MODS Element: [typeOfResource]
| Definition | A term that specifies the characteristics and general type of content of the resources in this collection. (direct from MODS standard) |
Form field(s) | Select a Type- (values: text, cartographic, notated music, sound recording, sound recording-musical, sound recording-nonmusical, still image, moving image, three dimensional object, software/multimedia, mixed material) Is this resource a manuscript?- Default no (indicate yes or no) |
Repeatable | No |
Form Required? | Yes |
Subelement/Attribute Name | Details | XPath Syntax |
language | attribute of typeOfResource value: eng | Coming soon! |
| collection | attribute of typeOfResource value: yes | |
| manuscript | attribute of typeOfResource value: yes or no; Manuscripts are locally defined as unpublished, single instance textual materials, notated music, and cartographic materials. Manuscripts can be handwritten, typescript, or computer printout materials intended to exist as a single instance. In archival science, manuscripts are generally understood to be handwritten materials. Follow your unit/collection guidelines per Supervisor/Collection Owner. |
| XML |
<typeOfResource lang="eng" collection="yes" manuscript="yes">text</typeOfResource> <typeOfResource lang="eng" collection="yes">mixed material</typeOfResource> |
| Dublin Core |
map <typeOfResource> to <dc:type> |
| MARC Mapping |
Leader/06 with the following controlled list of textual values:
Attributes are used to further indicate whether the resource is a collection or an aggregation of items (designated in MARC 21 in Leader/07 (Bibliographic level)) or manuscript in nature (designated in MARC 21 as a separate Leader/06 code that combines the manuscript property with a resource type). |