RDA, AACR2 and You: Your Thoughts - E. SanchezElaine Sanchez
The original text and data for this slideshow, presented Feb. 4, 2011 at the Amigos' RDA@Your Library webinar, are found in a chapter of a book that I edited, published December 2010 by Libraries Unlimited, c2011, ABC-CLIO. The book is titled: Conversations with Catalogers in the 21st Century. Many of the images in the presentation, and all of the data, have been extracted from the original survey results available on SurveyMonkey.com. My hope for this survey was not only that it would show a snapshot of respondents feelings and knowledge regarding RDA’s structure and implementation, but that it also might serve as an image of the feelings and observations of the larger cataloging world regarding RDA and AACR2. I wondered what you were thinking, and I wanted to share your thoughts with the powers that be and the cataloging world. My presentation only shows an analysis of the overall data for all types of libraries. It does not provide for any analysis of individual library types, such as K-12 Libraries, or cataloging vendors, for example. SurveyMonkey does have a data analysis component called a filter, which lets you to look for specific data or patterns within the results, so that you can build queries that allow you to analyze various subsets of your overall data. If you are interested, I would like for you to use and analyze the original survey data, to help in the process of RDA and AACR2 understanding. Therefore, I have made the data available for your review and filtering, down to the individual response level. I also have created a spreadsheet of the same data for you to manipulate and sort to your heart’s content. The link to the survey data and the spreadsheet is at the end of this presentation.
Part 4 of tutorials at DC2008, Berlin. (International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications). See also part 1-3 by Jane Greenberg, Pete Johnston, and Mikael Nilsson on DC history, concepts, and other schemas. This part focuses on practical issues.
DC-2008 Tutorial 3 - Dublin Core and other metadata schemasMikael Nilsson
The document discusses metadata standards and interoperability. It provides an overview of Dublin Core and other metadata schemas. It describes how Dublin Core terms are defined both for human understanding through textual definitions, as well as machine understanding through formal semantics expressed in RDF. This allows metadata using Dublin Core terms to be combined and processed in an interoperable way on the Semantic Web.
Slides prepared for the DC Architecture Working Group meeting at the DC-2006 conference held in Manzanillo, Mexico in October 2006. (Note that not all these slides were used during the meeting - but they were ready to be used if necessary!)
Metadata Workshop - Utrecht - November 5, 2008askamy
The document provides an overview of metadata standards and schemes, including their definitions, purposes, relationships and examples. It discusses key standards like MARC, MODS, ONIX, Dublin Core and XML, as well as conceptual models like FRBR that help organize bibliographic data. The goal of metadata is to improve discovery, management and use of resources through structured descriptive information.
RDA, AACR2 and You: Your Thoughts - E. SanchezElaine Sanchez
The original text and data for this slideshow, presented Feb. 4, 2011 at the Amigos' RDA@Your Library webinar, are found in a chapter of a book that I edited, published December 2010 by Libraries Unlimited, c2011, ABC-CLIO. The book is titled: Conversations with Catalogers in the 21st Century. Many of the images in the presentation, and all of the data, have been extracted from the original survey results available on SurveyMonkey.com. My hope for this survey was not only that it would show a snapshot of respondents feelings and knowledge regarding RDA’s structure and implementation, but that it also might serve as an image of the feelings and observations of the larger cataloging world regarding RDA and AACR2. I wondered what you were thinking, and I wanted to share your thoughts with the powers that be and the cataloging world. My presentation only shows an analysis of the overall data for all types of libraries. It does not provide for any analysis of individual library types, such as K-12 Libraries, or cataloging vendors, for example. SurveyMonkey does have a data analysis component called a filter, which lets you to look for specific data or patterns within the results, so that you can build queries that allow you to analyze various subsets of your overall data. If you are interested, I would like for you to use and analyze the original survey data, to help in the process of RDA and AACR2 understanding. Therefore, I have made the data available for your review and filtering, down to the individual response level. I also have created a spreadsheet of the same data for you to manipulate and sort to your heart’s content. The link to the survey data and the spreadsheet is at the end of this presentation.
Part 4 of tutorials at DC2008, Berlin. (International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications). See also part 1-3 by Jane Greenberg, Pete Johnston, and Mikael Nilsson on DC history, concepts, and other schemas. This part focuses on practical issues.
DC-2008 Tutorial 3 - Dublin Core and other metadata schemasMikael Nilsson
The document discusses metadata standards and interoperability. It provides an overview of Dublin Core and other metadata schemas. It describes how Dublin Core terms are defined both for human understanding through textual definitions, as well as machine understanding through formal semantics expressed in RDF. This allows metadata using Dublin Core terms to be combined and processed in an interoperable way on the Semantic Web.
Slides prepared for the DC Architecture Working Group meeting at the DC-2006 conference held in Manzanillo, Mexico in October 2006. (Note that not all these slides were used during the meeting - but they were ready to be used if necessary!)
Metadata Workshop - Utrecht - November 5, 2008askamy
The document provides an overview of metadata standards and schemes, including their definitions, purposes, relationships and examples. It discusses key standards like MARC, MODS, ONIX, Dublin Core and XML, as well as conceptual models like FRBR that help organize bibliographic data. The goal of metadata is to improve discovery, management and use of resources through structured descriptive information.
The document provides an introduction to Dublin Core metadata, including its history and development. It describes Dublin Core elements, refinements, vocabularies, and provides examples of Dublin Core records at both the collection and item levels, including records for manuscripts, books, and other resources.
Genre discovery in corpus management systems (2004)Joseba Abaitua
The document describes SARE-Bi, a multilingual document management system developed for the University of Deusto. SARE-Bi allows users to collaboratively manage documents through their lifecycle, including writing, translating, revising, and publishing. It uses metadata and document segmentation to facilitate multilingual information management and reuse. The system aims to increase the university's production of administrative documents in multiple languages.
Resource Description and Access (RDA), the cataloging standard developed to replace AACR2, will be released in June 2010, and a period of testing and evaluation of the new rules will begin. Join Emily Nimsakont, the NLC’s Cataloging Librarian, to learn the basics of RDA. Topics of discussion will include the goals and basic concepts of RDA, ways in which the new rules will differ from the current rules, and changes to MARC format related to RDA.
The document discusses several metadata standards for online learning resources, including the IEEE Learning Object Metadata Standard (LOM), Dublin Core, and the emerging ISO/IEC Metadata for Learning Resources Standard. It analyzes usage patterns of LOM elements based on a survey of existing metadata records and finds that elements describing intellectual content and file characteristics are used most frequently. Dublin Core is positioned as a simpler alternative to LOM that is better aligned with semantic web technologies through its use of RDF. The new ISO standard aims to provide compatibility with LOM and Dublin Core while addressing accessibility, multilingual support, and other needs.
RDA (Resource Description and Access) is a new cataloging standard that will replace AACR2. It is based on FRBR and defines descriptive elements for resources while separating content from carrier information. RDA aims to be easier to use, applicable online, provide effective description of all media types, and be compatible with other standards like Dublin Core. It will have a logical structure based on entity-relationship modeling and be developed through an open process involving libraries worldwide. RDA is scheduled for full implementation in 2010 and will impact cataloging systems and metadata schemas like MARC 21.
This document summarizes and compares four prominent RDF query languages: RDQL, SPARQL, SeRQL, and XsRQL. It evaluates each language based on seven key features: support for data types, path expressions, closure, semantics, optional values, aggregate functions, and advanced set operations. The document finds that while no language is complete, SPARQL shows the most potential as the future W3C standard due to its iterative development process incorporating feedback from the W3C working group. RDQL provides basic functionality but was not intended for complex queries. SeRQL has strong open source support. XsRQL extends existing XML query approaches.
The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative began in 1994 to develop a core set of metadata semantics for describing and searching resources on the web. It consists of 15 basic metadata elements such as title, creator, and description. Dublin Core records can be expressed using XML and the Resource Description Framework (RDF), representing relationships between resources with subject-predicate-object triples. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative maintains guidelines and models to define implementation of Dublin Core metadata.
The document proposes making the Metadata for Learning Resources (MLR) standard interoperable by basing it on semantic technologies and the Resource Description Framework (RDF) model to allow machines to process metadata consistently across systems. It suggests MLR define properties, classes, and application profiles to structure metadata and leverage existing standards like Dublin Core rather than creating a new "metadata island". Developing MLR in this way would enable large-scale interoperability through linked open data.
The document discusses the goals and major specifications of the DCMI Architecture Forum. It aims to document the DCMI metadata framework, develop technical specifications, and provide feedback on technical issues. Major specifications discussed include the DCMI Abstract Model, expressions for expressing DCMI metadata in different formats like RDF and XML, and the Singapore Framework for DC Application Profiles. It also discusses different levels of interoperability and introduces Description Set Profiles as a way to formally represent the constraints of a Dublin Core Application Profile.
Re-using Media on the Web: Media fragment re-mixing and playoutMediaMixerCommunity
A number of novel application ideas will be introduced based on the media fragment creation, specification and rights management technologies. Semantic search and retrieval allows us to organize sets of fragments by topical or conceptual relevance. These fragment sets can then be played out in a non-linear fashion to create a new media re-mix. We look at a server-client implementation supporting Media Fragments, before allowing the participants to take the sets of media they have selected and create their own re-mix.
This is a short (1.5 hour) presentation for support staff about RDA and the do's and don'ts of editing bibliographic records in MARC format. Covers background material on RDA, identifying RDA records vs AACR2 records, changes to records and cataloging practices due to RDA (fields, vocabularies, terms, etc.), hybrid AACR2/RDA records, and the basic rules of editing (both general and for specific fields).
MarcEdit is a free metadata editing suite that supports MARC and other formats. It introduced automated RDA processing in 2013 through its RDA Helper tool. The RDA Helper handles converting 336/337/338 and 344/345/346/347 fields, evaluates 260/264 fields, makes 040 modifications, and processes abbreviations based on regular expressions. It also handles GMD processing and allows customizing RDA workflows through general record automation and task automations. MarcEdit assists with RDA implementation by processing AACR2, hybrid, and early RDA records according to RDA rules.
Dataset description: DCAT and other vocabulariesValeria Pesce
This document discusses metadata needed to describe datasets for applications to find and understand them when stored in data catalogs or repositories. It examines existing dataset description vocabularies like DCAT and their limitations in fully capturing necessary metadata.
Key points made:
- Machine-readable metadata is important for datasets to be discoverable and usable by applications when stored across repositories.
- Metadata should describe the dataset, distributions, dimensions, semantics, protocols/APIs, subsets etc.
- Vocabularies like DCAT provide some metadata but don't fully cover dimensions, semantics, protocols/APIs or subsets.
- No single vocabulary or data catalog solution currently provides all necessary metadata for full semantic interoperability.
This document discusses metadata harvesting tools. It defines metadata as "data about data" and explains that metadata harvesting is the process of gathering metadata from distributed repositories into a combined data store. The document outlines the need for metadata harvesting, including single platform discovery, easy sharing between libraries, and archiving. It provides examples of metadata harvesting services in India and tools used, and discusses considerations like metadata standards and library standards.
The document discusses the history and importance of metadata. It describes how metadata standards have evolved over time, from MARC for library catalogs to Dublin Core for web pages to RDF for the semantic web. It also discusses how metadata is now commonly used for repositories of research publications and data to help discover and manage institutional assets. While search engines ignore most embedded metadata, standards and policies around metadata have still spread widely across domains like education, libraries, and cultural heritage.
ALA Digital Reference Publisher Troy Linker joined Amigos Library Services at "RDA @ Your Library: An Online Conference about Resource Description and Access" in early February to present "AACR2 to RDA: Using the RDA Toolkit." He offered background and tips for making a successful transition from AACR2 to RDA and how the RDA Toolkit can help
The document describes the Metadata Registry, which is a web application that allows for the collaborative development of controlled vocabularies and metadata schemas. It provides features such as concept and schema editing, versioning, search, and content negotiation for retrieving resources in different formats. The registry implements SKOS and aims to create a "web of trust" for managing access and edits to vocabularies maintained by different groups.
- Compound objects in Islandora group sets of related digital objects together without requiring a specific presentation order, similar to how a postcard has a front and back.
- To create a compound object, relevant child objects are first ingested individually or as a batch. Their PIDs are recorded.
- A parent object is then created using the Islandora Compound Object model and populated by adding each child object PID one by one. The order affects presentation of the compound object.
The document provides an introduction to Dublin Core metadata, including its history and development. It describes Dublin Core elements, refinements, vocabularies, and provides examples of Dublin Core records at both the collection and item levels, including records for manuscripts, books, and other resources.
Genre discovery in corpus management systems (2004)Joseba Abaitua
The document describes SARE-Bi, a multilingual document management system developed for the University of Deusto. SARE-Bi allows users to collaboratively manage documents through their lifecycle, including writing, translating, revising, and publishing. It uses metadata and document segmentation to facilitate multilingual information management and reuse. The system aims to increase the university's production of administrative documents in multiple languages.
Resource Description and Access (RDA), the cataloging standard developed to replace AACR2, will be released in June 2010, and a period of testing and evaluation of the new rules will begin. Join Emily Nimsakont, the NLC’s Cataloging Librarian, to learn the basics of RDA. Topics of discussion will include the goals and basic concepts of RDA, ways in which the new rules will differ from the current rules, and changes to MARC format related to RDA.
The document discusses several metadata standards for online learning resources, including the IEEE Learning Object Metadata Standard (LOM), Dublin Core, and the emerging ISO/IEC Metadata for Learning Resources Standard. It analyzes usage patterns of LOM elements based on a survey of existing metadata records and finds that elements describing intellectual content and file characteristics are used most frequently. Dublin Core is positioned as a simpler alternative to LOM that is better aligned with semantic web technologies through its use of RDF. The new ISO standard aims to provide compatibility with LOM and Dublin Core while addressing accessibility, multilingual support, and other needs.
RDA (Resource Description and Access) is a new cataloging standard that will replace AACR2. It is based on FRBR and defines descriptive elements for resources while separating content from carrier information. RDA aims to be easier to use, applicable online, provide effective description of all media types, and be compatible with other standards like Dublin Core. It will have a logical structure based on entity-relationship modeling and be developed through an open process involving libraries worldwide. RDA is scheduled for full implementation in 2010 and will impact cataloging systems and metadata schemas like MARC 21.
This document summarizes and compares four prominent RDF query languages: RDQL, SPARQL, SeRQL, and XsRQL. It evaluates each language based on seven key features: support for data types, path expressions, closure, semantics, optional values, aggregate functions, and advanced set operations. The document finds that while no language is complete, SPARQL shows the most potential as the future W3C standard due to its iterative development process incorporating feedback from the W3C working group. RDQL provides basic functionality but was not intended for complex queries. SeRQL has strong open source support. XsRQL extends existing XML query approaches.
The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative began in 1994 to develop a core set of metadata semantics for describing and searching resources on the web. It consists of 15 basic metadata elements such as title, creator, and description. Dublin Core records can be expressed using XML and the Resource Description Framework (RDF), representing relationships between resources with subject-predicate-object triples. The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative maintains guidelines and models to define implementation of Dublin Core metadata.
The document proposes making the Metadata for Learning Resources (MLR) standard interoperable by basing it on semantic technologies and the Resource Description Framework (RDF) model to allow machines to process metadata consistently across systems. It suggests MLR define properties, classes, and application profiles to structure metadata and leverage existing standards like Dublin Core rather than creating a new "metadata island". Developing MLR in this way would enable large-scale interoperability through linked open data.
The document discusses the goals and major specifications of the DCMI Architecture Forum. It aims to document the DCMI metadata framework, develop technical specifications, and provide feedback on technical issues. Major specifications discussed include the DCMI Abstract Model, expressions for expressing DCMI metadata in different formats like RDF and XML, and the Singapore Framework for DC Application Profiles. It also discusses different levels of interoperability and introduces Description Set Profiles as a way to formally represent the constraints of a Dublin Core Application Profile.
Re-using Media on the Web: Media fragment re-mixing and playoutMediaMixerCommunity
A number of novel application ideas will be introduced based on the media fragment creation, specification and rights management technologies. Semantic search and retrieval allows us to organize sets of fragments by topical or conceptual relevance. These fragment sets can then be played out in a non-linear fashion to create a new media re-mix. We look at a server-client implementation supporting Media Fragments, before allowing the participants to take the sets of media they have selected and create their own re-mix.
This is a short (1.5 hour) presentation for support staff about RDA and the do's and don'ts of editing bibliographic records in MARC format. Covers background material on RDA, identifying RDA records vs AACR2 records, changes to records and cataloging practices due to RDA (fields, vocabularies, terms, etc.), hybrid AACR2/RDA records, and the basic rules of editing (both general and for specific fields).
MarcEdit is a free metadata editing suite that supports MARC and other formats. It introduced automated RDA processing in 2013 through its RDA Helper tool. The RDA Helper handles converting 336/337/338 and 344/345/346/347 fields, evaluates 260/264 fields, makes 040 modifications, and processes abbreviations based on regular expressions. It also handles GMD processing and allows customizing RDA workflows through general record automation and task automations. MarcEdit assists with RDA implementation by processing AACR2, hybrid, and early RDA records according to RDA rules.
Dataset description: DCAT and other vocabulariesValeria Pesce
This document discusses metadata needed to describe datasets for applications to find and understand them when stored in data catalogs or repositories. It examines existing dataset description vocabularies like DCAT and their limitations in fully capturing necessary metadata.
Key points made:
- Machine-readable metadata is important for datasets to be discoverable and usable by applications when stored across repositories.
- Metadata should describe the dataset, distributions, dimensions, semantics, protocols/APIs, subsets etc.
- Vocabularies like DCAT provide some metadata but don't fully cover dimensions, semantics, protocols/APIs or subsets.
- No single vocabulary or data catalog solution currently provides all necessary metadata for full semantic interoperability.
This document discusses metadata harvesting tools. It defines metadata as "data about data" and explains that metadata harvesting is the process of gathering metadata from distributed repositories into a combined data store. The document outlines the need for metadata harvesting, including single platform discovery, easy sharing between libraries, and archiving. It provides examples of metadata harvesting services in India and tools used, and discusses considerations like metadata standards and library standards.
The document discusses the history and importance of metadata. It describes how metadata standards have evolved over time, from MARC for library catalogs to Dublin Core for web pages to RDF for the semantic web. It also discusses how metadata is now commonly used for repositories of research publications and data to help discover and manage institutional assets. While search engines ignore most embedded metadata, standards and policies around metadata have still spread widely across domains like education, libraries, and cultural heritage.
ALA Digital Reference Publisher Troy Linker joined Amigos Library Services at "RDA @ Your Library: An Online Conference about Resource Description and Access" in early February to present "AACR2 to RDA: Using the RDA Toolkit." He offered background and tips for making a successful transition from AACR2 to RDA and how the RDA Toolkit can help
The document describes the Metadata Registry, which is a web application that allows for the collaborative development of controlled vocabularies and metadata schemas. It provides features such as concept and schema editing, versioning, search, and content negotiation for retrieving resources in different formats. The registry implements SKOS and aims to create a "web of trust" for managing access and edits to vocabularies maintained by different groups.
- Compound objects in Islandora group sets of related digital objects together without requiring a specific presentation order, similar to how a postcard has a front and back.
- To create a compound object, relevant child objects are first ingested individually or as a batch. Their PIDs are recorded.
- A parent object is then created using the Islandora Compound Object model and populated by adding each child object PID one by one. The order affects presentation of the compound object.
This document provides instructions for adding, replacing, or deleting datastreams for Fedora digital objects. It explains that some datastreams like OBJ are required and cannot be deleted. It describes how to replace a datastream by selecting the datastream, browsing for a new file, and clicking "Add Contents". It also outlines how to add a new datastream by clicking "+ Add a datastream", filling out the datastream ID and label, uploading a file, and clicking "Add Datastream". Formats for some common datastreams like MODS (xml) and TN (jpg, png) are also specified.
Web and Twitter Archiving at the Library of Congressnullhandle
Presentation given at the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) Web Archive Globalization Workshop on web and social media archiving efforts at the Library of Congress.
This how to document provides a step by step guide on how to use the Islandora Manuscript Content Model to ingest a TEI encoded xml file and one or more scanned images of a text such as a manuscript.
This was a presentation for the Connecticut Library Association 2016. It introduces how the Connecticut Digital Archive came to be, the challenges of the CTDA and how it is moving forward.
The document summarizes updates and developments with the Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA) between 2013 and 2016. It notes that the CTDA has expanded from hosting a single collection from one institution to including over 300,000 digital objects from 40+ cultural heritage institutions across Connecticut. It highlights new features like improved search capabilities that allow searching across collections from different institutions. The document also outlines the CTDA's phases of infrastructure building, collection building, and future plans to improve connection building and transition to new technical platforms and architectures by 2018.
This workshop is intended for Connecticut Digital Archive participants to introduce them to xml and how MODS or metadata object description schema is implemented in the CTDA.
The CTDA is a digital archive program hosted by the University of Connecticut Library in collaboration with the Connecticut State Library. It offers long-term preservation services for digital content from Connecticut non-profits. Services include technical infrastructure, support, governance, education and contributing content to the Digital Public Library of America and ResearchIT. Participation is open to organizations like libraries, historical societies, and museums. Governance is collaborative rather than directive. The CTDA provides training and documentation on adding and managing content. It works to ensure stable infrastructure through software updates, server maintenance, and new feature development. Recent updates include migrating websites to Drupal and developing new tools for batch ingest, geospatial content, and newspaper pages. Plans for the
The document discusses a program called the CTDA that helps organizations better preserve their digital assets through facilitated participation in shared infrastructure with local control. The CTDA provides preservation services, but does not control how organizations use or share their content. It aims to make technology invisible and minimize demands on participants while providing options for digital preservation and information organization. The goal is to empower participants as stewards of their own digital content.
The CTDA has seen significant growth in 2016, with digital assets increasing over 45% to over 412,547 assets. Records harvested also grew by over 43% to 49,923 records. New participants were added and functionality was expanded. Governance committees met regularly to discuss initiatives and projects. Education and training sessions were provided, including a user conference and workshops. The sites and systems performed reliably with over 98% uptime. Feedback from surveys was generally positive and highlighted areas for further improvement and reporting.
This document introduces Open Refine, an open source tool for cleaning and profiling messy data. It discusses how data from various sources can be inconsistent and inaccurate, and how Open Refine allows users to visualize their data, manipulate it to correct errors, and learn about the nature of the data. The basics of Open Refine involve using its interface and built-in transformations as well as custom functions like GREL and regular expressions to clean and restructure data.
This document introduces LODE-BD (LOD-Enabled Bibliographic Data), a reference tool to help information professionals select appropriate encoding strategies for publishing bibliographic data as linked open data (LOD). LODE-BD provides decision trees to guide the selection of relevant metadata properties and terms from existing standards. It addresses key questions about encoding data for exchange and as LOD, and assists in choosing appropriate terms for different bibliographic properties and entities like titles, subjects, and responsible bodies. The goal is to promote standardized, interoperable LOD-ready bibliographic data.
This Object Management Group (OMG) RFP solicits submissions identifying and defining mechanisms to achieve integration between DDS infrastructures and TSN networks. The goal is to provide all artifacts needed to support the design, deployment and execution of DDS systems over TSN networks.
The DDS-TSN integration specification sought shall realize the following functionality:
● Define mechanisms that provide the information required for TSN-enabled networks to calculate any network schedules needed to deploy a DDS system.
OMG RFP
● Identify those parts of the set of the IEEE TSN standards that are relevant for a DDS-TSN integration and indicate how the DDS aspects are mapped onto, or related to, the associated TSN aspects. Examples include TSN- standardized information models for calculating system-wide schedules and configuring network equipment.
● Identify and specify necessary extensions to the [DDSI-RTPS] and [DDS- SECURITY] specifications, if any, to allow DDS infrastructures to use TSN- enabled networks as their transport while maintaining interoperability between different DDS implementations.
● Identify and specify necessary extensions to the DDS and DDS- XML specification, if any, to allow declaration of TSN-specific properties or quality of service attributes.
Standardizing Naming Conventions and Document Templates for Virtual Data Ware...HMO Research Network
This document discusses standardizing processes for virtual data warehouse development and multi-site research studies within the HMORN network. It proposes standardizing naming conventions, templates, and documentation structures to make collaboration more efficient. Adopting standardized practices could help new programmers join projects more easily and ensure consistent documentation of large, complex studies across sites. The presentation calls for forming a workgroup to establish standard templates and review documents against the new standards.
LoCloud - D1.2: Definition of Metadata Schemaslocloud
One of the LoCloud's main objectives is to ensure interoperability between the native metadata held by heritage organizations and the metadata used by Europeana. This deliverable describes the identification of the metadata schemas to be used within the project as intermediaries to Europeana Data Model (EDM), the schema introduced by Europeana to improve on ESE, its first data model.
The document discusses different types of metadata schemas used for digital collections, including Dublin Core (DC), Qualified Dublin Core (QDC), MARC, MARCXML, MODS, VRA Core, CDWA Lite, GEM, LOM, TEI, and EAD. It provides information on the purpose, content standards, limitations, and best uses of each schema. The document is intended as a workshop on metadata for digital collections.
Cloud Computing Automation: Integrating USDL and TOSCAJorge Cardoso
-- Presented at CAiSE 2013, Valencia, Spain --
Standardization efforts to simplify the management of cloud applications are being conducted in isolation. The objective of this paper is to investigate to which extend two promising specifications, USDL and TOSCA, can be integrated to automate the lifecycle of cloud applications. In our approach, we selected a commercial SaaS CRM platform, modeled it using the service description language USDL, modeled its cloud deployment using TOSCA, and constructed a prototypical platform to integrate service selection with deployment. Our evaluation indicates that a high level of integration is possible. We were able to fully automatize the remote deployment of a cloud service after it was selected by a customer in a marketplace. Architectural decisions emerged during the construction of the platform and were related to global service identification and access, multi-layer routing, and dynamic binding.
Introduction to Digital Humanities: Metadata standards and ontologies LIBIS
Metadata standards and ontologies are important for digital humanities research. Key points from the document include:
- Standards help ensure consistency, reliability, and interoperability. They are developed through an open process involving interested parties.
- The standards landscape includes formats, technical protocols, descriptive standards for libraries, archives, and museums. Dublin Core is commonly used for discovery.
- Ontologies provide rules for describing context and relationships through semantic web technologies like RDF. They help link and integrate data.
- Standards and ontologies in digital cultural heritage include BIBFRAME, CIDOC-CRM, SKOS, and others to represent information for discovery, interpretation, and reuse.
This document is Karthik Gomadam's dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Wright State University. The dissertation addresses problems related to semantics enriched service environments, including service description, discovery, data mediation, and dynamic configuration. It proposes techniques to add semantic metadata to RESTful services and resources on the web, an algorithm for service discovery and ranking, and methods for aiding data mediation and dynamic configuration. The dissertation also examines applying service-oriented principles to social and human computation.
3D-ICONS - D6.1: Report on Metadata and Thesaurii3D ICONS Project
This document reports on the metadata and thesauri solutions adopted by the 3D-ICONS project. It discusses the CARARE metadata schema and its mapping to the Europeana Data Model (EDM) to allow integration of project data into Europeana. It also examines standards for recording provenance like CRMdig and principles for paradata from the London Charter. The document surveys relevant thesauri and authority lists and considers future scenarios for linked open data implementation.
The document summarizes research comparing the HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 protocols. It conducted benchmark tests of the protocols using servers located around the world to measure latency, header size, bandwidth utilization, and server performance. The results showed HTTP/2 improved latency and reduced header sizes. Server performance also benefited from HTTP/2 features like multiplexing and header compression. The document reviewed drawbacks of HTTP/1.1 and improvements in HTTP/2 like binary format, multiplexing, header compression, and flow control that enhance performance.
The document provides guidelines for developing REST APIs at Microsoft to ensure consistency across services. It establishes best practices for API design, implementation and documentation. The guidelines aim to make accessing Microsoft services via REST interfaces easy for all application developers and allow for common patterns to be reused. The document covers topics like URL structure, request/response formats, collections, versioning, throttling and more. It is intended to be applied to both public and internal APIs.
The document discusses integrating the USDL (Unified Service Description Language) and TOSCA (Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications) standards to automate parts of the lifecycle of cloud applications. It proposes using Linked USDL to provide unique identifiers and access service descriptions, and using TOSCA to describe application deployment and management in an executable way. The approach aims to enable discovery, selection, deployment and management of cloud applications through the combined use of USDL and TOSCA. It also discusses challenges around routing service requests, dynamic binding of descriptors, and achieving interoperability between the two standards.
LoCloud - D5.4: Analysis and Recommendationslocloud
The document analyzes and makes recommendations for local content in Europeana's cloud based on the LoCloud project. It describes 8 use cases for typical local collection holders to understand their needs. It identifies 7 common issues faced by small institutions that the LoCloud services aim to address, such as lack of technical expertise and standards. The services developed in LoCloud are then described and evaluated based on the use cases. Overall, the analysis finds that while the services try to help small institutions, their needs may not be fully met due to limited resources, requiring good documentation and support.
The document provides an overview of X.400 and its components for electronic messaging. It describes X.400's message structure and components including the User Agent, Message Transfer Agent, Message Transfer System, Message Store, and Access Unit. X.400 allows for transfer of different data types and provides features like delivery confirmation, encryption, and distribution lists. It also compares X.400 to the earlier RFC 822 standard for email.
The document discusses technologies applied in distributed databases (DD) and distributed systems (DS). For DS, layered and client-server approaches are used to reduce complexity. The client-server model can be relational or object-oriented. For DD, important technologies are replication to synchronize data modification across nodes and duplication where a master data source copies content to other nodes. Technologies like client-server, object models, and NoSQL databases can be applied in both DD and DS.
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION & IMPLEMENTATION................................................................................................4
Introduction...............................................................................................................................................4
Implementation Notes...............................................................................................................................5
Cataloging Rules...................................................................................................................................6
Punctuation & Use of HTML................................................................................................................6
Creating MODS Records in XML ........................................................................................................6
Creating Enhanced MODS Records.......................................................................................................7
Visualizing Metadata ............................................................................................................................7
Summary of CTDA Requirements and Recommendations ..........................................................................8
Minimum MODS Requirements.................................................................................................................11
Strongly Recommended and Recommended MODS Requirements ..........................................................12
Required and Recommended Value Lists/International Content Standards...............................................13
Recommended Controlled Vocabularies ....................................................................................................14
Note On Coordinates...................................................................................................................................15
Note On Metadata Tags Used To Aggregate Content ................................................................................16
Examples of Minimal Required MODS Elements in XML........................................................................17
Title .........................................................................................................................................................17
Resource Type.........................................................................................................................................17
Digital Resource ......................................................................................................................................17
Date.........................................................................................................................................................18
Held By....................................................................................................................................................19
Rights ......................................................................................................................................................19
Language.................................................................................................................................................19
W3C Date/Time profile of ISO8601...........................................................................................................21
Non-numeric date formats ......................................................................................................................21
Appendix A: MODS Records Examples ....................................................................................................23
1. Example of a record for a book.......................................................................................................23
2. Example of a record for a digitized photograph .............................................................................26
3. Example of a map ...........................................................................................................................29
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Appendix B: Connecticut Digital Archives Metadata Application Profile.................................................32
CTDA MAP, Version 3.1...........................................................................................................................32
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................32
Namespaces........................................................................................................................................32
Aggregation Tags.................................................................................................................................32
Format of entries ................................................................................................................................32
CTDA MODS Application Profile..........................................................................................................33
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INTRODUCTION & IMPLEMENTATION
Introduction
These guidelines outline the implementation of the Metadata Object Description Schema
(MODS) version 3.5 by the Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA). MODS 3.5 is used to describe
digital resources (resources that have been reformatted as digital and those born digital) to
facilitate access and discovery of digital resources. These guidelines provide a summary of
minimum requirements and recommendations for descriptive metadata being ingested into
CTDA using MODS 3.5. They should be used as a reference when considering contributing
content to CTDA.
These guidelines cover:
A general summary of requirements and recommendations
Minimum requirements for MODS records
Best practices for punctuation, HTML, MODS XML records, coordinates, dates
Example of full MODS records
CTDA Metadata Application Profile
These guidelines do not cover:
How to create a new MODS record for a digital resource ready to be added to CTDA
Procedures on how to ingest MODS records into CTDA
Creating MODS records in XML
Description of the entire MODS 3.5 schema
These guidelines use the following language to express degrees of requirements based on the
RFC 2119 Key words to Indicate Requirement:
Required (R) designates an element, attribute, or value that is an absolute requirement
of the guidelines
Required if applicable (RA) designates an element, attribute, or value that is an
absolute requirement of the guidelines if it is applicable to the resource being described
Recommended (RE) designates an element, attribute, or value that may be ignored but
only after fully weighing the implications of doing so
Recommended if applicable (REA) designates and element, attribute, or value that is
applicable to the resource being described and may be ignored but only after weighing
the implications of doing so
Optional (O) designates an element, attribute or value that may be used at one’s
discretion
Not Recommended (NR) designates an item that may be used but only after fully
weighing the implications of doing so. This item is discouraged.
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All metadata has been dedicated to the public pursuant to Creative Commons’ CC0 public
domain dedication.
These implementation guidelines are based on the following national standards and best
practices:
MODS Schema Version 3.51
Library of Congress MODS User Guidelines (Version 3)2
Digital Library Federation / Aquifer Implementation Guidelines for Shareable MODS
Records (Version 1.1)3
Special Collections and University Archives University of Massachusetts Amherst
Guidelines for Implementing MODS4
MODS <note> Types Recommended List5
ISO 639-2b (Alpha Three letter language Code)6
W3CDTF (W3C date/time format based on the ISO 8106)7
IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority MIME Media Types)8
FAST (Linked Data Faceted Application of Subject Terminology)9
Library of Congress Linked Data Authorities and Vocabularies10
Library of Congress Marc Relator Terms List11
GeoNames Geographical Database12
Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus13
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names14
RFC 2119 Key words to Indicate Requirement15
FGDC Geospatial Metadata Standards and the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
Metadata (CSDGM)16
Implementation Notes
1
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-5.xsd
2
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/
3
https://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu/confluence/download/attachments/24288/DLFMODS_ImplementationGuidelines.pdf
4
http://credo.library.umass.edu/SCUAMODSGuidelines2012.pdf
5
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
6
http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langcodes.html
7
http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime
8
http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml
9
http://experimental.worldcat.org/fast/
10
http://id.loc.gov/
11
http://www.loc.gov/marc/relators/
12
http://www.geonames.org/
13
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/
14
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn
15
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2119.html
16
https://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/geospatial-metadata-standards
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Cataloging Rules
These guidelines do not prescribe one set of cataloging rules. However, the use of formal
cataloging rules, or content standards, is strongly recommended. These guidelines recommend
the following content standards as examples:
Resource Access and Description (RDA)17
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)18
Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (DCRM(B))19
Graphic Materials: Rules for Describing Original Items and Historical Collections
(GIHC)20
Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO)21
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM)22
Punctuation & Use of HTML
Punctuation should only be retained if it occurs within an element. Punctuation should be
dropped between elements. When applicable, a stylesheet may be used to display the value
contained in elements with or without punctuation. Avoid the use of HTML tags.
Example:
Punctuation is used within the element <mods:placeTerm> but not for the elements
<mods:publisher>, <mods:copyrightDate> as illustrated in the example below.
<mods:originInfo>
< mods:place>
< mods:placeTerm type=”text”>Ithaca, NY</ mods:placeTerm>
</ mods:place>
< mods:publisher>Cornell University Press</ mods:publisher>
< mods:copyrightDate>1999</ mods:copyrightDate>
</ mods:originInfo>
Display rendered through the use of a stylesheet:
Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, c1999.
Creating MODS Records in XML
CTDA partners are not required to create MODS XML records to be ingested into the repository.
However, batch ingests and replace only work with MODS XML. The CTDA can ingest MODS
17
http://www.rdatoolkit.org/
18
http://www2.archivists.org/standards/describing-archives-a-content-standard-dacs
19
http://rbms.info/dcrm/
20
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/gm/graphmat.html
21
http://www.vraweb.org/ccoweb/cco/about.html
22
https://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/geospatial-metadata-standards
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XML records either in batch or one at a time. All MODS XML records must be well-formed and
valid XML files according to MODS 3.5 and these implementation guidelines. It is important to
follow basic requirements for XML and the MODS 3.5 schema to avoid bad data that cannot be
processed by the repository. Bad data also poses the risk of creating inaccurate or incorrect data
that is harvested by DPLA or iConn.
Separate how-to documents illustrate how to add a digital resource using the MODS data entry
forms in CTDA. If you are a site administrator, you create new or edit MODS XML Forms that
fit your institution’s needs. These new or edited XML Forms must adhere to XML well-
formedness and be valid according to the MODS 3.5 schema and these guidelines.
MODS XML records can also be added by batch import. Separate how-to documents illustrate
how to batch import MODS XML records and digital resources.
The CTDA provides data curation services to help with record creation, migration, enhancement,
and cleanup. Contact ctda@uconn.edu for more information.
Creating Enhanced MODS Records
CTDA partners can create MODS records either in XML or using the MODS data entry form
that implement MODS implements beyond the minimally required. In general, the MODS data
entry forms provide fields beyond the minimum such as information for form, extent, identifiers
or description. If you would like to create enhanced MODS records, are unsure on how to do this
or need fields added to your MODS data entry form(s), the CTDA provides metadata services
that can help. Contact ctda@uconn.edu for more information.
Visualizing Metadata
The CTDA will visualize metadata such as geographic places on a map that can be embedded on
a web site. For any visualizations done by CTDA, only accurate and consistent data that follow
the recommended controlled vocabularies will be used. For a list of these controlled
vocabularies, please refer to page 13.
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Element Element
Requirement Level
Subelement(s)/Attributes required
if element is used
Subelement(s)/ Attributes
recommended or recommended if
applicable
Repeatable Recommended
Content Controlled
<titleInfo> Required <title> <nonSort>
@supplied
Yes @supplied: yes/no
<name> Recommended if
applicable
<namePart> @authority
@valueURI
@type
<role><roleTerm>
Yes name/@type:
personal
corporate
conference
family
roleTerm/@type: text
(MARC Relator Terms List (Text entry
only). @type set to text is required
<typeOfResource> Required None No
<genre> Recommended @authority
@valueURI
Yes
<originInfo> Required if
applicable
<dateIssued>
@keyDate
@encoding
@point
@qualifier
@type
<publisher>
<place><placeTerm type=”text”>
Yes @encoding: w3cdtf
@keyDate: yes
(for 1st
instance of dateIssued)
@point: start/end
@qualifier: inferred, approximate,
questionable
placeTerm/@type: text (Type set to text is
required)
<language> Optional <languageTerm>
@authority
@type
N/A Yes @authority: iso639-2b
@type: code
<physicalDescription> Required <digitalOrigin>
<form>
<internetMediaType>
<extent>
<note>
@type
IANA MIME Types are used for the
Internet media type
MODS values for digital origin
(reformatted digital, born digital, digitized
other analog, digitized microfilm)
note/@type:
condition
physical description
<abstract> Recommended None N/A Yes
<tableOfContents> Optional None xlink Yes
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The namespace declaration, mods, has been omitted in this summary.
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<targetAudience> Required if
applicable
@displayLabel N/A No Currently this is used as an anchor to
distinguish content association. Values:
CHO, GEO, WWI. Because there exist 1+
tags, to help distinguish these,
@displayLabel is used.
<note> Recommended if
applicable
None
(@type=’ownership’ is required)
@type Yes note/@type:
biographical/historical
conservation history
ownership (Required)
preferred citation
source characteristics
source identifier
source note
historic/current address
<subject> Recommended @type with <name> <topic>
<geographic>
<name>
<cartographics><coordinates>
@authority
@valueURI
Yes subject/name/@type:
personal
corporate
conference
family
<classification> Optional None N/A Yes
<relatedItem> Used only for
Newspaper Content
Model
<identifier> Required @type (Required) N/A Yes @type:
hdl
(persistent identifier: Only @type=”hdl” is
required and is supplied by the system
automatically.)
local
uri
<location> Optional <url> Yes
<accessCondition> Required @type @displayLabel Yes @type:
use and reproduction
restrictions on access
<part> Optional None <detail>
<extent>
<start>, <end>, <total>
<list>
<date>
@encoding
@point
@qualifier
<text>
Yes @encoding: w3cdtf
@point: start/end
@qualifier: inferred, approximate,
questionable
<extension> Optional FGDC
(in time ETDMS)
The extension is used currently to record
bounding box coordinates in FGDC.
<recordInfo> Strongly
Recommended
<languageOfCataloging>
<languageTerm>
@authority
<recordContentSource>
<recordCreationDate> @encoding
<recordOrigin>
No @encoding: w3cdtf
@authority: iso639-2b
@type: code
11. Minimum MODS Requirements
The CTDA requires the following information in all of its MODS records:
1. Title (Required): Every record has at least one title. Variant titles, such as subtitles,
alternative or uniform titles are optional. A user may optionally record any initial articles
separately from the title. If a resource does not have a title, one can be supplied without the
use of brackets or other punctuation to denote the title was supplied.
2. Resource Type (Required): Every record is assigned by default one of the MODS type
values: text ; cartographic ; notated music ; sound recording-musical ; sound recording-
nonmusical ; sound recording ; still image ; moving image ; three dimensional object ;
software, multimedia ; mixed material. Collection records are by default “mixed material”.
3. Date (Required If Applicable): If the date is known, it is required to record a date for every
record. This date must be encoded according to the w3cdtf standard. Dates can be of the
format YYYY, YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD. Use 2 digits for days and months. Dates can
be approximate, inferred or questionable. Date ranges can also be entered where each range
can be qualified (approximate, inferred, or questionable) if applicable. If a date is not present,
it is recommended to use one’s best judgment to approximate a date.
4. Held By (Required): Every record must indicate which institution holds the or who acts as
steward for the digital resource. These statements are default statements that are typically the
name of the institution such as Connecticut Historical Society.
5. Rights Statement (Required): Every record must have at least one statement that provides
users with information on use and re-use of the resource. Even if the resource is in the public
domain and free of restrictions, this information must be included.
6. Persistent Identifier (Required): Every record is assigned a handle by the system.
7. Language of MODS Record (Required): Every record is assigned the default “eng” to
denote the record was written in English.
CTDA Participants are required to add all of this information except for the Persistent Identifier.
The Persistent Identifier is assigned by the Handle System automatically into the MODS record.
If you are creating your own MODS XML records, you must ensure that all the information
except for the Persistent Identifier is in your MODS XML records. If one of these minimal items
is missing or incorrect, then the owning institution will be contacted to correct the metadata. If
the owning institution does not correct the issue, then that institution risks not having that record
harvested or processed correct by the system.
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Strongly Recommended and Recommended MODS Requirements
The CTDA strongly recommends the following information in its MODS records:
1. Creator/Contributor (Recommended if applicable): Best practice is to record the last
name first followed by a comma and then the first name and any middle names or initials,
titles or honorifics followed by a comma and any dates associated with the name. For
example: Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844. If a name is entered, it is required to include the role
played by this creator/contributor using the MARC relator terms. Enter as many terms as are
applicable using the terms from the Library of Congress MARC Relator Terms List. For
example: creator, photographer.
2. Genre (Recommended): Best practice is to record at least one genre term that describes
what the digital resource is. For example: administrative records, photographs, manuscripts.
3. Description (Recommended): Though a description of the resource is not required, it is
helpful for users to have this descriptive content especially in the case of images.
4. Subjects (Recommended): Subjects facilitate access and discovery. It is good practice to
include at least one topical subject to indicate what the resource is about.
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Required and Recommended Value Lists/International Content Standards
The CTDA requires the use of several controlled value lists and international
content standards to control content for several types of information found in
CTDA MODS records. The CTDA requires the use of the following value lists or
international standards:
1. ISO639-2b (Required): For any languages, enter the alpha 3 letter code
according to the iso639-2b standard (http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-
2/php/code_list.php).
2. IANA Media Types (Recommended): For MIME media types, enter the
media types as suggested by the IANA standard
(http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml).
3. W3CDTF (Strongly Recommended): Enter the date according to the w3cdtf
standard (http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime).
4. <name> type values (Required): Enter one of these values: personal, family,
corporate, conference according to the MODS 3.5 schema.
5. MODS <note> type values (Required if Applicable): It is recommended to
use the list recommended by the Library of Congress
(http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html).
6. MODS qualifier values (Required if Applicable): Enter one of these values:
approximate, inferred, questionable.
7. MODS <languageTerm> type value (Required): Enter the iso 639-2b code.
8. MARC Relator Terms (Required if Applicable): Enter a term, as text, as
found in the MARC Relator Term list provided by the Library of Congress
(http://www.loc.gov/marc/relators/). More than one term can be entered.
9. MODS <typeOfResource> value list (Required): This is the equivalent of the
Dublin Core Types and uses the list as provided by the MODS 3.5 schema.
10. MODS <languageTerm> attribute type and authority (Required): The type
is always set to “code” and the content standard for language codes is ISO639-
2b or the three letter language codes (http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-
2/php/code_list.php).
11. Other MODS value lists: When an element and/or attribute in MODS has a
required value list and this element and/or attribute is present in the MODS
record, then the appropriate values will be used.
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Recommended Controlled Vocabularies
The CTDA strongly recommends the use of controlled vocabularies to control
content for several types of information found in CTDA MODS records. The
CTDA Archive recommends using the linked data version whenever possible
which provides both the term and the linked data identifier either in the form of an
uri or number. The CTDA recommends the use of the following controlled
vocabularies:
1. FAST (Linked Data Faceted Application of Subject Terms) (Strongly
Recommended): http://experimental.worldcat.org/fast/
a. Topics
2. Library of Congress Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies
(Recommended): http://id.loc.gov/
a. Names (Corporate, Personal, Family, Meeting/Conferences)
b. Marc Relator Terms
3. AAT (Art and Architecture Thesaurus) (Strongly Recommended):
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/
a. Genres
4. Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Strongly Recommended):
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/
a. Places
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Note On Coordinates
There are several types of coordinates. For the CTDA, we can record both a center point and a
bounding box.
The center point is recorded in the MODS element coordinates. Coordinates should be supplied
in latitude and longitude order using the decimal notation, as shown in the example below. For
any map visualizations, only coordinates with this notation will be used.
<mods:subject>
<mods:topic>Railroads -- Massachusetts -- Maps</mods:topic>
<mods:geographic>Lake Chaubunagungamaug (Mass.)</mods:geographic>
<mods:geographic>Webster (Mass.)</mods:geographic>
<mods:geographic>Massachusetts</mods:geographic>
<mods:cartographics>
<mods:scale>0.4583333333333333</mods:scale>
<mods:coordinates>42.023187, -71.852071</mods:coordinates>
</mods:cartographics>
</mods:subject>
The bounding box is recorded in the MODS extension field using elements from FGDC
CSGDM. For example,
<mods:extension xmlns:fgdc="http://www.fgdc.gov/schemas/metadata/fgdc-std-001-
1998.xsd">
<fgdc:metadata>
<fgdc:idinfo>
<fgdc:spdom>
<fgdc:bounding>
<fgdc:westbc>-71.852071</fgdc:westbc>
<fgdc:eastbc>-71.841559</fgdc:eastbc>
<fgdc:northbc>42.030805</fgdc:northbc>
<fgdc:southbc>42.023187</fgdc:southbc>
</fgdc:bounding>
</fgdc:spdom>
</fgdc:idinfo>
</fgdc:metadata>
</mods:extension>
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Note On Metadata Tags Used To Aggregate Content
Content can be aggregated to various channels. This is done using a tag in the metadata. The tag
is a value that the Solr Index reads and then instructs the system to either index that item (digital
asset) in a separate channel, various separate channels or not. This tag or value appears in the
MODS element <targetAudience> with the attribute of displayLabel set to the appropriate value
and the 3 letter tag. Currently, we have the following tags:
CHO
CHO tagged content is aggregated in the Connecticut History Illustrated channel.
GEO
GEO tagged content will be aggregated in a future channel dedicated to geographic
content.
WWI
WWI tagged content will be aggregated in a future channel dedicated to WWI content.
In the MODS forms that are used to ingest a single digital asset or edit MODS metadata, the
ability to tag content appears as a question at the top of the form for those using the CTDA
management site and UConn’s Archives & Special Collections MODS xml forms. For those site
administrators who manage their own channels, adding this tag either in one of their MODS xml
forms or in the MODS xml records is at their discretion.
In MODS xml, this tag appears as:
<mods:targetAudience displayLabel=”CHO”>CHO</mods:targetAudience>
<mods:targetAudience dispalyLabel=”GEO”>GEO</mods:targetAudience>
<mods:targetAudience dispalyLabel=”WWI”>WWI</mods:targetAudience>
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Examples of Minimal Required MODS Elements in XML
Title
1. Only the main title
<mods:titleInfo>
<mods:title>Phillips Grain Company Ledger</mods:title>
</mods:titleInfo>
2. Main title and subtitle
<mods:titleInfo>
<mods:title>Phillips Grain Company Ledger</mods:title>
<mods:subTitle>administrative file</mods:subTitle>
</mods:titleInfo>
3. Main title supplied by submitter
<mods:titleInfo supplied="yes">
<mods:title>Phillips Grain Company Ledger</mods:title>
</mods:titleInfo>
4. Main title, subtitle, and initial article
<mods:titleInfo>
<mods:nonSort>The</mods:nonSort>
<mods:title>Phillips Grain Company Ledger</mods:title>
<mods:subTitle>administrative records</mods:subTitle>
</mods:titleInfo>
Resource Type
<mods:typeOfResource>still image</mods:typeOfResource>
Digital Resource
1. With MIME type information
<mods:physicalDescription>
<mods:internetMediaType>image/jp2</mods:internetMediaType>
<mods:digitalOrigin>reformatted digital</mods:digitalOrigin>
</mods:physicalDescription>
2. By itself
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<mods:physicalDescription>
<mods:digitalOrigin>reformatted digital</mods:digitalOrigin>
</mods:physicalDescription>
3. With MIME type, form, extent and a note on physical description
<mods:physicalDescription>
<mods:form>black and white</mods:form>
<mods:extent>1 photograph ; 2 x 4 cm</mods:extent>
<mods:internetMediaType>image/jp2</mods:internetMediaType>
<mods:digitalOrigin>reformatted digital</mods:digitalOrigin>
<mods:note type="physical description">Source Extent: 24.2 Linear feet</mods:note>
</mods:physicalDescription>
Digital Origin has only 4 possible values: born digital, reformatted digital, digitized microfilm,
digitized other analog.
Date
1. Single date
<mods:originInfo>
<mods:dateIssued keyDate="yes" encoding="w3cdtf">1913</mods:dateIssued>
</mods:originInfo>
2. Date range with only start date
<mods:originInfo>
<mods:dateIssued keyDate="yes" encoding="w3cdtf"
point="start">1913</mods:dateIssued>
</mods:originInfo>
3. Date range with only end date
<mods:originInfo>
<mods:dateIssued keyDate="yes" encoding="w3cdtf" point="end">1913</mods:dateIssued>
</mods:originInfo>
4. Date range with both start and end dates
<mods:originInfo>
<mods:dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf" keyDate="yes" point="start">1910</mods:dateIssued>
<mods:dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf" point="end">1913</mods:dateIssued>
</mods:originInfo>
5. Date range with publisher and place of publication
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<mods:originInfo>
<mods:place>
<mods:placeTerm type="text">Boston, MA</mods:placeTerm>
</mods:place>
<mods:publisher>Edwin C. Publishing Co.</mods:publisher>
<mods:dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf" keyDate="yes" point="start">1910</mods:dateIssued>
<mods:dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf" point="end">1913</mods:dateIssued>
</mods:originInfo>
6. Qualified single date
<mods:originInfo>
<mods:dateIssued keyDate="yes" encoding="w3cdtf" qualifier="approximate">1913</mods:dateIssued>
</mods:originInfo>
In the quotes for the attribute, qualifier, there can only be 3 values: approximate, inferred, or
questionable.
Held By
<mods:note type="ownership">Trinity College, Hartford, CT</mods:note>
Rights
<mods:accessCondition type="restrictions on access">The collection is open and available for
research.</mods:accessCondition>
Language
1. Only language for the MODS record
<mods:recordInfo>
<mods:languageOfCataloging>
<mods:languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</mods:languageTerm>
</mods:languageOfCataloging>
</mods:recordInfo>
2. Language with content source, creation date, record origin, and description standard
<mods:recordInfo>
<mods:recordContentSource>University of Connecticut Libraries</mods:recordContentSource>
<mods:recordCreationDate encoding="w3cdtf">2014-03-12</mods:recordCreationDate>
<mods:languageOfCataloging>
<mods:languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</mods:languageTerm>
</mods:languageOfCataloging>
<mods:recordOrigin>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-03-12T09:34-
0400</mods:recordOrigin>
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<mods:descriptionStandard>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</mods:descriptionStandard>
</mods:recordInfo>
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W3C Date/Time profile of ISO8601
The CTDA strongly recommends that any dates be formatted using the w3cdtf encoding. If dates
are not encoded using the w3cdtf encoding then they will not be properly indexed. Also, any
timeline visualizations will not work with dates not encoded according to the w3cdtf profile.
W3CDTF encoding requires that dates be recorded as follows:
Year: YYYY (for example, 1872)
Year and month: YYYY-MM (for example, 1872-01)
Complete date: YYYY-MM-DD (for example, 1872-01-21)
To express a date range, record the start and end dates separately. For example, a photograph
was taken between March 3, 1910 and September 5, 1910 would be recorded as:
Start date: 1910-03-03
End date: 1910-09-05
If a date or date range requires a qualifier (for example, circa 1934), the numeric dates are
recorded separately from the qualifier. The qualifier must be one of three values: approximate,
inferred, questionable.
approximate: Used to identify dates that have been approximated and may not be
exact, such as circa dates (for example, ca. 2009)
inferred: Used to identify dates that have not been transcribed directly from the
digital resource, but have been inferred from another source (for example, [1924])
questionable: Used to identify questionable dates (for example, 1988?)
Note that the date indicated in the record should be the date the original resource was issued,
released, created, or published, NOT the date on which its digital surrogate was created.
Non-numeric date formats
Sometimes an object will be notated with a date such as early 1902, 19th century, summer
1879, or similar. This style does not conform to the W3CDTF encoding standard. In such
instances, textual dates must be replaced by numeric date ranges (using “start” and “end” dates)
and an appropriate qualifier.
For centuries, use xx00 – xx99. For example,
o 19th
century = 1800 – 1899 (approximate)
For early centuries, use xx00 – xx39. For example,
o Early 20th
century = 1900 – 1939 (approximate)
For mid centuries, use xx30 – xx69. For example,
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o Mid 20th
century = 1930 -1969 (approximate)
For late centuries, use xx60 – xx99. For example,
o Late 18th
century = 1760 – 1799 (approximate)
For decades, use xxx0 – xxx9. For example,
o 1970s = 1970 – 1979 (approximate)
For parts of the years,
o Early 190 = 1970-01 to 1970-04 (approximate)
For seasons,
o Winter 1980 = 1969-12 to 1970-02 (approximate)
23. Appendix A: MODS Records Examples
1. Example of a record for a book (one MODS record for the book, which consists of jp2’s for each page)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mods:mods
xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
version="3.5" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-5.xsd">
<mods:titleInfo>
<mods:title>Economic Preparation for Aggressive War</mods:title>
<mods:subTitle>supporting documents</mods:subTitle>
</mods:titleInfo>
<mods:name authority="fast" valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/255922" type="personal">
<mods:namePart>Dodd, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph), 1907-1971</mods:namePart>
<mods:role>
<mods:roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">Collector</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
</mods:name>
<mods:typeOfResource>text</mods:typeOfResource>
<mods:genre authority="aat" valueURI="300027590">legal documents</mods:genre>
<mods:genre authority="aat" valueURI="300027473">financial records</mods:genre>
<mods:genre authority="aat" valueURI="300026877">correspondence</mods:genre>
<mods:genre authority="aat" valueURI="300027425">administrative records</mods:genre>
<mods:originInfo>
<mods:dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf" keyDate="yes" point="start">1934</mods:dateIssued>
<mods:dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf" point="end">1939</mods:dateIssued>
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</mods:originInfo>
<mods:physicalDescription>
<mods:internetMediaType>image/jp2</mods:internetMediaType>
<mods:digitalOrigin>reformatted digital</mods:digitalOrigin>
</mods:physicalDescription>
<mods:abstract>The Common Plan or Conspiracy (Boxes 282-284) refers to Count I of the IMT indictment, namely conspiracy to
commit unlawful aggression. This subseries consists of trial briefs and German documents used by the Allied prosecution team. The
papers are arranged thematically as the conspiracy charge had economic, political, and military dimensions. This subseries includes
detailed German war plans for invading such nations as Poland, France, Russia, Norway, and Yugoslavia. The minutes of high-level
economic meetings on the mobilization for war also highlight these files.</mods:abstract>
<mods:note type="ownership"> Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of
Connecticut Libraries</mods:note>
<mods:note type="preferred citation">"Economic Preparation for Aggressive War": supporting documents, 282:7200, Thomas J.
Dodd Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut
Libraries.</mods:note>
<mods:subject>
<mods:topic authority="fast" valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1709901">Nuremberg War Crime Trials (Germany :
1946-1949)</mods:topic>
<mods:topic authority="fast" valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1079361">Prosecution</mods:topic>
<mods:topic authority="fast" valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423712">Trials, litigation, etc.</mods:topic>
<mods:topic authority="fast" valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1170357">War -- Planning</mods:topic>
<mods:topic authority="fast" valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1170711">War, Cost of</mods:topic>
</mods:subject>
<mods:identifier type="local">MSS19940065:282:7200</mods:identifier>
<mods:accessCondition type="use and reproduction">Permission to publish from these transcripts must be obtained in writing
from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.</mods:accessCondition>
<mods:accessCondition type="restrictions on access">The collection is open and available for
research.</mods:accessCondition> >
<mods:recordInfo>
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<mods:recordCreationDate encoding="w3cdtf">2011-12-16T15:09-0500</mods:recordCreationDate>
<mods:recordOrigin>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit</mods:recordOrigin>
<mods:languageOfCataloging>
<mods:languageTerm type="code" authority="iso639-2b">eng</mods:languageTerm>
</mods:languageOfCataloging>
<mods:descriptionStandard>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</mods:descriptionStandard>
</mods:recordInfo>
</mods:mods>
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2. Example of a record for a digitized photograph from Connecticut History Illustrated
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mods:mods
xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3"
xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
version="3.5"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-5.xsd">
<mods:titleInfo>
<mods:title>Ella Grasso, July 19, 1974</mods:title>
</mods:titleInfo>
<mods:name type="personal">
<mods:namePart>Kington, Ellery G.</mods:namePart>
<mods:role>
<mods:roleTerm type="text" authority="marcrelator">Creator</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
</mods:name>
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<mods:typeOfResource>still image</mods:typeOfResource>
<mods:genre authority="aat" valueURI="300046300">photographs</mods:genre>
<mods:originInfo>
<mods:dateIssued keyDate="yes" encoding="w3cdtf">1974-07-19</mods:dateIssued>
</mods:originInfo>
<mods:physicalDescription>
<mods:form>black and white</mods:form>
<mods:internetMediaType>image/jpg</mods:internetMediaType>
<mods:digitalOrigin>reformatted digital</mods:digitalOrigin>
</mods:physicalDescription>
<mods:abstract>Closeup of a smiling Ella Grasso. She is wearing a string of pearls.</mods:abstract>
<mods:targetAudience displayLabel=”CHO”>CHO</mods:targetAudience>
<mods:note type="source note">Hartford Times Collection</mods:note>
<mods:note type="ownership">Hartford History Center</mods:note>
<mods:subject>
<mods:topic authority="fast" valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/945704">Governors</mods:topic>
<mods:geographic authority="tgn" valueURI="7013695">Hartford (inhabited place)</mods:geographic>
<mods:name type="personal" authority="fast" valueURI="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/44576">
<mods:namePart>Grasso, Ella</mods:namePart>
</mods:name>
</mods:subject>
<mods:identifier type="local">32520105828866</mods:identifier>
<mods:identifier type="local">hpl_hhc_ht_grasso02.jp2</mods:identifier>
<mods:accessCondition type="use and reproduction">Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or
to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Hartford History Center, Hartford Public
Library.</mods:accessCondition>
<mods:recordInfo>
<mods:recordContentSource>Hartford History Center</mods:recordContentSource>
<mods:languageOfCataloging>
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3. Example of a map which uses the tag GEO and CHO
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mods:mods xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
version="3.5"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-5.xsd">
<mods:titleInfo>
<mods:title>Aerial survey of Connecticut 1934 photograph 00036</mods:title>
</mods:titleInfo>
<mods:name type="corporate" authority="local">
<mods:namePart>Fairchild Aerial Survey Co.</mods:namePart>
<mods:role>
<mods:roleTerm authority="marcrelator"
authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators"
valueURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/cre"
type="text">Creator</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
</mods:name>
<mods:name type="corporate" authority="local">
<mods:namePart> Connecticut Air National Guard</mods:namePart>
<mods:role>
<mods:roleTerm authority="marcrelator"
authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators"
valueURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/cre"
type="text">Creator</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
</mods:name>
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<mods:name type="corporate" authority="local">
<mods:namePart>Connecticut State Planning Board</mods:namePart>
<mods:role>
<mods:roleTerm authority="marcrelator"
authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators"
valueURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb"
type="text">Contributor</mods:roleTerm>
</mods:role>
</mods:name>
<mods:typeOfResource>cartographic</mods:typeOfResource>
<mods:genre>aerial photographs</mods:genre>
<mods:originInfo>
<mods:dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf" keyDate="yes">1934-04</mods:dateIssued>
</mods:originInfo>
<mods:physicalDescription>
<mods:internetMediaType>image/jp2</mods:internetMediaType>
<mods:digitalOrigin>reformatted digital</mods:digitalOrigin>
</mods:physicalDescription>
<mods:abstract>Parts of Rhode Island included</mods:abstract>
<mods:targetAudience displayLabel=”CHO”>CHO</mods:targetAudience>
<mods:targetAudience displayLabel=”GEO”>GEO</mods:targetAudience>
<mods:note type="ownership">Connecticut State Library</mods:note>
<mods:note type="source note">Aerial photographs</mods:note>
<mods:note>Research Guide to Aerial Photographs at the Connecticut State Library: http://www.cslib.org/aerials/</mods:note>
<mods:subject>
<mods:topic>Aerial photographs</mods:topic>
<mods:geographic>Connecticut</mods:geographic>
<mods:geographic>North Stonington</mods:geographic>
<mods:cartographics>
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<mods:scale>1:12000</mods:scale>
<mods:coordinates>41.486, -71.7867</mods:coordinates>
</mods:cartographics>
</mods:subject>
<mods:identifier type="local">CT1934_00036.jp2</mods:identifier>
<mods:location>
<mods:holdingSimple>
<mods:copyInformation>
<mods:shelfLocator>Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 089: 11a</mods:shelfLocator>
</mods:copyInformation>
</mods:holdingSimple>
</mods:location>
<mods:accessCondition type="use and reproduction">No known copyright restrictions.</mods:accessCondition>
<mods:recordInfo>
<mods:recordContentSource>University of Connecticut Libraries</mods:recordContentSource>
<mods:recordCreationDate encoding="w3cdtf">2015-03-10-04:00</mods:recordCreationDate>
<mods:languageOfCataloging>
<mods:languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</mods:languageTerm>
</mods:languageOfCataloging>
<mods:recordOrigin>This MODS record was migrated from Connecticut State Library's CONTENTdm.</mods:recordOrigin>
</mods:recordInfo>
</mods:mods>
32. Appendix B: Connecticut Digital Archives Metadata Application Profile
CTDA MAP, Version 3.1
Introduction
This MODS profile supports the compilation of metadata for the CTDA in terms of description of content and
MODS elements. It is anticipated that this profile will serve the needs to describe a large variety of resources. This
profile does not account for all properties used currently or in the future by CTDA. Further, this profile does not
account for all the properties possible in the MODS version 3.5 schema. The following MAP provides a baseline of
the most commonly implemented elements, attributes and values in CTDA. For a full profile of MODS, consult the
Library of Congress’ MODS User Guidelines (Version 3)24
.
Namespaces
CTDA MODS application profile uses the following namespaces:
mods http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3
xsi http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance
xlink http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink
Aggregation Tags
The CTDA uses the value in the MODS element <targetAudience> to tag content so that it can be aggregated to
separate CTDA channels or sites. Currently there are 3 “tags” or controlled values for the MODS element
<targetAudience>: CHO, WWI, and GEO. Digital resources that have the value CHO in the MODS element
<targetAudience> are aggregated in the Connecticut History Illustrated channel or site. Digital resources that have
the value GEO in the MODS element <targetAudience> will be aggregated in a future geographic channel or site.
Digital resources that have the value WWI in the MODS element <targetAudience> will be aggregated in a future
WWI channel or site. Digital resources can have more than one values in more than one MODS element
<targetAudience> in which case that digital resource will be aggregated in the sites Connecticut History Illustrated
and the future geographic channel. The MODS element requires the attribute displayLabel that has the
corresponding value of the tag wanted, i.e. <targetAudience displayLabel=”CHO”>CHO</targetAudience>.
Format of entries
Name of Term A unique token assigned to the term
Label A human-readable label assigned to the term
Defined By An identifier of a namespace, pointer to a schema or bibliographic reference for a
document within which the term is defined
Source Definition The definition of the term in the namespace in which the term originated
CTDA Definition The CTDA definition of the term
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CTDA Comments Comments on the CTDA definition of the term
Type of term The grammatical category of the term (element, container element, attribute)
Has Encoding Scheme The described term is qualified by the referenced encoding scheme
Obligation Indicates whether the element is required to always or sometimes present. In this
application profile the obligation can be: required (R), required if applicable (RA),
recommended (RE), recommended if applicable (REA), optional (O), not
recommended (NR)
Occurrence Indicates any limit to the repeatability of the element.
CTDA MODS Application Profile
Attributes Used throughout CTDA MODS Records25
:
@type
This attribute is applied when it is necessary to identify the type of value being recorded.
@authority
This attribute is applied when it is necessary to identify the name of the authoritive list for a
controlled value that is recorded.
@displayLabel
This attribute is applied when it is necessary to add additional text associated when recording a
value that is used for display purposes.
@valueURI
This attribute is applied when it is necessary to add the linked data identifier from the authoritive
list for a controlled value that is recorded.
@keyDate
This attribute is applied to the first instance of the element, <dateIssued>, to distinguish this date
from others in the MODS record.
@encoding
This attribute is applied when dates are being recorded to add the value of “w3cdtf”.
@point
This attribute is applied when it is necessary to record a date range with the value of “start”,
indicating the first date of the range, and “end”, indicating the end date of a range.
@qualifier
This attribute is applied when it is necessary to qualify a date being recorded as approximate,
inferred or questionable.
@lang
This attribute is applied when it is necessary to specify the language used within individual
elements using the code iso639-2b.
@xlink
This attribute is applied when it is necessary to record an external link.
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Name of Term titleInfo/title
Label Title
Defined By http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/titleinfo.html
Source Definition A word, phrase, character, or group of characters that constitutes the chief title of
a resource, i.e., the title normally used when citing the resource
CTDA Definition A word, phrase, character, group of characters or filename that constitutes the
chief title of a resource, i.e., the title normally used when citing the resource
CTDA Comments Titles can be unqualified or qualified as: abbreviated, translated, alternative,
uniform. A parallel/transliterated title is considered a main title. No initial articles
are part of the title. Only one title is required.
Type of term Element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation R
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term titleInfo/nonSort
Label Initial Article
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/titleinfo.html
Source Definition Characters, including initial articles, punctuation, and spaces that appear at the
beginning of a title that should be ignored for indexing of titles
CTDA Definition Characters, including initial articles, punctuation, and spaces that appear at the
beginning of a title that should be ignored for indexing of titles
CTDA Comments
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation O
Occurrence Not Repeatable
Name of Term titleInfo/@supplied
Label Was this title assigned?
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/titleinfo.html
Source Definition An indication that the title information did not come from the resource itself
CTDA Definition An indication that the title information did not come from the resource itself, such
as being assigned by the person entering the metadata
CTDA Comments
Type of term attribute
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation O
Occurrence Not Repeatable
Name of Term name/namePart
Label Creator(s)/Contributor(s)
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/name.html
Source Definition The name of a person, organization, or event (conference, meeting, etc.)
associated in some way with the resource
CTDA Definition The name of a person, organization, family or event (conference, meeting, etc.)
associated in some way with the resource
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CTDA Comments The name is entered as one string in a single namePart element. When possible,
names should come from a controlled vocabulary. CTDA recommends linked
FAST or LC’s Linked Authorities & Vocabularies. When used, this element
requires the use of the attribute, @type set to personal, corporate, conference, or
family. It is strongly recommended to use a controlled vocabulary and if possible
the linked data version of this vocabulary and hence use the attributes, @authority
and @valueURI.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation REA
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term name/role/roleTerm
Label Role Played By Creator(s)/Contributor(s)
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/name.html
Source Definition Designates the relationship (role) of the entity recorded in the name to the
resource described in the record
CTDA Definition Designates the relationship (role) of the entity recorded in the name to the
resource described in the record
CTDA Comments When a MARC relator term is used, it is required to use the term and not the code
for the term. When used, this element requires the use of the attributes,
@type=”text” and @authority=”marcrelator”.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
http://www.loc.gov/marc/relators/relaterm.html
Obligation REA
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term typeOfResource
Label Resource Type
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/typeofresource.html
Source Definition A term that specifies the characteristics and general type of content of the resource
CTDA Definition A term that specifies the characteristics and general type of content of the resource
CTDA Comments For finding aids, this will be, “mixed material”.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/typeOfResource.html
Obligation R
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term genre
Label Genre
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/genre.html
Source Definition A term or terms that designate a category characterizing a particular style, form,
or content, such as artistic, musical, literary composition, etc.
CTDA Definition A term or terms that designate a category characterizing a particular style, form,
or content, such as artistic, musical, literary composition, etc.
CTDA Comments CTDA recommends using AAT. If a controlled vocabulary is used, then it is
required to use the attribute @authority and if possible record the linked data id in
the attribute @valueURI.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation RE
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Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term originInfo/dateIssued
Label Publication Date
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/origininfo.html
Source Definition A date that the resource was published, released, or issued
CTDA Definition A date that the resource was published, released, or issued
CTDA Comments When a publication date is present, it is required to use the w3cdtf encoding
scheme. The first instance of this element requires the attribute keyDate set to yes.
Dates can be qualified as approximate, inferred or questionable. Dates can be
single or entered as a start and end date (using the attributes @qualifier and
@point).
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme w3cdtf
Obligation RA
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term originInfo/place/placeTerm
Label Place of Publication
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/origininfo.html
Source Definition Used to express the place in a textual or coded form
CTDA Definition Used to express the place of publication in a textual form
CTDA Comments When used, this element requires the use of the attribute @type=”text”.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation O
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term originInfo/publisher
Label Publisher
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/origininfo.html
Source Definition The name of the entity that published, printed, distributed, released, issued, or
produced the resource
CTDA Definition The name of the entity that published, printed, distributed, released, issued, or
produced the resource
CTDA Comments
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation O
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term language/languageTerm
Label Language(s)
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/language.html
Source Definition A description of the language in which the content of the resource is expressed
CTDA Definition A description of the language in which the content of the resource is expressed
CTDA Comments When used, this element requires the use of the attributes @type=”code” and
@authority=”iso639-2b”.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme iso639-2b (http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php)
Obligation O
Occurrence Repeatable
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Name of Term physicalDescription/form
Label Form
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/physicaldescription.html
Source Definition A description of a particular physical presentation of a resource, including the
physical form or medium of material for a resource
CTDA Definition A description of a particular physical presentation of a resource, including the
physical form or medium of material for a resource, such as “black and white”
CTDA Comments
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation O
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term physicalDescription/internetMediaType
Label Digital Format
Defined By http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/physicaldescription.html
Source Definition An identification of the electronic format type, or the data representation of the
resource
CTDA Definition An identification of the electronic format type, or the data representation of the
resource
CTDA Comments
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme IANA Media Types
Obligation RE
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term physicalDescription/extent
Label Form
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/physicaldescription.html
Source Definition A statement of the number and specific material of the units of the resource that
express physical extent
CTDA Definition A statement of the number and specific material of the units of the resource that
express extent
CTDA Comments To describe the physical extent of analog items, it is preferred to use the element
physicalDescription/note/@physical description.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation O
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term physicalDescription/digitalOrigin
Label Digital Origin
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/physicaldescription.html
Source Definition The method by which a resource achieved digital form
CTDA Definition The method by which a resource achieved digital form
CTDA Comments CTDA uses the recommended values by LC as found in the user guide
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation RE
Occurrence Not Repeatable
Name of Term physicalDescription/note/@physical description
Label Physical Details
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Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/physicaldescription.html
Source Definition General textual information about the physical description of a resource
CTDA Definition A description of any physical description of the original resource
CTDA Comments Uses the attribute type set to “physical description” and/or “condition”
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation O
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term physicalDescription/note/@condition
Label Physical Details
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/physicaldescription.html
Source Definition General textual information about the condition of a resource
CTDA Definition A description of the condition of the resource
CTDA Comments
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation O
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term abstract
Label Description
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/abstract.html
Source Definition A summary of the content of the resource
CTDA Definition A summary of the content of the resource
CTDA Comments
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation RE
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term targetAudience
Label
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/targetaudience.html
Source Definition A description of the intellectual level of the audience for which the resource is
intended
CTDA Definition An anchor for particular collections to designate materials that are aggregated to a
particular CTDA site
CTDA Comments CHO designates content to be aggregated in the site Connecticut History
Illustrated
GEO designates content to be aggregated in the site for geographic information
WWI designates content to be aggregated in the site for WWI information.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation RA
Occurrence NOT Repeatable
Name of Term targetAudience/@displayLabel
Label
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/targetaudience.html
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Source Definition How the value is to be displayed for the description of the intellectual level of the
audience for which the resource is intended
CTDA Definition This is used to distinguish the different aggregation tags in the XML forms. The
value must correspond to the tag being used.
CTDA Comments CHO designates content to be aggregated in the site Connecticut History
Illustrated
GEO designates content to be aggregated in the site for geographic information
WWI designates content to be aggregated in the site for WWI information
Type of term attribute
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation R
Occurrence NOT Repeatable
Name of Term note/@type=’source note’
Label Source Note
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/note.html,
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Source Definition General textual information relating to a resource
CTDA Definition General textual information relating to a resource to indicate the source or the
name of the source/parent resource
CTDA Comments This note with type set to source note is used to indicate the name of the parent or
source resource, i.e. the name of a parent collection.
Type of term element/attribute
Has Encoding Scheme http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Obligation REA
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term note/@type=’source identifier’
Label Source Identifier
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/note.html,
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Source Definition General textual information relating to a resource
CTDA Definition General textual information relating to a resource to indicate the identifier(s) of
the source or parent resource, i.e. the MSS number of the parent collection, the
html (URI) of the source resource, etc.
CTDA Comments This note with type set to source identifier is used to indicate the identifier(s) of
the parent or source resource.
Type of term element/attribute
Has Encoding Scheme http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Obligation REA
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term note/@type=’ownership’
Label Ownership
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/note.html,
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Source Definition General textual information relating to a resource
CTDA Definition General textual information relating to a resource to indicate the owner of the
digital resource being described.
CTDA Comments This note with type set to ownership is used to indicate the steward of the digital
resource.
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Type of term element/attribute
Has Encoding Scheme http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Obligation R
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term note/@type=’biography/history’
Label Biography/History
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/note.html,
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Source Definition General textual information relating to a resource
CTDA Definition General textual information relating to a resource to indicate any biographical or
historical information pertaining to the digital resource.
CTDA Comments This note with type set to biography/history is used to indicate any biographical or
historical information.
Type of term element/attribute
Has Encoding Scheme http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Obligation REA
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term note/@type=’preferred citation’
Label Preferred Citation
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/note.html,
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Source Definition General textual information relating to a resource
CTDA Definition General textual information relating to a resource to indicate preferred citation for
citing the digital resource.
CTDA Comments This note with type set to preferred citation is used to indicate the preferred
citation.
Type of term element/attribute
Has Encoding Scheme http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Obligation REA
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term note
Label Note
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/note.html
Source Definition General textual information relating to a resource
CTDA Definition General textual information relating to a resource
CTDA Comments When used, it is recommended to describe the type of note using the attribute,
@type, and the MODS <note> type values.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html
Obligation REA
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term subject
Label Subjects
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/subject.html
Source Definition A term or phrase representing the primary topic(s) on which a work is focused
CTDA Definition A term or phrase representing the primary topic(s) on which a work is focused
CTDA Comments CTDA recommends using FAST for topical and name subjects and TGN for
geographic subjects.
Type of term container element
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Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation RE
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term identifier
Label Identifier(s)
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/identifier.html
Source Definition Contains a unique standard number or code that distinctively identifiers a resource
CTDA Definition Contains a unique standard number or code that distinctively identifiers a resource
CTDA Comments The only identifier required is the handle designated by the attribute type set to
“hdl”. Other identifiers take the suggested values in the Standard Identifier Source
Codes (http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/standard-identifier.html)
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation R
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term accessCondition
Label Rights
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/accesscondition.html
Source Definition Information about restrictions imposed on access to a resource
CTDA Definition Information about restrictions imposed on access to a resource
CTDA Comments At least one rights statement is required. When used, this element requires the
attribute @type set to “use and reproduction” or “restrictions on access”. Archives
and Specially Collections at UConn also have 2 other rights statements: Digital
Object Disclaimer and the Intellectual Rights Statement, which are indicated in
the attribute displayLabel
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation R
Occurrence Repeatable
Name of Term relatedItem
Label Related Item
Defined By http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/relateditem.html
Source Definition Information that identifies other resources related to the one being described
CTDA Definition Information that identifies other resources related to the one being described
CTDA Comments The relatedItem is used only for to describe Newspapers at the top level or the
newspaper as a whole. Any MODS element can appear here.
Type of term element
Has Encoding Scheme
Obligation RE
Occurrence Not Repeatable
Name of Term recordInfo
Label Information about the MODS record
Defined By www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/recordinfo.html
Source Definition Information about the metadata record
CTDA Definition Information about the metadata record
CTDA Comments Only the child element language/languageTerm is required with the required
attributes @type=”code” and @authority=”iso639-2B”. This is set to “eng”.
Type of term container element
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Has Encoding Scheme iso639-2b (http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php)
Obligation RE
Occurrence Not Repeatable