MODS Element: name
Element Definition | Used for personal, corporate, event, conference, or family names |
AILLA Definition | A list of all given names (first, middle, maiden) of a person. |
Form option | Text |
Repeatable | No |
Form Required? | Required |
AILLA Required? | Required |
Subelement/Attribute Name | Definition/Description | Examples | XPath Syntax | Dublin Core |
Type | Defines the type of name as personal "Personal" is auto-generated in Persons database | personal | mads:name[@type="personal"] | to be added |
Name part Subelement | Used for separating out different parts of names (ie. family or given) | mads:name/mads:namePart | to be added | |
Type | Defines the name part as the first name of the person | given | mads:namePart[@type="given"] | to be added |
XML |
<name type="personal"> <namePart type="given"> Susan Smythe</namePart> </name> |