MODS Element	Attributes	Subelements
<mods:name>	@type @authority	<mods:namePart> <mods:displayForm> <mods:affiliation> <mods:role>     <mods:roleTerm>

Usage Guidelines

1. One <mods:name><mods:namePart> with one <mods:role><mods:roleterm type=”text”> is always required.
2. When choosing an authoritative form of a name, check the Library of Congress Name Authority File. If no authorized form exists, contact the Metadata Librarian.
3. Always include as many contributors as you can identify.
4. “Anonymous” may be used if indicated on the source. If the creator is unknown and “anonymous” does not appear on the source, omit <mods:name>. DO NOT use “unknown” or “anonymous” as a generic name value.
5. Include BOTH the creator of the intellectual content being captured (painter, architect, etc.) AND the name of anyone capturing that content in a new medium (e.g. for an image of a painting, include both the painter and the photographer).
6. <mods:role> should be repeated for each new role, but multiple <mods:roleTerm> elements may be used in a single <mods:role> wrapper
7. Values for <mods:roleTerm type=”text”> should be taken from RDA Appendix I or local documentation.
8. Values for <mods:roleTerm type=”code”> should be taken from the MARC relator code list.
9. Family and given name should be enclosed in a single <mods:namePart> element, but date and term of address should be enclosed separately, with the appropriate type attribute.
10. If names are in a hierarchy, include each part in a separate namePart element, from largest to smallest.
11. Names can also be used as subjects (see below).

Elements

<mods:name>

Required: N

Repeatable: Y

MARC: 1XX, 7XX

Definition: The name of a person, organization, or event (conference, meeting, etc.) associated in some way with the resource. <mods:name> must include at least one <mods:namePart> subelement.

Attributes:

type (required): Type takes the following values:

personal

corporate

conference

authority (required): “naf” or “local”

<mods:namePart>

Required: Y

Repeatable: Y

MARC: 1/7XX $a, $b

Definition: The individual parsed parts that together make up the full name.

Attributes:

type: Type takes the following values:

date

family

given

termsOfAddress

<mods:role>

Required: Y

Repeatable: Y

MARC: 1/7XX $e

Definition: Designates the relationship (role) of the entity recorded in name to the resource describedin the record. <mods:role> is a container element for the role recorded in one or more <mods:roleTerm> subelements.

<mods:roleTerm>

Required: Y

Repeatable: Y

Definition:

Attributes:

type (recommended): type takes the following values:

text

code

authority (recommended): use “marcrelator”

Examples

<mods:name type="personal" authority="naf">
  <mods:namePart>Woolf, Virginia</mods:namePart>
  <mods:namePart type="date">1882-1941</mods:namePart>
  <mods:role>
    <mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm>
    <mods:roleTerm type="code" authority=”marcrelator”>aut</mods:roleTerm>
  </mods:role>
</mods:name>

<mods:name type="conference" authority=”naf”>
  <mods:namePart>International Workshop on Plasma-Based Ion Implantation (1993 : University of Wisconsin--Madison)</mods:namePart>
</mods:name>

<mods:name type="corporate" authority=”naf”>
  <mods:namePart>United States</mods:namePart>
  <mods:namePart>Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)</mods:namePart>
</mods:name>