| MODS Element | Attributes | Subelements |
| <mods:recordInfo> |
@authority -- <mods:recordContentSource>, <mods:languageTerm> @type -- <mods:languageTerm> |
<mods:recordIdentifier> <mods:recordContentSource> <mods:recordOrigin> <mods:languageOfCataloging> <mods:languageTerm> |
Usage Guidelines
- Every MODS record requires one <mods:languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</mods:languageTerm>.
- The source of the record is always our OCLC organization identifier: <mods:recordContentSource authority=”oclcorg”>JNA</mods:recordContentSource>
- Use the URL that points to the MODS record in the Fedora repository for <mods:recordIdentifier>.
Elements
<mods:recordInfo>
Required: Y
Repeatable: N
Definition: Information about the metadata record. <mods:recordInfo> is a wrapper for <mods:recordIdentifier>, <mods:recordContentSource>, and <mods:languageOfCataloging>.
<mods:recordIdentifier>
Required: Y
Repeatable: N
MARC: 001
Definition: Contains the system control number assigned by the organization creating, using, or distributing the record.
<mods:recordContentSource>
Required: Y
Repeatable: N
MARC: 040
Definition: The code or name of the organization that either created or modified the original record.
Attributes:
authority (required): Always “oclcorg”
<mods:recordOrigin>
Required: R
Repeatable: N
Definition: Shows the origin or provenance of the MODS record.
<mods:languageOfCataloging>
Required: Y
Repeatable: N
MARC: 040 $b
Definition: The language of the text of the cataloging in the MODS record.
<mods:languageTerm>
Required: Y
Repeatable: N
Definition: Contains the language(s) of the metadata record.
Attributes:
authority (required): Always “iso639-2b”
type (required): Always “code”
Examples
<mods:recordInfo>
<mods:recordContentSource>JNA</mods:recordContentSource>
<mods:recordIdentifier>http://prairiefire.lib.niu.edu/fedora/repository/niu-prairie%3A1631/MODS/MODS </mods:recordIdentifier>
<mods:languageOfCataloging>
<mods:languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</mods:languageTerm>
</mods:languageOfCataloging>
</mods:recordInfo>