Genre
Abstract
REPEATABLE MULTILINGUAL
MODS Element name: <genre>
Short definition: A term or phrase that designates a category characterizing a particular style, form, or content, such as artistic, musical, cinematic, literary composition, etc.
Input guidelines: Describe the content of the resource (e.g.; daguerreotypes, short films, portraits). Use the Form/Medium field set to characterize the physical form of the resource itself. Designate a primary genre, even if only one genre is entered. Use authority control and enter term from a recommended vocabulary: Art & Architecture Thesaurus, Thesaurus for Graphic Materials, Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms, Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Definition
A term or phrase that designates a category characterizing a particular style, form, or content, such as artistic, musical, cinematic, literary composition, etc.
DAMS input form fields
Genre(s)
| DAMS form field name | form field type | required | MODS element | Collections Portal display | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genre Term | text field | no | genre | Type* | The values entered as Genre terms are merged with metadata values for Form/Medium and Type of Resource for display on the Collections portal. If you do not use a controlled vocabulary, check the Type facet on the Collections portal to avoid spelling variants for uncontrolled terms. |
| Primary Genre? | dropdown selection
| no | genre[@usage] (attribute of genre) | N/A | When entering multiple Genre terms, designate one as primary for display and/or citation purposes. One Genre term must be designated as primary even if only one Genre term is entered. |
| Authority | dropdown selection
| no | genre[@authority] (attribute of genre) | N/A | Authority control for Genre terms is strongly recommended. Consult one of the following if applicable:
Follow your unit/collection guidelines. |
| Language of Genre Term | text field | no | genre[@lang] (attribute of genre) | N/A | Enter ISO-639-2 language code (3 letters). |
MODS Element description
Element <genre>
https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/genre.html
Guidelines for use
Describe the content of the resource (e.g.; daguerreotypes, short films, portraits). Use the Form/Medium field set to characterize the physical form of the resource itself. Designate a primary genre, even if only one genre is entered. Use authority control and enter term from a recommended vocabulary: Art & Architecture Thesaurus, Thesaurus for Graphic Materials, Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms, Library of Congress Subject Headings. Follow your unit/collection guidelines.
Attributes
Attribute name | Details | XPath syntax examples |
|---|---|---|
| usage | value:
When entering multiple Genre terms, designate one as primary for display and/or citation purposes. One Genre term must be designated as primary even if only one Genre term is entered. | genre[@usage="primary"] |
| authority | values:
Authority control for Genre terms is strongly recommended. Consult one of the following if applicable:
Follow your unit/collection guidelines. | genre[@authority="lcsh"] |
| authorityURI | values: | genre[@authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects"] |
| lang | Enter ISO-639-2 language code (3 letters). | genre[@lang="eng"] |
Subelements
No subelements for <genre>.XML Examples
Mappings
Dublin Core
Depending on the direction of mapping necessary, check
- DC to MODS: https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/dcsimple-mods.html
- MODS to DC: http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-dcsimple.html
The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS:
| Dublin Core field | Mapping condition | MODS element | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| dc:type | genre | Approximate mapping. Depending on the exact content, dc:type might also map to MODS element typeOfResource. |
MARC 21
see http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-mapping.html#genre. The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS:
| MARC 21 field | Mapping condition | MODS element | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | genre* | The values suggested by the LoC's standard mapping for MODS genre[@authority] attributes (marcgt and marcmuscomp) are currently not supported for manual ingest into the DAMS. Choose from one of the suggested vocabularies for authority-controlled genre terms. | |
| 655 | genre | Look for genre terms in MARC field 655. This MARC field can also contain form information, which should be mapped to DAMS MODS field <physicalDescription><form>. |
Solr
In general, all MODS metadata is imported into the DAMS Solr server upon ingest. The ingest process generates Solr fields typically named according to the following schema:
mods_value*_suffix
where
- value* can be one or multiple element, subelement or attribute names that allow to distinguish Solr fields
- suffix is s, t, ss, ms or mt, which refers to the type of data stored in a Solr field and how it is indexed. The Solr index usually contains multiple copies of each field with the same content, distinguished by their suffix.
The following table shows mappings between MODS elements and Solr fields for those fields that are currently used for display in the Collections portal, or where additional processing happens in Islandora or during the publishing process. Suffixes are ignored, unless relevant for the mapping.
| MODS element | Mapping condition | Solr DAMS | Solr Collections Portal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| genre | mods_type_consolidated_ms | mods_type_consolidated_ms | The value for Genre is merged with metadata values for Form/Medium and Type of Resource for display on the Collections portal (label "Type"). | |
| genre | mods_type_consolidated_ms | display_type_ms | The value for Genre is merged with metadata values for Form/Medium and Type of Resource for display on the Collections portal (label "Type"). The Solr field display_type_ms is generated from mods_type_consolidated_ms upon publishing, to feed the "Type" facet on the Collections portal start page. The first letter of each word is capitalized. |
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