Date:Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:38:26 -0400
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From:"Rebecca S. Guenther" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:MODS to Dublin Core mapping
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A mapping from MODS to unqualified Dublin Core is now available on the
MODS site:
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-dcsimple.html
This mapping gives equivalencies between the elements in the Metadata
Object Description Schema (MODS) and the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set,
version 1.1 (simple Dublin Core). The document may be used for converting
a MODS record to Dublin Core. For instance, one application is to expose
MODS records for OAI harvesting in Dublin Core syntax.
There are of course differences between this mapping and the Dublin Core
to MODS mapping at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/dcsimple-mods.html.
In the MODS to DC mapping, there are many cases where multiple MODS
elements are mapped to one Dublin Core element (as opposed to one Dublin
Core element mapped to multiple MODS elements). Suggestions are given for
selecting an appropriate mapping where there is not an obvious
equivalency.
As with other crosswalks, this document provides the specifications for
creating tools (e.g. XSLT stylesheets) to convert a MODS instance to a
Dublin Core instance. (If anyone has already done one for MODS to DC,
please let us know!)
References:
MODS schema: http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-0.xsd
Dublin Core element set: http://dublincore.org/documents/dces
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