These are draft metadata standards for cartoons in Digital Collections. Version 2021-02-18
Abbreviations in table: Y is for Yes; N is for No
Examples:
- Bill Sanders, "Step right up, folks! Profit's my name, death's my game!" (https://hdl.handle.net/1811/17f298ab-b067-4a91-8b0a-c717af2c336a)
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Label | Required | Repeatable | Description | CV/Syntax | Notes | Examples |
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Type/Resource Type | YYes | NNo | The primary nature or genre of the described resource. | DCMI Type Terms | Use "Image" for all cartoons regardless of additional text | Image |
Title | YYes | NNo | The primary name given to the described resource. | BICLM prefers title case. | Title may be found on work or devised by cataloger based on speech balloon or description. See Description - Examples for how to clarify source of title in Description field. | Step right up, folks! Profit's my name, death's my game! |
Alternative Title | NNo | YYes | Any alternative title for the described resource, including abbreviations and translations. | |||
Creator | NRecommended | YYes | The person or group primarily responsible for the creation of the work. | Use of LCNAF is preferred. For creators not in LCNAF, follow LCNAF's standards, i.e. name in inverted order. | Sanders, Bill, 1933- (http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010163117) | |
Contributor | NNo | YYes | A person or group responsible for making secondary contributions to the work. | |||
Genre | NRecommended | YYes | A term or terms that designate a category characterizing a particular style, form, or content, such as artistic, musical, literary composition, etc. | Getty AAT | editorial cartoons (http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300123431) | |
Language | Recommended | Yes | The language(s) of the work's content. | ISO language codes | eng | |
Publisher | Only use this field for published versions of works. | |||||
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Extent | Record height × width in centimeters. | 28.5 x 36 cm | ||||