Subject: Geographic Term
- MM Hanke
Abstract
Repeatable Multilingual
MODS Element name: <subject><geographic>
Short definition: General geographic term that represents the primary topic on which the resource is focused.
Input guidelines: One geographic term must be designated as primary for display/browse and/or citation purposes. Indicate the language of the geographic term by entering the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-3 language codes. At least one English ("eng") entry is required.
Definition
General geographic term that represents the primary topic on which the resource is focused.
DAMS input form fields
(Geographic Term)
DAMS form field name | form field type | required | MODS element | Collections Portal display | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subject - Geographic Term | text field | no | subject/geographic | Place Name | Text entered here feeds the browsing facet "Place Name" on the Collections portal. Check the list of facet terms currently in use to avoid spelling variants: https://collections.lib.utexas.edu/catalog/facet/mods_subject_geographic_ms |
Primary Term? | dropdown selection
| no | subject[geographic]/@usage (attribute of subject) | N/A | One geographic term must be designated as primary for display/browse and/or citation purposes. |
Geographic Term Language | text field | no | subject[geographic]/@lang | N/A | Indicate the language of the geographic term by entering the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-3 language codes. At least one English ("eng") entry is required. |
MODS Element description
Element <subject>
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/subject.html
Guidelines for use
<subject> is a container element that contains subelements relating to the subject aspect of the resource.
Attributes
Attribute name | Details | XPath syntax examples |
|---|---|---|
lang | value: Indicate the language of the geographic term by entering the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-3 language codes. At least one English ("eng") entry is required. | subject[@lang="eng"] |
usage | value:
One geographic term must be designated as primary for display/browse and/or citation purposes. | subject[@usage="primary"] |
Subelements
The following subelements of <subject>are used in the DAMS:
geographic
(temporal)
(topic)
(hierarchicalGeographic)
(cartographics)
(geographicCode)
Subelement <subject><geographic>
Guidelines for use
Enter a general geographic term that represents the primary topic on which the resource is focused.
Attributes
No attributes for <geographic> are currently implemented in the DAMS.
Subelements
No subelements for <geographic>.
XML Examples
<subject usage="primary" lang="eng">
<geographic>Austin (Tex.)</geographic>
</subject>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
MARC 21
see http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-mapping.html#subject. MARC 21 field Mapping condition MODS element Notes 6XX subject/geographic Do not use the authority attribute when mapping geographic coverage information.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
subject/geographic |
| mods_subject_geographic | mods_subject_geographic |
|