Date:         Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:03:15 -0400
Reply-To:     Metadata Object Description Schema List <[log in to unmask]>
Sender:       Metadata Object Description Schema List <[log in to unmask]>
From:         "Rebecca S. Guenther" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Questions about DC.Source and DC.Rights in relation to MODS
Comments: To: Metadata Object Description Schema List <[log in to unmask]>
In-Reply-To:  <[log in to unmask]>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004, Eric Robinson wrote:

> In trying to crosswalk DC to MODS, several elements of DC (Source and
> Rights) have come up as questions as to where they would go exactly in
> MODS.
> For DC.Source, with a definition of 'a resource from which the present
> resource is derived', we began to look at relatedItem as the element to
> assign Source to. But without a type = 'derivative', we are unsure.
> How have others assigned Source to MODS?

relatedItem type="original"
That is essentially the same intended meaning as the Dublin Core element
(although I know people have used it in other ways).

> DC.Rights is similar; we simply want to be able to add a copyright
> statement, but the types 'useAndReproduction' and 'restirictionAccess'
> both seem to too narrow in scope within <accessCondition>.
> How have others assigned Rights to MODS?

Yes, in this case MODS is more granular than Dublin Core, since you can
specify a type of rights statement. Just mapping to <accessCondition>
without a type would be fine (the type attribute is not required).

The mapping to simple Dublin Core is at:
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/dcsimple-mods.html

We plan to do a mapping to qualified DC as well.

Rebecca
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^  Rebecca S. Guenther                                   ^^
^^  Senior Networking and Standards Specialist            ^^
^^  Network Development and MARC Standards Office         ^^
^^  1st and Independence Ave. SE                          ^^
^^  Library of Congress                                   ^^
^^  Washington, DC 20540-4402                             ^^
^^  (202) 707-5092 (voice)    (202) 707-0115 (FAX)        ^^
^^  [log in to unmask]                                          ^^
^^                                                        ^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


> Thanks,
> Eric Robinson
>