Original Quality

MODS Element: physicalDescription

Element Definition	A wrapper element that contains all subelements relating to physical description information of the resource described. Data is input only within each subelement.
AILLA Definition	A subjective rank of the physical quality of the original material on a scale of 1 to 5; 1 is poor quality, 3 is average, 5 is excellent

Form option	Quality of Original Medium / Calidad del Medio Original = text
Repeatable	No
Form Required?	Recommended
AILLA Required?	Recommended

Subelement/Attribute Name

Definition/Description

Examples

XPath Syntax

Dublin Core

Note

Subelement

Designation more information about the physical description of the media file

mods:physicalDescription/mods:note

to be added

Type

Specifies the quality of the original media on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is poor quality, 3 is average, 5 is excellent

original quality

mods:note[@type="original quality"]

to be added

XML

</physicalDescription>