MODS Element: name
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Form field(s)
Contributor Name- Text field.
Contributor Type- select personal, corporate, conference, or family
Primary Contributor-(yes or no), one contributor must be designated as primary even if only one contributor is entered.
Authority-(if any) select naf, viaf, or local
Authority URI- Text field. If "local' authority selected, indicate url here. Otherwise leave this field blank.
Role Term- Text field.
Authority-(if any) select naf, viaf, or local
Authority URI- Text field. If "local' authority selected, indicate url here. Otherwise leave this field blank.
Role Term Language- default eng, otherwise text field for lang attribute with prompt to use ISO-639-2 language codes
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Repeatable
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Yes
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Form Required?
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yes - at least one name with <roleTerm> lang="eng" required
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Element Parts
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Details
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XPath Syntax Examples
type
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attribute of name
values: personal, corporate, conference, family
mods:name[@type="personal"]
mods:name[@type="corporate"]
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attribute of name
values: naf, viaf, local
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mods:name[@authority="naf"]
mods:name[@authority="viaf"]
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attribute of name
values: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names, http://viaf.org/, local URI if available
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mods:name[@authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names"]
mods:name[@authorityURI="http://viaf.org/"]
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attribute of name
value: Contributor name
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attribute of name
when multiple names are stored, apply usage="primary" to one for display and/or citation purposes
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namePart
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roleTerm
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lang
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attribute of roleTerm
values: eng as default; otherwise, any ISO-639-2 language codes
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type
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attribute of roleTerm
value: text
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authority
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attribute of roleTerm
values: local, marcrelator, ulan
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authorityURI attribute
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attribute of roleTerm
values: local URI if available, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators, or http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/
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<name authority="naf" authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names" type="personal" displayLabel="Contributor name">
<namePart>Evans, Walker, 1903-1975</namePart>
<role>
<roleTerm lang="eng" type="text" authority="marcrelator" authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators">Photographer </roleTerm>
</role>
</name>
<name type="personal" usage="primary" displayLabel="Contributor name">
<namePart >Owens, Mark</namePart>
<role>
<roleTerm lang="eng" type="text" authority="marcrelator" authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators">author</roleTerm>
</role>
</name>
<name type="corporate" displayLabel="Contributor name">
<namePart>Texas Architects</namePart>
<role>
<roleTerm lang="eng" type="text" authority="ulan" authorityURI="http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/">architectural firm</roleTerm>
</role>
</name>
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map <name><namePart><role><roleTerm type="text">creator or author to dc:creator.
map <name usage="primary"><namePart><role><roleTerm type="text">author to dc:creator.
map <name><namePart><role><roleTerm type="text">[anything other than creator or author or publisher] to dc:contributor.
map <name><namePart><role><roleTerm type="text">publisher to dc:publisher.
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<name> = MARC 21 fields 1XX and 7XX
When used with <name type="personal">, <namePart> = MARC 21 fields 100, 700
When used with <name type="family">, <namePart> = MARC 21 fields 100, 700
When used with <name type="corporate">, <namePart> = MARC 21 fields 110, 710
When used with <name type="conference">, <namePart> = MARC 21 fields 111, 711
<name><namePart type="termsOfAddress"> ≈ MARC 100 and 700 subfields b and c
<name><displayForm> ≈ MARC 21 field 245 subfield c (This subfield may include other information in addition to the display form of the name.)
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see Contributor(s)