
+# since that usually contains email addresses which ought to be kept
+# private and is mainly of interest to administrators:
+metadata.hide.dc.creator.UIN = true
+metadata.hide.dc.identifier.UIN = true
+metadata.hide.dc.description.findingAid = true
+
+# END TAMU Customization - hidden metadata fields
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