MODS Element: titleInfo
| Element Definition | A word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in a resource, that names it or the work contained in it. |
| AILLA Definition | This is the title of the resource in an indigenous language of Latin America. This title might be a translation of the Spanish or English title, or those titles might be a translation of this one. |
Form option | Title / Título = free text field Language / Idioma = autosuggest drop down text field menu |
Repeatable | No |
Form Required? | Recommended (if origin language is not English or Spanish) |
| AILLA Required? | Recommended (if origin language is not English or Spanish) |
Subelement/Attribute Name | Definition/Description | Examples | XPath Syntax | Dublin Core |
Language | Name of the language provided using the autosuggest drop down text field menu Choosing the name from the autosuggest drop down text field menu will fill in the “?” in the @lang attribute with the correct iso639-3 character code | Mayan | mods:titleInfo[@lang=”?”] | to be added |
Type | Alternative: Varying form of the title (not English or Spanish) | Test Collection | mods:titleInfo[@type=“alternative”] | to be added |
Display label | Additional text associated with the titleInfo | Title (Indigenous language) | mods:titleInfo[@displayLabel=”Title (Indigenous language)”] | to be added |
Title | Chief title of the collection (ie. usually used when citing) | Test Collection | mods:titleInfo/mods:title | to be added |
| XML |
| <titleInfo type="alternative" displayLabel="Title (Indigenous language)" lang="maya"> <title>Test Collection</title> </titleInfo> |