Content type

Content type

MODS Element: genre

Element Definition

A term(s) that designates a category characterizing a particular style, form, or content, such as artistic, musical, literary composition, etc.

AILLA Definition

A term(s) that designates a category characterizing a particular style, form, or content, such as primary text, annotation, transcription, translation, guide, etc.

Uses AILLA's own controlled vocabulary

Form option

Content Type / Tipo de Contenido = drop down menu (English and Spanish appear together in the menu)

Repeatable

No

Form Required?

Required

AILLA Required?

Required

Subelement/Attribute Name

Definition/Description

Examples

XPath Syntax

Dublin Core

Authority

Supplies the name of the authoritative list used for the controlled vocabulary/values

aillaMediaGenres

mods:genre[@authority="aillaMediaGenre"]

to be added

Language

Specifies the language used within individual elements, using the codes from ISO 639-2/b

eng

AND

spa

mods:genre[@lang="eng"]

AND

mods:genre[@lang="spa"]

to be added

Display label

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

Content type (English)

AND

Content type (Spanish)

mods:genre[@displayLabel="Content type (English)"]

AND

mods:genre[@displayLabel="Content type (Spanish)"]

to be added

XML

<genre authority="aillaMediaGenres" lang="eng" displayLabel="Content type (English)">annotation</genre>

<genre authority="aillaMediaGenres" lang="spa" displayLabel="Content type (Spanish)">anotación</genre>