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MODS Element name: <subject><temporal> Short definition: The time period, date, or date range the content of the resource is about. Input guidelines: Temporal Coverage may be expressed as a controlled subject term or as a structured date. Enter a named time period (Elizabethan), date (YYYY-MM-DD), or date range (YYYY/YYYY, YYYY-YYYY, YYYY to YYYY). Recommended authorities are AAT, LCSH and PeriodO. Input dates in structured format YYYY-MM-DD. If only part of a date is known, enter year and month only (YYYY-MM) or year only (YYYY). To record time intervals, preferably append a forward slash ('/') to the start date of the interval, followed by the end date of the interval, without spaces between dates and separator (example: 2012-05-29/2012-05-31). |
Definition
The time period, date, or date range the content of the resource is about.
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DAMS form field name | form field type | required | MODS element | Collections Portal display | notes | ||
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Coverage Period, Date, or Date Range | text field | no | subject/temporal | Time Period Covered |
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Coverage Language (if Period) | text field | no | subject[@lang]/temporal (attribute of subject) | N/A | If Coverage information is a named period, enter the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-2b language codes. Default is "eng" (English). |
MODS Element description
Element <subject>
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Attribute name | Details | XPath syntax examples |
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lang | value: If Coverage information is a named period, enter the appropriate three-letter language code. | subject[@lang] |
Subelements
The following subelements of <subject>are used in the DAMS:
- temporal
- (topic)
- (geographic)
- (hierarchicalGeographic)
- (cartographics)
- (geographicCode)
Subelement <subject><temporal>
Guidelines for use
Temporal Coverage may be expressed as a controlled subject term or as a structured date. Enter a named time period (Elizabethan), date (YYYY-MM-DD), or date range (YYYY/YYYY, YYYY-YYYY, YYYY to YYYY). Recommended authorities are AAT, LCSH and PeriodO. Input dates in structured format YYYY-MM-DD. If only part of a date is known, enter year and month only (YYYY-MM) or year only (YYYY). To record time intervals, preferably append a forward slash ('/') to the start date of the interval, followed by the end date of the interval, without spaces between dates and separator (example: 2012-05-29/2012-05-31).
Attributes
No attributes for <temporal> are currently implemented in the DAMS.
Subelements
No subelements for <temporal>.
XML Examples
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<subject lang="eng"> <temporal>1918-06-29</temporal> </subject> <subject lang="eng"> <temporal>Elizabethan</temporal> </subject> <subject lang="spa"> <temporal>Isabelino</temporal> </subject> |
Mappings
Dublin Core
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