These are draft metadata standards for cartoons in Digital Collections. Version 2021-02-18Examples04-15
Note: DCRM(G) (https://rbms.info/dcrm/dcrmg/) is a useful content standard for describing cartoons.
DC 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)
- Derf, "Do you know me? I'm a USG official. I don't do too much that's worthwhile, so I'm not readily recognized..." (https://hdl.handle.net/1811/3f2b81b6-bdc2-40c0-a969-e5a2fa36f359)
Examples at other institutions:
- Political Cartoons Collection, The Library Company of Philadelphia, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3APOLCA
- Fred Wright Cartoons, University of Pittsburgh, https://digital.library.pitt.edu/collection/fred-wright-cartoons
John Tinney McCutcheon Collection of Editorial Cartoons, University of Missouri Libraries, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A419811
- John Carter Brown Political Cartoons Collection, https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet
- Jerry Doyle Papers, Penn State University Libraries, https://libraries.psu.edu/about/collections/jerry-doyle-papers
- Cartoon Drawings, Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/acd/
| Label | Obligation | RepeatableDescription | CV/Syntax | Notes | Examples | |
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| Type/Resource Type | Required | NoThe primary nature or genre of the described resource. | DCMI Type Terms | Use "Image" for all cartoons regardless of additional text | Image | |
| Title | Required | NoThe primary name given to the described resource. | BICLM prefers title case if the creator uses it. However, titles can be entered in sentence case if transcribed from a speech balloon or caption. | 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 | Optional | YesAny | alternative title for the described resource, including abbreviations and translationsBICLM prefers title case if the creator uses it. However, titles can be entered in sentence case if transcribed from a speech balloon or caption. | |||
| Creator | Recommended | Yes | 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 | Optional | YesA person or group responsible for making secondary contributions to the work | Use of LCNAF is preferred | For creators not in LCNAF, follow LCNAF's standards, i.e. name in inverted order. | ||
| Genre | Recommended | YesA 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 639-2 codes | eng | |
| Publisher | Recommended | YesThe person or group making the work available in a formal publication process. | Use of LCNAF is preferred. | Only use this field for published versions of works. | ||
| Date Created | Required, if available | YesThe date on which the work was created. | W3C Date Time Format (DTF); Extended Date Time Format (EDTF) | |||
| Date Issued | Required, if available | YesThe date(s) on which the work was issued, e.g. published. | W3C Date Time Format (DTF) | |||
| Date Copyrighted | Required, if available | YesThe date(s) on which the work was copyrighted. | W3C Date Time Format (DTF) | If there is a copyright statement on the work, enter the year indicated as YYYY (four-digit year). | ||
| Date | Optional | YesA point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource. | W3C Date Time Format (DTF) | Use only for original art when the date on the work is the presumed date of publication. | ||
| Summary | Recommended | Yes | n/a | Briefly describe in about one to three sentences the imagery. May refer to color or monochrome aspects of work either in Summary or Description | This monochrome cartoon shows a skeleton salesman offering guns in a store display to prospective buyers. Behind the salesperson is a sign, “GUN LOBBY INC. ONE HANDGUN SOLD EVERY 13 SECONDS IN THE U.S.” | |
| Description | Optional | Yes | n/a |
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| Version | Optional | No | Local:
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| Staff Notes | Optional | Yes | n/a | Note controlled vocabularies used for specific fields. | Genre=Getty AAT; Subject=LCSH & LCNAF | |
| Format | Required, if available | Yes | IANA Media Types | image/tiff | ||
| Medium | Recommended | Yes | Getty AAT recommended | While Getty AAT is recommended, local terms may be used as appropriate. For example, "duotone paper" is not in Getty AAT. |
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| Extent | Optional | Yes | Record height × width in centimeters. | 28.5 x 36 cm | ||
| Repository | Required, if available | No | LCNAF | For reformatted works, only indicate repository if the item is physically held by OSUL. | Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum | |
| Collection | Required, if available | No | n/a | Collection name should be consistent with how it is listed in related records, e.g. finding aid and catalog record. | International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection and Records | |
| Provenance | Optional | Yes | n/a | For donors, may enter as "Donor:" before indicating name. | ||
| Related Finding Aid | Optional | Yes | URL | Use version in Special Collections Registry. | https://library.osu.edu/collections/SPEC.CGA.IMCA/ | |
| Related URL | Optional | Yes | URL | If there is another DC record that is related to the work being described, enter the record's permanent link (handle). For instance, BICLM may have another version of the work being described. | ||
| Identifier | Required, if available | Yes | n/a | For BICLM, enter the finding number and d #. |
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| Collection Identifier | Required, if available | No | n/a | Enter the ID associated with the collection in the Special Collections Registry. This will allow the recor | SPEC.CGA.IMCA | |
| Published In | Optional | Yes | n/a | Use only for original art. Use Publisher for published works. Do not enter dates as their own entry in this field. | Milwaukee Journal | |
| Subject | Recommended | Yes | LCNAF and LCSH | Subject terms may refer to imagery and/or aboutness. It is useful to focus on identifying people, places, events, symbols, and/or situations. | ||
| Place (Topic) | Optional | Yes | LCNAF and LCSH | Place terms should conform to LCNAF. When appropriate terms are not available in LCNAF, use LCSH. | ||
| Time Period (Topic) | Optional | Yes | local CV | This field should be used in terms of aboutness. If a cartoon depicts a different time period, the other time period should be used for this field. Enter as decade(s) or century if unknown. | 1980s (1980-1989) | |
| Rights Statement | Required | No | https://rightsstatements.org/en/ | Enter term as URL. If Copyright Services has not selected a rights statement, use "Copyright Not Evaluated" (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/). | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ | |
| Rights Note | Required | No | local CV |
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