MODS Element: location
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Form field(s)
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Repository Name- Text field. Repository names should be as standardized as possible. Follow your unit/collection guidelines per Supervisor/Collection Owner.
Language of Repository Name- Enter the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-2 language codes, default is eng.
Authority- Authority control for names is recommended. Select one if applicable. Follow your unit/collection guidelines. Consult Name Authority File (NAF), Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), or local authority for names if applicable.
Authority URI- Text field. If "local' authority selected, indicate url here. Otherwise leave this field blank.
Primary Repository?- (Yes or no) When entering multiple repositories, designate one as primary for display and/or citation purposes.
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Repeatable
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Yes
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Form Required?
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Subelement/Attribute Name
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Details
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XPath Syntax
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physicalLocation
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subelement of location
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attribute of physicalLocation
values: eng as default; otherwise, any ISO-639-2 language codes
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attribute of physicalLocation
values: naf, viaf, local
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attribute of physicalLocation
values: http://viaf.org/, http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names
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attribute of physicalLocation
value: Repository
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attribute of physicalLocation
When multiple locations are stored, apply usage="primary" to one for display and/or citation purposes.
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<location>
<physicalLocation lang="eng" authority="viaf" authorityURI="http://viaf.org/" displayLabel="Repository" usage="primary">Alexander Architectural Archive</physicalLocation>
<physicalLocation lang="eng" displayLabel="Repository">University of Texas Libraries, Alexander Architectural Archive</physicalLocation>
</location>
<location>
<physicalLocation lang="spa" authority="viaf" authorityURI="http://viaf.org/" displayLabel="Repository" usage="primary">Centro de Investigaciones y Documentación de la Costa Atlántica</physicalLocation>
</location>
<location>
<physicalLocation lang="eng" authority="local" displayLabel="Repository" >Walter Geology Library</physicalLocation>
</location>
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see Repository
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A digital Collection in the DAMS can hold digitally reformatted versions of objects from multiple physical locations/repositories. Therefore the Repository statement in a Collection's metadata is repeatable. |