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Collection Description and MODS
This document provides a mapping between elements in the Dublin Core (DC) Collections Application Profile for the description of collections and MODS schema elements. Definitions are taken from the DC Collections Application Profile. See: http://dublincore.org/groups/collections/collection-application-profile/. The DC Collections Application Profile also contains an application profile for describing a catalog or index; a mapping to that application profile is not provided here.
The scope of the DC Collections Application Profile is to describe a collection, where a collection is:
any aggregation of physical and/or digital resources. Those resources may be of any type, so examples might include aggregations of natural objects, created objects, "born-digital" items, digital surrogates of physical items, and the catalogues of such collections (as aggregations of metadata records). The criteria for aggregation may vary: e.g. by location, by type or form of the items, by provenance of the items, by source or ownership, and so on. Collections may contain any number of items and may have varying levels of permanence.
| Collection description element | Definition/Usage | MODS element | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collection Identifier (dc:identifier) |
A URI for the collection | <mods:identifier type=""> | Use appropriate value for identifier scheme. If URI (including URL or URN) use type="uri". |
| Title (dc:title) |
The name of the collection. | <mods:titleInfo> <title> |
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| Alternative Title (dcterms:alternative) |
Any form of the name used as a substitute or alternative to the formal name of the collection. | <mods:titleInfo> <title type="alternative"> |
Use a more specific type attribute value if applicable |
| Description (dcterms:abstract) |
A free text summary description of the collection | <mods:abstract> | |
| Size (dcterms:extent) |
The size of the collection. | <mods:physicalDescription> <extent> |
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| Language (dc:language) |
A language of the items in the collection | <mods:language authority="iso639-2b"> | |
| Type (dc:type) |
The nature or genre of the resource, i.e. dcmitype:collection | <mods:typeOfResource collection="yes"> |
See also Item Type below. |
| ItemType (cld:itemType) |
The nature or genre of one or more items within the collection | <mods:typeOfResource collection="yes"> |
See mapping of DCMI type to mods type values at end of this document. See mapping of marc type in MARC to MODS mapping - www.loc.gov/mods. If values carried in typeOfResource, repeat also in <mods:genre authority="dct">. If genres are used in addition to types used, map to <mods:genre> with
appropriate authority. However, <mods:typeOfResource |
| <mods:genre authority=" "> | |||
| Item Format (cld:itemFormat) |
A media type, physical or digital, of one or more items within the collection. | <mods:physicalDescription> <form authority=""> |
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| Rights (dc:rights) |
A statement of any rights held in/over the collection. | <mods:accessCondition> | |
| Access Rights (dcterms:accessRights) |
A statement of any access restrictions placed on the collection, including allowed users, charges, etc. | <mods:accessCondition type="restrictionOnAccess"> | |
| Accrual Method (dcterms:accrualMethod) |
The method by which items are added to a collection. | <mods:note type="accrual method"> | Text string. See the DC Collections Accrual Method Vocabulary: Deposit, Donation, Purchase, Loan, License, Item Creation. |
| Accrual Periodicity (dcterms:accrualPeriodicity) |
The frequency with which items are added to a collection. | <mods:originInfo> <frequency authority="marcfrequency"> |
Add authority attribute to mods <frequency> and add new source code for list of controlled frequency terms from MARC 853$w. |
| Accrual Policy (dcterms:accrualPolicy) |
The policy governing the addition of items to the collection. | <mods:note type="accrual policy"> | Text string. See the DC Collections Accrual Policy Vocabulary: Closed, Active, Partial, Passive |
| Custodial History (dcterms:provenance) |
A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the collection that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. | <mods:note type="ownership"> | Type "ownership" is documented in MODS <note> Types. |
| Audience (dcterms:audience) |
A class of entity for whom the collection is intended or useful. | <mods:targetAudience> | |
| Subject (dc:subject) |
A subject or topic of the collection. | <mods:subject authority=""> <topic> |
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| Subject (Classification) (dc:subject) |
A subject or topic of the collection expressed as a classification. | <mods:classification authority=""> | Use appropriate authority attribute value. Used when vocabulary encoding scheme is "LCC", "DDC" or "UDC". |
| Spatial Coverage (dcterms:spatial) |
An indicator of the spatial scope of the collection | <mods:subject> <geographic> |
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| Temporal Coverage (dcterms:temporal) |
An indicator of the temporal scope of the collection | <mods:subject> <temporal> |
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| Dates Collection Accumulated (dcterms:created) |
A range of dates over which the collection was accumulated. | <mods:originInfo> <dateOther encoding="w3cdtf" type="accumulated"> |
Use point="start" and point="end" for beginning and end dates. |
| Dates Items Created (cld:dateItemsCreated) |
The range of dates over which the individual items within the collection were created. | <mods:originInfo> <dateOther encoding="w3cdtf" type="ItemsCreated"> |
Use point="start" and point="end" for beginning and end dates. |
| Collector (dc:creator) |
An entity who gathers (or gathered) the items in a collection together. | <mods:name> <namePart> with <role authority="marcrelator"> collector |
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| Owner (marcrel:OWN) |
An entity who has legal possession of the collection. | <mods:name> < namePart> with < role authority="marcrelator"> owner |
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| Is Located At (cld:isLocatedAt) |
A location where the collection is held. | <mods:location> <physicalLocation> and if applicable add under <mods:location> the element <shelfLocator> |
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| Is Accessed Via (cld:isAccessedVia) |
A service that provides access to the items within the collection | <mods:location><url> | |
| Sub-collection (dcterms:hasPart) |
A second collection contained within the current collection. | <mods:relatedItem type="constituent"> | Use appropriate subelements under relatedItem (which will include typeOfResource collection="yes"). |
| Super-collection (dcterms:isPartOf) |
A second collection that contains the current collection. | <mods:relatedItem type="host"> | Use appropriate subelements under relatedItem (which will include typeOfResource collection="yes"). |
| Collection Description (cld:catalogueOrIndex) |
A catalogue for, or index of, the current collection | <mods:relatedItem> | Use appropriate subelements under relatedItem (which will include typeOfResource collection="yes"); use appropriate MODS genre under relatedItem, e.g. <genre>catalog. |
| Associated collection (cld:associatedCollection) |
A second collection that is associated with the current collection. | <mods:relatedItem> | Type of relationship not specified, since "associated" doesnt imply a specific relationship. Use appropriate subelements under relatedItem (which will include typeOfResource collection="yes"). |
| Associated publication (dcterms:isReferencedBy) |
A publication that is based on the use, study, or analysis of the collection. | <mods:relatedItem type="isReferencedBy"> |
Type of Resource mappings
| DC type value | MODS typeOfResource value |
|---|---|
| Collection (use in addition to specific value below) | typeOfResource collection="yes" |
| Dataset | software, multimedia and <mods:genre type="dct">dataset |
| Image | still image and <mods:genre type="dct">image |
| Moving Image | moving image |
| Still Image | still image |
| InteractiveResource | software, multimedia and <mods:genre type="dct">interactive resource |
| PhysicalObject | three-dimensional object |
| Service | software, multimedia and <mods:genre type="dct">service |
| Sound | sound recording |
| Text | text |
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