Title
Abstract
required Repeatable Multilingual
MODS Element: <titleInfo>
Short definition: Name given to the resource to be described.
Input guidelines: At least one Title with language attribute is required. Designate a primary title, even if only one title is entered. Variants of a Titles can be added to an asset's metadata, e.g. a translated title, alternative titles or uniform (authority-controlled) title forms. If entering additional titles, pay close attention to fields Title Type, Primary Title, and Authority. Input the title as it appears on the piece. Refer to content standards like CCO, RDA, DACS, or DCRM(x). For objects that don't have a title on the piece, provide a concise title that will assist end users in deciding whether to investigate a resource further. Otherwise, "primary title not available" will display in the DAMS. The subtitle may be included as part of the title or in an optional subtitle field to store and display the information as a separate element.
Title type is optional but recommended if applicable:
Uniform title: A title or form of title that is chosen to identify a work and is an authorized access point representing the work. For uniform titles, indicate authority NAF or VIAF in the authority field.
Alternative title: Varying forms of title associated with the item, whether or not the title is on the piece.
Translated title: A title that has been translated into a different language.
Indicate the language of the title by entering the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-2 language codes.
Definition
A word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in a resource, that names it or the work contained in it.
DAMS input form fields
DAMS form field name | form field type | required | MODS element | Collections Portal display | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title | text field | yes | Depending on the Title Type selected for the Title, title will display as:
| ||
Primary Title? | dropdown selection
| yes | (attribute of titleInfo) | N/A |
|
Title Type | dropdown selection
| no | (attribute of titleInfo) Depending on the Title Type selection, a displayLabel attribute will be added to the titleInfo element:
| Depending on the type selected for the Title, title will display as:
| |
Title Language | text field | yes | (attribute of titleInfo) | N/A |
|
(Title) Authority | dropdown selection
| no | (attribute of titleInfo) | N/A |
|
Subtitle | text field | no | Depending on the Title Type selected for the Title, subtitle will display on an asset's landing page (full metadata view) as:
| Subtitles will not show in the list of search results on the Collections portal. If you want subtitle information to show in the list of search results, include the subtitle information in the title field. Entry here will display separately from title. Alternatively, include subtitle in Title field. |
MODS Element description
Element <titleInfo>
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/titleinfo.html
Guidelines for use
<titleInfo> is a container element that contains all subelements related to title information.
Attributes
Attribute name | Details | XPath syntax examples |
|---|---|---|
lang | values:
| titleInfo[@lang="eng"] |
type | values:
| titleInfo[@type="translated"] titleInfo[@type="uniform"] |
displayLabel | Corresponds to the value for type:
| titleInfo[@displayLabel="Also known as"] |
usage | value:
| titleInfo[@usage="primary"] |
authority | values:
| titleInfo[@authority="naf"] titleInfo[@authority="viaf"] |
authorityURI | values: | titleInfo[@authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names"] titleInfo[@authorityURI="http://viaf.org/viaf/data"] |
Subelements
The following subelements of <titleInfo> are used in the DAMS:
title
subTitle
Subelement titleInfo/title
Guidelines for use
The title proper is always contained in a title subelement.
Attributes
Currently no attributes for title are implemented in the DAMS.
Subelements
No subelements for title.
Subelement titleInfo/subTitle
Guidelines for use
Subtitles will not show in the list of search results on the Collections portal. If you want subtitle information to show in the list of search results, include the subtitle information in the title field.
Subtitles entered as a subTitle element will display separately from title. Alternatively, include subtitle with title.
Attributes
Currently no attributes for subTitle are implemented in the DAMS.
Subelements
No subelements for subTitle.
XML Examples
<titleInfo lang="lat">
<title>Canticum canticorum</title>
</titleInfo>
<titleInfo type="translated" lang="eng">
<title>Land surveying and agriculture equipment: a history</title>
</titleInfo>
<titleInfo type="alternative" lang="eng" displayLabel="Also known as">
<title>Bush-Cheney 2000</title>
</titleInfo>
<titleInfo type="uniform" displayLabel="Uniform/preferred title" lang="eng" authority="naf" authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names" usage="primary">
<title>Missale Carnotense</title>
</titleInfo>
<titleInfo lang="eng">
<title>Land surveying and agriculture equipment</title>
<subTitle>a history</subTitle>
</titleInfo>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:title | titleInfo/title | ||
dc:title* | titleInfo/subTitle | The subTitle value is inserted immediately after title value, preceded by colon, space. Example: <dc:title>Land surveying and agriculture equipment: a history</dc:title> |
MARC 21
see http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-mapping.html#title. The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS: MARC 21 field Mapping condition MODS element Notes MODS element has no type attribute titleInfo/title Approximate mapping. MARC 21 field 245 contains the title statement, which may include subtitles, alternative and parallel titles. The title proper is in subfield a, other parts of the title including the subtitle and alternative/parallel titles are in subfield b. titleInfo[@type="translated"]/title Approximate mapping. MARC indicator 2 has value 1 titleInfo[@type="translated"]/title Approximate mapping. Second indicator of MARC 21 field 246 has value 1 for Parallel Titles, i. e. titles in other languages. MARC indicator 2 has no value titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/title Approximate mapping. Second indicator has no value for Alternative Titles. See also title statement in MARC 21 field 245. MARC indicator 2 has value other than 2 titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/title Approximate mapping. titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/title Approximate mapping. titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/title Approximate mapping. MARC indicator 2 has value other than 2 titleInfo[@type="uniform"]/title Approximate mapping. 245$b MODS element has no type attribute titleInfo/subTitle Approximate mapping. MARC 21 field 245 contains the title statement, which may include subtitles, alternative and parallel titles. Subfield b may contain parallel titles. 242$b titleInfo[@type="translated"]/subTitle Approximate mapping. 246$b MARC indicator 2 has value 1 titleInfo[@type="translated"]/subTitle Approximate mapping. 246$b MARC indicator 2 has no value titleInfo[@type="alternative"]/subTitle Approximate mapping. N/A MARC 21 field 247 contains former title(s) for serials. Currently there is no mapping target available for former titles in the DAMS MODS schema.
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.
DAMS metadata element | Mapping condition | Solr DAMS | Solr Collections portal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
titleInfo[@usage="primary"]/title | mods_title_primary | mods_title_primary | ||
titleInfo[@usage="primary"]/title | mods_titleInfo_title_ms | N/A | Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of titles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view. | |
titleInfo[@usage="primary"]/subTitle | mods_subTitle_primary | N/A | not displayed in Collections portal | |
titleInfo[@usage="primary"]/subTitle | mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms | N/A | Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of subtitles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view. | |
titleInfo/title | no usage attribute, no type attribute | mods_title_other | mods_title_other | |
titleInfo/title | no usage attribute, no type attribute | mods_titleInfo_title_ms | N/A | Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of titles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view. |
titleInfo/subTitle | no usage attribute, no type attribute | mods_subTitle_other | mods_subTitle_other | displayed as "Subtitle:" in Collections portal |
titleInfo/subTitle | no usage attribute, no type attribute | mods_titleInfo_subTitle_ms | N/A | Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of subtitles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view. |
titleInfo[@type="translated"]/title | mods_title_translated | mods_title_translated | ||
titleInfo[@type="translated"]/title | mods_titleInfo_title_ms | N/A | Multi-valued Solr field with all different kinds of titles. Used for display in DAMS detailed metadata view. | |
titleInfo[@type="translated"]/subTitle | mods_subTitle_translated |