DRSPT Catskills Institute

General Information

MODS

MODS Outline

Record Analysis

Summary of Files

Number of files

3452 files
[X] parent objects and [Y] child objects

Types of objects

Simple objects
- Single image file with 1 METS and 1 MODS record

Complex objects
- Consist of multiple image files
- Most common types- post cards (2 pages/2 images), books and booklets (multiple pages/multiple images), brochures (complex page structure/multiple images, digital representation attempts to mimic experience of folding and unfolding brochure to see different parts)
- Parent/child hierarchy
  - Parent displays entire digital object, multiple images, 1 METS record and 1 MODS record (represents entire object)
  - Parent points down to child items ("Page Image") and lists child items in order based on structure of object
    e.g. Child items for book listed in page number order
    Not sure how parent/child relationship structured on back end
  - Child item consists of single image and 1 METS and 1 MODS record
  - Child points up to parent (not sure how this is done on back end)
  - Parents and children have distinct PIDs

Questions

titleInfo

4 records have additional titleInfo element with @displayLabel @type=“alternative"

Do the records use the nonSort field, or are initial articles included in the title field?

nonSort used along with partNumber and subTitle elements

name

How are names handled?

<mods:name type="[type]">
<mods:namePart>[name]</mods:namePart>
- personal names include <mods:namePart type="date">[inclusive dates]</mods:namePart>
- where necessary personal names, also include <mods:namePart type="termsOfAddress">[term of address]</mods:namePart>
use role element with @roleTerm type=“text"
- agent and recipient used as values but are not on relators term list
- 131 records have @authority=“marcrelator"

Are they stored in indirect order in the namePart field, or are name parts separated using the type attribute?

namePart [name in indirect order] for personal names

typeOfResource

Does this field follow the MODS convention, or are there other values?

follows convention

values- still image, text, three-dimensional object

not used with every record? investigate further

genre

What controlled vocabulary, if any, is used for this field?

aat

3 records have no value for @authority

originInfo

Place

2 placeTerm elements

one element with @authority="marccountry," @type="code;" other element @type="text"

values are usually cities

What date fields are used? (dateIssued? dateCreated?)

copyrightDate, dateCreated, dateIssued

Are approximate and questionable values represented with the appropriate attributes, or are there any extra characters in the date field, like "ca." or "?"? (Dates need to be stored in YYYY-MM-DD format in order for Solr to be able to index the records.)

qualifiers correct except for some inclusive dates, where instead of two elements with @point

language: If the language field is used, what standard is used to control the language values?; Are they stored as values or codes?

physicalDescription: Is this field used? If so, what subfields are used?

abstract: How is the abstract field used?

tableOfContents: Is this field used?

targetAudience: Is this field used?

note: If this field is used, what note types are there?; Could this information be represented elsewhere?

subject: What controlled vocabulary, if any, is used for this field? What subelements, if any, are used?

classification: Is this field used?

relatedItem: Is this field used?

identifier: Is this field used?

location: Is this field used?

accessCondition: Is this field used?

part: Is this field used?

extension: Is this field used?

recordInfo: Is this field used?