Library Cataloging
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- Mods In Rdf
News from LC about MODS in RDF. As a result of requests from the MODS community and for its own explorations into Linked Data, the Library of Congress has developed MODS/RDF, an ontology for MODS. This work has been informed by the previous work of developing...
- Metadata Authority And Description Schema 2.0
Image via WikipediaNews from LC. The MODS/MADS Editorial Committee and the Library of Congress are pleased to announce a new version of the Metadata Authority and Description Schema, MADS version 2.0. This is the first major revision of MADS since its...
- 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...
- 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...
- Metadata Object Description Schema
Version 3.0 of the MODS user guidelines are now available.This document is a comprehensive guide to the use of MODS data elements. It should be used in conjunction with the MODS mappings and the Outline of elements and attributes. It includes introductory...
Library Cataloging
MODS Schema, 3.4
Image via WikipediaThe MODS/MADS Editorial Committee and the Library of Congress are pleased to announce that a new incremental version of the MODS Schema, 3.4, is now available on the MODS web site at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-4.xsd. Version 3.4 is backwards compatible to 3.3 and therefore only introduces certain types of changes that do not result in invalidating existing MODS records. A new major revision of MODS to make more substantive changes is currently under discussion.
Some changes of particular note in MODS 3.4 are:A complete list of changes in MODS 3.4 may be found at http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/changes-3-4.html. Revised versions of the MODS User Guidelines and the MARC to MODS mapping that incorporate the 3.4 changes will be available on the MODS web site soon.
- Features to support RDA elements and descriptive practice, such as URIs for authority lists and specific controlled vocabulary terms, family names, more values for the
element, and explicit indication of the script used in a value. - Ability to bind a specific name to a title to create a Uniform title.
- Ability to link translations and transliterations through a shared attribute.
- Expanded use of the usage, displayLabel, lang, xml:lang, script and transliteration attributes.
- Various changes to make the Schema itself easier to manage and of greater utility to other applications importing elements from the MODS namespace.
- The ability to mark selected elements as containing cataloger-supplied data.
- Mods In Rdf
News from LC about MODS in RDF. As a result of requests from the MODS community and for its own explorations into Linked Data, the Library of Congress has developed MODS/RDF, an ontology for MODS. This work has been informed by the previous work of developing...
- Metadata Authority And Description Schema 2.0
Image via WikipediaNews from LC. The MODS/MADS Editorial Committee and the Library of Congress are pleased to announce a new version of the Metadata Authority and Description Schema, MADS version 2.0. This is the first major revision of MADS since its...
- 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...
- 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...
- Metadata Object Description Schema
Version 3.0 of the MODS user guidelines are now available.This document is a comprehensive guide to the use of MODS data elements. It should be used in conjunction with the MODS mappings and the Outline of elements and attributes. It includes introductory...