Abstract
REPEATABLE MULTILINGUAL
MODS Element name: <physicalDescription><form>
Short definition: A designation of a particular physical presentation of a resource, including the physical form or medium of material for a resource.
Input guidelines: Characterize the form of the digitized or analog original using terms describing the material, support, or technique. Use authority control AAT, TGM, LCGFT, LCSH, or locally controlled vocabularies. This field/element set is not used to describe the content of a resource. Use the Genre and/or Type of Resource elements to describe the content of the resource.
Definition
A designation of a particular physical presentation of a resource, including the physical form or medium of material for a resource.
DAMS input form fields
Form(s)/Medium(s)
| DAMS form field name | form field type | required | MODS element | Collections Portal display | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form/Medium Term | text field | no | physicalDescription/form | N/A | Enter term from local or recommended vocabulary. |
| (F/M Term) Authority | dropdown selection
| no | physicalDescription/form[@authority] (attribute of form) | N/A | Authority control for names is strongly recommended. Consult one of the following if applicable:
Follow your unit/collection guidelines. |
| (F/M Term) Authority URI | text field | see note | physicalDescription/form[@authorityURI] (attribute of form) | N/A | When using a local authority file, provide a URI that identifies the file. The URI should identify the authority file as a whole, not to a specific entry. If you selected "aat", "gmgpc" or "lcgft" in the Authority form field, leave the field blank. The DAMS will automatically add URIs for these authority files. |
| Language of Form/Medium Term | text field | no | physicalDescription/form[@lang] (attribute of form) | N/A | Enter ISO-639-2 language code (3 letters). Default value is "eng" for English. Additional information: Preferably, use ISO-639-2 codes designated "T" (terminology use). |
MODS Element description
Element <physicalDescription>
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/physicaldescription.html
Guidelines for use
<physicalDescription> is a container element that contains all subelements relating to physical description information of the resource. Data is input only within each subelement.
Attributes
Currently no attributes for <physicalDescription> are implemented in the DAMS.
Subelements
The following subelements of name are used in the DAMS:
- form
- (extent)
- (internetMediaType)
Subelement physicalDescription/form
Guidelines for use
Attributes
Element Parts | Details | XPath syntax examples |
|---|---|---|
Subelements
XML Examples
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
MARC 21
see http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-mapping.html. The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS:
| MARC 21 field | Mapping condition | MODS element | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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.
| MODS element | Mapping condition | Solr DAMS | Solr Collections Portal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|