Resource Type

MODS Element: typeOfResource

DefinitionA term that specifies the characteristics and general type of content of the resource.
Form option

No form option; default value of "mixed media" assigned, meaning that every resource can contain files with different content models (versus only audio materials or only newspaper, etc.).

RepeatableNo
Form Required?Required (auto defined)
AILLA Required?Required (auto defined)
Subelement/Attribute NameDefinition/DescriptionExamplesXPath SyntaxDublin Core
Collection

Indicates that the resource is of mixed materials.

Mixed materials defined as born-digital or hybrid resource materials

Mixed materialsmods:typeOfResource[@collection=“yes”]to be added
XML
<typeOfResource collection="yes">mixed material</typeOfResource>