1 Abstract
2 Definition
3 DAMS input form fields
4 MODS Element description
- 4.1 Element <titleInfo>
  - 4.1.1 Guidelines for use
  - 4.1.2 Attributes
  - 4.1.3 Subelements
- 4.2 Subelement titleInfo/title
  - 4.2.1 Guidelines for use
  - 4.2.2 Attributes
  - 4.2.3 Subelements
- 4.3 Subelement titleInfo/subTitle
  - 4.3.1 Guidelines for use
  - 4.3.2 Attributes
  - 4.3.3 Subelements
- 4.4 XML Examples
5 Mappings
- 5.1 Dublin Core
- 5.2 MARC 21
- 5.3 Solr

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

DAMS form field name	form field type	required	MODS element	Collections Portal display	notes
Title	text field	yes	title	Depending on the Title Type selected for the Title, title will display as: Title (title marked as primary) Translated Title Alternative Title Uniform Title Other Title (no type selected, not primary)
Primary Title?	dropdown selection yes no	yes	titleInfo[@usage] (attribute of titleInfo)	N/A
Title Type	dropdown selection (empty/none) translated alternative uniform	no	titleInfo[@type] (attribute of titleInfo) Depending on the Title Type selection, a displayLabel attribute will be added to the titleInfo element: empty/none: no displayLabel attribute translated: no displayLabel attribute alternative: titleInfo[@type="alternative" and @displayLabel="Also known as"] uniform: titleInfo[@type="uniform" and @displayLabel="Uniform/preferred title"]	Depending on the type selected for the Title, title will display as: Title (title marked as primary) Translated Title Alternative Title Uniform Title Other Title (no type selected, not primary)
Title Language	text field	yes	titleInfo[@lang] (attribute of titleInfo)	N/A
(Title) Authority	dropdown selection (empty/none) naf viaf	no	titleInfo[@authority] (attribute of titleInfo)	N/A
Subtitle	text field	no	subTitle	Depending on the Title Type selected for the Title, subtitle will display on an asset's landing page (full metadata view) as: Subtitle (subtitle marked as primary) Translated Subtitle Alternative Subtitle Uniform Subtitle Other Subtitle (no type selected, not primary)	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

Attribute name	Details	XPath syntax examples
lang	values: eng (default) ISO-639-2 language codes	titleInfo[@lang="eng"]
type	values: (empty/none) translated alternative uniform	titleInfo[@type="translated"] titleInfo[@type="uniform"]
displayLabel	Corresponds to the value for type: when type="alternative", use displayLabel="Also known as" when type="uniform", use displayLabel="Uniform/preferred title" otherwise, do not add a displayLabel attribute	titleInfo[@displayLabel="Also known as"]
usage	value: primary	titleInfo[@usage="primary"]
authority	values: (empty/none) naf viaf	titleInfo[@authority="naf"] titleInfo[@authority="viaf"]
authorityURI	values: (empty/none) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names http://viaf.org/viaf/data	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

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

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

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