Original Medium
MODS Element: physicalDescription
Element Definition | A wrapper element that contains all subelements relating to physical description information of the resource described. Data is input only within each subelement. |
AILLA Definition | The original medium of this file (e.g., paper photograph, notebook, cassette tape, VHS tape, etc.). |
Form option | Original Medium / Medio Original = drop down menu |
Repeatable | No |
Form Required? | Required |
AILLA Required? | Required |
Subelement/Attribute Name | Definition/Description | Examples | XPath Syntax | Dublin Core |
Form Subelement | Designation of a particular physical representation of the media file | mods:physicalDescription/mods:form | to be added | |
Type | Defines the physical representation of the media file as the original medium | original medium | mods:form[@type="original medium"] | to be added |
Authority | Supplies the name of the authoritative list used for the controlled vocabulary/values | aillaOriginalMedium | mods:form[@authority="aillaOriginalMedium"] | to be added |
Language | Specifies the language of the media file label from ISO 639-2/b | eng AND spa | mods:form[@lang="eng"] AND | to be added |
Display label | Defines the text that is used to display near the text when displayed on the Media File page on AILLA site | Original medium (English) AND Original medium (Spanish) | mods:form[@dispalyLabel="Original medium (English)"] AND mods:form[@displayLabel="Original medium (Spanish)"] | to be added |
XML |
<physicalDescription> <form type="original medium" authority="aillaOriginalMedium" lang="eng" displayLabel="Original Medium (English)">other</form> <form type="original medium" authority="aillaOriginalMedium" lang="spa" displayLabel="Original Medium (Spanish)">otro</form> </physicalDescription> |
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