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MODS Element: <titleInfo>

Short definition: Name given to the resource to be described.

Input guidelines: At least one Title with language attribute is required. Designate a primary title, even if only one title is entered. Variants of a Titles can be added to an asset's metadata, e.g. a translated title, alternative titles or uniform (authority-controlled) title forms. If entering additional titles, pay close attention to fields Title Type, Primary Title, and Authority. Input the title as it appears on the piece. Refer to content standards like CCO, RDA, DACS, or DCRM(x). For objects that don't have a title on the piece, provide a concise title that will assist end users in deciding whether to investigate a resource further. Refer to content standards like CCO, RDA/DACS, or DCRMsOtherwise, "primary title not available" will display in the DAMS. The subtitle may be included as part of the title or in an optional subtitle field to store and display the information as a separate element. Otherwise, "primary title not available" will display in the DAMS.

Title type is optional but recommended if applicable:

Uniform title: A title or form of title that is chosen to identify a work and is an authorized access point representing the work. For uniform titles, indicate authority NAF or VIAF in the authority field.
Alternative title: Varying forms of title associated with the item, whether or not the title is on the piece.
Translated title: A title that has been translated into a different language.

Indicate the language of the title by entering the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-2 language codes.

Definition

A word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in a resource, that names it or the work contained in it.

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DAMS form field name

form field type

required

MODS element

Collections Portal display

notes

Title

text field

yes

<titleInfo><title>title

Depending on the Title Type selected for the Title, title will display as:

Title (title marked as primary)
Translated Title
Alternative Title
Uniform Title
Other Title (no type selected, not primary)

Primary Title?

dropdown selection

yes
no

yes

titleInfo[@usage]

(attribute of titleInfo)

N/A

Multiexcerpt include

MultiExcerptName	titleinfo-usage
PageWithExcerpt	@self

Title Type

dropdown selection

(empty/none)
translated
alternative
uniform

no

titleInfo[@type]

(attribute of titleInfo)

Depending on the Title Type selection, a displayLabel attribute will be added to the titleInfo element:

empty/none:
no displayLabel attribute
translated:
no displayLabel attribute
alternative:
titleInfo[@type="alternative" and @displayLabel="Also known as"]
uniform:
titleInfo[@type="uniform" and @displayLabel="Uniform/preferred title"]

Depending on the type selected for the Title, title will display as:

Title (title marked as primary)
Translated Title
Alternative Title
Uniform Title
Other Title (no type selected, not primary)

Title Language

text field

yes

titleInfo[@lang]

(attribute of titleInfo)

N/A

Multiexcerpt include

MultiExcerptName	titleinfo-lang
PageWithExcerpt	Title

(Title) Authority

dropdown selection

(empty/none)
naf
viaf

no

titleInfo[@authority]

(attribute of titleInfo)

N/A

Multiexcerpt include

MultiExcerptName	titleinfo-authority
PageWithExcerpt	@self

Subtitle

text field

no

<titleInfo><subTitle>subTitle

Depending on the Title Type selected for the Title, subtitle will display on an asset's landing page (full metadata view) as:

Subtitle (subtitle marked as primary)
Translated Subtitle
Alternative Subtitle
Uniform Subtitle
Other Subtitle (no type selected, not primary)

Info
Subtitles will not show in the list of search results on the Collections portal. If you want subtitle information to show in the list of search results, include the subtitle information in the title field.

Entry here will display separately from title. Alternatively, include subtitle in Title field.

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http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/titleinfo.html

Guidelines for use

<titleInfo> is a container element that contains all subelements related to title information.

Attributes

Attribute name

Details

XPath syntax examples

lang

values:

eng (default)
ISO-639-2 language codes

Multiexcerpt

MultiExcerptName	titleinfo-lang

Enter ISO-639-2 language code (3 letters).

titleInfo[@lang="eng"]

type

values:

(empty/none)
translated
alternative
uniform

titleInfo[@type="translated"]

titleInfo[@type="uniform"]

displayLabel

Corresponds to the value for type:

when type="alternative", use displayLabel="Also known as"
when type="uniform", use displayLabel="Uniform/preferred title"
otherwise, do not add a displayLabel attribute

titleInfo[@displayLabel="Also known as"]

usage

value:

primary

Multiexcerpt

MultiExcerptName	titleinfo-usage

When entering multiple titles, designate one as primary for display and/or citation purposes. One title must be designated as primary even if only one title is entered.

titleInfo[@usage="primary"]

authority

values:

(empty/none)
naf
viaf

Multiexcerpt

MultiExcerptName	titleinfo-authority

When type="uniform", specify which authority was consulted. Options for searching uniform/preferred work titles are:

LoC Name Authority File (NAF), also consider using the LoC Linked Data Services search interface
Virtual International Authority File (VIAF)

titleInfo[@authority="naf"]

titleInfo[@authority="viaf"]

authorityURI

values:

titleInfo[@authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names"]

titleInfo[@authorityURI="http://viaf.org/viaf/data"]

Subelements

The following subelements of <titleInfo> are used in the DAMS:

title
subTitle

Subelement titleInfo/title

Guidelines for use

The title proper is always contained in a title subelement.

Attributes

Currently no attributes for title are implemented in the DAMS.

Subelements

No subelements for title.

Subelement titleInfo/subTitle

Guidelines for use

Info
Subtitles will not show in the list of search results on the Collections portal. If you want subtitle information to show in the list of search results, include the subtitle information in the title field.

Subtitles entered as a subTitle element will display separately from title. Alternatively, include subtitle with title.

Attributes

Currently no attributes for subTitle are implemented in the DAMS.

Subelements

No subelements for subTitle.

XML Examples

Code Block

language	xml
collapse	true

<titleInfo lang="lat">
<title>Canticum canticorum</title>
</titleInfo>

<titleInfo type="translated" lang="eng">
<title>Land surveying and agriculture equipment: a history</title>
</titleInfo>

<titleInfo type="alternative" lang="eng" displayLabel="Also known as">
<title>Bush-Cheney 2000</title>
</titleInfo>

<titleInfo type="uniform" displayLabel="Uniform/preferred title" lang="eng" authority="naf" authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names" usage="primary">
<title>Missale Carnotense</title>
</titleInfo>

<titleInfo lang="eng">
<title>Land surveying and agriculture equipment</title> 
<subTitle>a history</subTitle>
</titleInfo>

Mappings

Dublin Core

Depending on the direction of mapping necessary, check

DC to MODS: https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/dcsimple-mods.html
MODS to DC: http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-dcsimple.html

The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS:

Dublin Core field

Mapping condition

MODS element

Notes

dc:title

titleInfo/title

dc:title*

titleInfo/subTitle

The subTitle value is inserted immediately after title value, preceded by colon, space.

Example: <dc:title>Land surveying and agriculture equipment: a history</dc:title>

MARC 21

Multiexcerpt

MultiExcerptName	marc-title

see http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-mapping.html#title. The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS:

MARC 21 field	Mapping condition	MODS element	Notes
245	MODS element has no type attribute	titleInfo/title	Approximate mapping. MARC 21 field 245 contains the title statement, which may include subtitles, alternative and parallel titles. The title proper is in subfield a, other parts of the title including the subtitle and alternative/parallel titles are in subfield b.
242		titleInfo[@type="translated"]/title	Approximate mapping.
246	MARC indicator 2 has value 1	titleInfo[@type="translated"]/title	Approximate mapping. Second indicator of MARC 21 field 246 has value 1 for Parallel Titles, i. e. titles in other languages.
246	MARC indicator 2 has no value	titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/title	Approximate mapping. Second indicator has no value for Alternative Titles. See also title statement in MARC 21 field 245.
740	MARC indicator 2 has value other than 2	titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/title	Approximate mapping.
130		titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/title	Approximate mapping.
240		titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/title	Approximate mapping.
730	MARC indicator 2 has value other than 2	titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/title	Approximate mapping.
245$b	MODS element has no type attribute	titleInfo/subTitle	Approximate mapping. MARC 21 field 245 contains the title statement, which may include subtitles, alternative and parallel titles. Subfield b may contain parallel titles.
242$b		titleInfo[@type="translated"]/subTitle	Approximate mapping.
246$b	MARC indicator 2 has value 1	titleInfo[@type="translated"]/subTitle	Approximate mapping.
246$b	MARC indicator 2 has no value	titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/subTitle	Approximate mapping.
247		N/A	MARC 21 field 247 contains former title(s) for serials. Currently there is no mapping target available for former titles in the DAMS MODS schema.

Solr

In general, all MODS metadata is imported into the DAMS Solr server upon ingest. The ingest process generates Solr fields typically named according to the following schema:

mods_value*_suffix

where

value* can be one or multiple element, subelement or attribute names that allow to distinguish Solr fields
suffix is s, t, ss, ms or mt, which refers to the type of data stored in a Solr field and how it is indexed. The Solr index usually contains multiple copies of each field with the same content, distinguished by their suffix.

The following table shows mappings between MODS elements and Solr fields for those fields that are currently used for display in the Collections portal, or where additional processing happens in Islandora or during the publishing process. Suffixes are ignored, unless relevant for the mapping.

DAMS metadata element	Mapping condition	Solr DAMS	Solr Collections portal	Notes
titleInfo[@usage="primary"]/title		mods_title_primary	mods_title_primary
titleInfo[@usage="primary"]/title		mods_titleInfo_title_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of titles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
titleInfo[@usage="primary"]/subTitle		mods_subTitle_primary	N/A	not displayed in Collections portal
titleInfo[@usage="primary"]/subTitle		mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of subtitles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
titleInfo/title	no usage attribute, no type attribute	mods_title_other	mods_title_other
titleInfo/title	no usage attribute, no type attribute	mods_titleInfo_title_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of titles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
titleInfo/subTitle	no usage attribute, no type attribute	mods_subTitle_other	mods_subTitle_other	displayed as "Subtitle:" in Collections portal
titleInfo/subTitle	no usage attribute, no type attribute	mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of subtitles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
titleInfo[@type="translated"]/title		mods_title_translated	mods_title_translated
titleInfo[@type="translated"]/title		mods_titleInfo_title_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of titles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
titleInfo[@type="translated"]/subTitle		mods_subTitle_translated	mods_subTitle_translated
titleInfo[@type="translated"]/subTitle		mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of subtitles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/title		mods_title_alternative	mods_title_alternative
titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/title		mods_titleInfo_title_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of titles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/subTitle		mods_subTitle_alternative	mods_subTitle_alternative
titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/subTitle		mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of subtitles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/title		mods_title_uniform	mods_title_uniform
titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/title		mods_titleInfo_title_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of titles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/subTitle		mods_subTitle_uniform	mods_subTitle_uniform
titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/subTitle		mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms	N/A	Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of subtitles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view.
dc:title		dc.title	N/A	Cf. MODS to Dublin Core metadata mapping. Multi-valued Solr field containing all kinds of title-subtitle combinations.

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