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MODS Element name: <subject><topic> Short definition: Topic the described resource is about. Input guidelines: At least one English topic term required. Use authority control if appropriate. If you do not use a controlled vocabulary, check the Topic facet on the Collections portal to avoid spelling variants for uncontrolled terms. Follow your unit/collection guidelines. |
Definition
Topic the described resource is about.
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| Subject - Topic Term | text field | yes | subject/topic | Topic |
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| Topic Term Language | text field | yes | subject[@lang]/topic (attribute of subject) | N/A | At least one English ("eng") topic term required. For additional terms, enter the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-2b language codes. |
MODS Element description
Element <subject>
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| lang | value: At least one English ("eng") topic term required. For additional terms, enter the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-2b language codes. | subject[@lang] |
Subelements
The following subelements of <subject>are used in the DAMS:
- topic
- (temporal)
- (geographic)
- (hierarchicalGeographic)
- (cartographics)
- (geographicCode)
Subelement <subject><topic>
Guidelines for use
At least one English topic term required. Use authority control if appropriate. If you do not use a controlled vocabulary, check the Topic facet on the Collections portal to avoid spelling variants for uncontrolled terms. Follow your unit/collection guidelines.Attributes
No attributes for <temporal> are currently implemented in the DAMS.
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