Library Cataloging
Some news from the MODS/MADS folks.
- Mads, Request For Comments
A request for comments from the MADS folks. The MODS/MADS Editorial Committee has released a draft the MADS 2.0 XML Schema for community review and testing. Your comments are invited on the draft schema, posted at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mads/mads-2-0-draft.xsd...
- Dates In Mads
The MODS Editorial Committee is considering changes to the Metadata Authority Description Schema (MADS).Comments are welcomed. The MODS Editorial Committee is considering changes to MADS. Some of these will be changes to bring it up to date with changes...
- Updated Mods User Guidelines
LC has made available a revision of the MODS user guidelines to include the new elements in version 3.2.The major changes are:Addition of 3 attributes to location url (note, access, usage)Addition of 2 enumerated values to physicalDescription digitalOrigin...
- Metadata Object Description Schema
Some proposed changes in MODS:We would like to make some minor changes to MODS for a version 3.2. This will be considered an incremental version in that it will not invalidate existing records. We plan to work on more extensive changes in a version 4.0...
- Metadata Authority Description Schema
In preparation for a new MADS draft, there is a "preview" draft".For reference see Rebecca's message of August 27 (subject: MADS review) accessible from the archive.There are three changes from the previous version:Descriptors now allow empty elements,...
Library Cataloging
MODS MADS Changes
Some news from the MODS/MADS folks.
The MODS/MADS Editorial Committee is working through a long list of change proposals for the 3.4 and 4.0 versions of MODS. The 3.4 release will include minor changes, and the 4.0 release will include more major changes that prevent backwards compatibility with the 3.x versions. We'll be posting to this list and to the MODS web site specific change proposals as they are approved for inclusion. The Committee meets via conference call biweekly, and we expect that approving the queued changes for 3.4 will take at least two more calls. Here is a summary of our current status:
Changes for 3.4 approved on March 11, 2009:Add the following attributes to location/holdingSimple/copyInformation/note: "ID", "lang", "script", "transliteration", "xlink", and "xml:lang". Rationale: adding these attributes will harmonize the definition of <note> with the other places this element appears in MODS.Add the "type" attribute to location/holdingSimple/copyInformation/form. Rationale: adding this attribute will harmonize the definition of <form> with its definition within <physicalDescription>.Add the "displayLabel" attribute to all top-level MODS elements that now lack it. Rationale: makes MODS overall more consistent, and promotes easier use of MODS as a back-end format for customized cataloging and discovery systems.
The MODS/MADS Editorial Committee will hold our next conference call on Wednesday March 25, and will be reviewing more change proposals at that time. Please post to the MODS list if you have a feature you'd like to see in 3.4 or a future revision, or if you have any comments on the changes to be discussed on the next call by the Editorial Committee.
Changes to be discussed on March 25, 2009:Address the differing definitions of extent within physicalDescription and partAdd script attribute to languageAdd lang, xml:lang, script and transliteration attributes to language subelementsAdd edtf date format as an option on date elementsSupport RDA "Content Type" elementAdd "references" or "reviewOf" to relatedItem type attribute listExpand use of qualifier attributes
- Mads, Request For Comments
A request for comments from the MADS folks. The MODS/MADS Editorial Committee has released a draft the MADS 2.0 XML Schema for community review and testing. Your comments are invited on the draft schema, posted at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mads/mads-2-0-draft.xsd...
- Dates In Mads
The MODS Editorial Committee is considering changes to the Metadata Authority Description Schema (MADS).Comments are welcomed. The MODS Editorial Committee is considering changes to MADS. Some of these will be changes to bring it up to date with changes...
- Updated Mods User Guidelines
LC has made available a revision of the MODS user guidelines to include the new elements in version 3.2.The major changes are:Addition of 3 attributes to location url (note, access, usage)Addition of 2 enumerated values to physicalDescription digitalOrigin...
- Metadata Object Description Schema
Some proposed changes in MODS:We would like to make some minor changes to MODS for a version 3.2. This will be considered an incremental version in that it will not invalidate existing records. We plan to work on more extensive changes in a version 4.0...
- Metadata Authority Description Schema
In preparation for a new MADS draft, there is a "preview" draft".For reference see Rebecca's message of August 27 (subject: MADS review) accessible from the archive.There are three changes from the previous version:Descriptors now allow empty elements,...