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Outline of Elements and Attributes
in MODS Version 3.2

This document contains a listing of elements and their related attributes in MODS Version 3.2 with values or value sources where applicable. It is an "outline" of the schema. Items highlighted in red indicate changes made to MODS in Version 3.2.

All elements and attributes are optional. Attributes are not in a mandated sequence and not repeatable (per XML rules). "Ordered" below means the subelements must occur in the order given. All elements and subelements are repeatable.

"Authority" attributes are either followed by codes for authority lists (e.g., iso639-2b) or "see" references that link to documents that contain codes for identifying authority lists.

For additional information about any MODS elements, please see the MODS User Guidelines.

Top Level Elements:

Root Elements:

Top Level Elements

1. titleInfo

Subelements:

title

subTitle

partNumber

partName

nonSort

Attributes:

ID; xlink; lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

type (abbreviated, translated, alternative, uniform)

authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/authorityfile/authorityfilesource.html)

displayLabel

2. name

Subelements:

namePart

Attribute: type (date, family, given, termsOfAddress)

displayForm

affiliation

role

roleTerm

Attributes: type (code, text); authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/relator/relatorsource.html)

description

Attributes:

ID; xlink; lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

type (personal, corporate, conference)

authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/authorityfile/authorityfilesource.html)

3. typeOfResource

Enumerated values:

text
cartographic
notated music
sound recording-musical
sound recording-nonmusical
sound recording
still image
moving image
three dimensional object
software, multimedia
mixed material

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

collection (yes)

manuscript (yes)

4. genre

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/genre/genresource.html)

type

lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

5. originInfo

Subelement:

place

placeTerm

Attributes: type (code, text); authority (marcgac, marccountry, iso3166)

publisher

dateIssued

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start, end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

dateCreated

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start, end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

dateCaptured

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start, end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

dateValid

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start, end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

dateModified

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start, end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

copyrightDate

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start, end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

dateOther

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start, end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable); type

edition

issuance (continuing, monographic)

frequency

Attributes:

lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

6. language

Subelements:

languageTerm

Attributes: type (code, text); authority (iso639-2b, rfc3066)

Attributes:

objectPart

7. physicalDescription

Subelements:

form

Attribute: authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/form/formsource.html);type

reformattingQuality (access, preservation, replacement)

internetMediaType

extent

digitalOrigin (born digital, reformatted digital, digitized microfilm, digitized other analog)

note

Attributes: xlink; lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration; displayLabel; type

Attributes:

lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

8. abstract

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

xlink; lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

displayLabel

type

9. tableOfContents

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

xlink; lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

displayLabel

type

10. targetAudience

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/target/targetsource.html)

lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

11. note

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

ID; xlink; lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

displayLabel

type (For a list of implemented note types, see: www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-notes.html)

12. subject

Subelements:

topic

geographic

temporal

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start,end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

titleInfo (see: titleInfo)

name (see: name)

geographicCode

Attribute: authority (marcgac, marccountry, iso3166)

genre

hierarchicalGeographic

continent

country

province

region

state

territory

county

city

island

area

cartographics [ordered]

scale

projection

coordinates

occupation

Attributes:

ID; xlink; lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/subject/subjectsource.html)

13. classification

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/classification/classificationsource.html)

edition

displayLabel

lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

14. relatedItem

Subelements:

(Any MODS element may be used as defined in the schema with appropriate subelements.)

titleInfo

name

typeOfResource

genre

originInfo

language

physicalDescription

abstract

tableOfContents

targetAudience

note

subject

classification

relatedItem

identifier

location

accessCondition

part

extension

recordInfo

Attributes:

type (preceding, succeeding, original, host, constituent, series, otherVersion, otherFormat, isReferencedBy)

ID; xlink

displayLabel

15. identifier

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

type (suggested values: hdl, doi, isbn, isrc, ismn, issn, issue number, istc, lccn, local, matrix number, music publisher, music plate, sici, uri, upc, videorecording identifier, stock number)

invalid (yes)

lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

16. location

Subelements:

physicalLocation

Attributes: authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/organization/organizationsource.html); displayLabel; type; lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

url

Attributes: dateLastAccessed; displayLabel; note; access (preview, raw object, object in context); usage (primary display)

17. accessCondition

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

xlink; lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

displayLabel

type

18. part

Subelements:

detail

number

caption

title

Attributes: type (suggested values: part, volume, issue, chapter, section, paragraph, track); level

extent [ordered]

start

end

total

list

Attribute: unit (suggested values: pages, minutes)

date

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start,end); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

text

Attributes: xlink; lang; xml:lang; transliteration; script; displayLabel; type

Attributes:

ID

type

order

19. extension

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

[none]

20. recordInfo

Subelements:

recordContentSource

Attributes: authority (see: www.loc.gov/marc/sourcecode/organization/organizationsource.html); lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration

recordCreationDate

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start, end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

recordChangeDate

Attributes: encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, marc); point (start, end); keyDate (yes); qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

recordIdentifier

Attribute: source

recordOrigin

languageOf Cataloging

languageTerm

Attributes: type (code, text); authority (iso639-2b, rfc3066)

>Attributes:

lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration