Description [Indigenous]

MODS Element: abstract

Element Definition	A summary of the content of the collection.
AILLA Definition	A detailed summary in an Indigenous language of the content of the collection, including collection dates, funders and grant numbers, and other contextual information.

Form option	Description / Descripción = free text field Language / Idioma = autosuggest drop down text field menu
Repeatable	No
Form Required?	Recommended (if origin language is not English or Spanish)
AILLA Required?	Recommended (if origin language is not English or Spanish)

Subelement/Attribute Name

Definition/Description

Examples

XPath Syntax

Dublin Core

Display label

Defines the text that is used to display near the text when displayed on Collection page on AILLA site

Collection description (Indigenous language)

mods:abstract[@displayLabel="Collection description (Indigenous language)"]

to be added

Language

Specifies language using iso639-3

Choosing the name from the autosuggest drop down text field menu will fill in the “?” in the @lang attribute with the correct iso639-3 character code

maya

mods:abstract[@lang=“?”]

to be added

XML

<abstract displayLabel="Collection description (Indigenous language)" lang="maya">Indigenous Description</abstract>