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Unit*

?Name of the library unit that administers to the digital and/or physical object that is being described.
  • Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum
  • Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program
  • Ohio Congressional Archives
  • Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute
  • Rare Books and Manuscripts Library
  • Music and Dance Library
  • Records can only belong to one Unit.
  • If creating individual records, this metadata gets entered in the Relationships tab under "Administrative Set".
  • Do not put this field in spreadsheets for batch ingest. It will be mapped for the entire ingest.
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Resource Type*

(Note: Listed as "Type" in submission form.)

dcterms:typeThe primary nature of the work as a digital object.
  • Collection
  • Dataset
  • Event
  • Image
  • Interactive Resource
  • Moving Image
  • Physical Object
  • Service
  • Software
  • Sound
  • Still Image
  • Text
  • Select the appropriate DCMI Type Term(s) from the drop-down menu. Consult the DC Metadata Application Profile for more details.
  • For music notation, use "Image".

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(Note: It is discouraged to enter multiple types. Ideally, related works of different types should have separate records.)

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Title*dc:titleA name to aid in identifying a work.n/aDepending on the work, it may indicated on the work. In other cases, the title may be supplied by the metadata creator.text

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(Additional titles should go in Alternative Title.)

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Alternative Title

dcterms:alternative

An alternative name for the resource.n/a

It may be a translated title or series title.

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Creatordc:creatorThe person or group primarily responsible for the creation of the work.

If a personal name is not in a CV, enter the name in inverted order with life/death dates if known, e.g. "Smith, John, 1900-1990".

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Contributor

dc:contributorA person or group responsible for making secondary contributions to the work.


If a personal name is not in a CV, enter the name in inverted order with life/death dates if known, e.g. "Smith, John, 1900-1990". text RepeatableVisible


Genre

vra:worktype

(Note: corresponds to VRA 4.)

A term or terms that designate a category characterizing a particular style, form, or content, such as artistic, musical, literary composition, etc.

Genre often refers to what the item is regardless of whether it is in a physical or digital format.text RepeatableVisible

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Language

dc:language

The language(s) of the work's content.ISO 639-2 language code
  • If there is no text, do not enter a language term
  • If both a bibliographic and terminology code are available, the terminology code is preferred.
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 Publisher

dc:publisher

The person or group making the work available in a formal publication process. Contrary to prior practice, do not enter OSUL or any of its units in this field. text RepeatableVisible (tick)

Date Created

dcterms:created

The date on which the work was created.
  • For exact dates, follow W3C DTF, i.e. YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD.
  • For approximate and uncertain dates, use EDTF. Do not enter dates as text, e.g. “Undated”.
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Date Issueddcterms:issuedThe date(s) on which the work was issued, e.g. published.Enter date as
  • For exact dates, follow W3C DTF, i.e. YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD.
  • For approximate and uncertain dates, use EDTF. Do not enter dates as text, e.g. “Undated”.
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Date Copyrighteddcterms:dateCopyrightedThe date(s) on which the work was copyrighted.W3C Date Time Format (DTF)

Enter date as YYYY.

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 Datedc:dateThe date(s) associated with the lifecycle of the resource.
  • For exact dates, follow W3C DTF, i.e. YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD.
  • For approximate and uncertain dates, use EDTF. Do not enter dates as text, e.g. “Undated”.
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Summary

dcterms:abstract

An explanation of the work’s content.

 n/a For example, this could be a summary of the textual content of the work or a description of the picture's imagery. text RepeatableVisible

 


Description

dc:description

Describe or note other aspects of the work that are not appropriate to the Summary or other fields.

 n/a Use for any metadata that does not conform to an existing metadata field which can be displayed to the public.text RepeatableVisible


Versionbibframe:versionUse for denoting different versions of a work local CV
BIBFRAME usage indicates "Term or terms that identify works such as arranged for music, vulgate for religious work, etc."textRepeatableVisible

Staff Notes

local field

(Note: link to local namespace https://library.osu.edu/ns#StaffNotes is broken.)

Enter internal notes that should only be accessible to logged in users.

 n/aDo not put any confidential information related to the work. text RepeatableHidden

 


FormatFile Format (formerly Format)

dc:format

The file format of the work.


IANA Media Types

This field has traditionally been used by OSUL for the format of the physical objects and/or digital objects. However, the physical medium of the work.

 

For digital files: 

For physical objects:

format of physical objects will be moved to Medium.
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Mediumdcterms:mediumThe material or physical carrier of the resource. This field is about the physicality of analog objects.textRepeatableVisible
Extentdcterms:extentThe size or duration of the resource.n/aFollow Resource Description & Access (RDA) standards.textRepeatableVisible 

vra:measurements

Dimensions of physical work, e.g. dimensions, volume, weight, scale, running time.

n/a
  • Enter measurement value as number, unit type as text, and qualifier (description of unit) as type. 
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Materials

vra:material

The substance of which a work and/or image is composed of.

Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)This metadata field is under review and may be replaced.
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Repository

foaf:basedNear

(Note: may change to another property.)

The name of the repository where the original resource is located (e.g. “Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum”).

 LCNAF: Library of Congress Name Authority File

For reformatted works, only indicate repository if the item is physically held by OSUL.

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 Source Collection

(formerly Collection)

vra:collection 

Name of the collection that the work is a part of.

n/a 
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Sub Collection

DEPRECATED - MI will be removing or migrating those values.

vra:subcollection

(Note: not in VRA ontology.)

Name of the sub-collection that the work is a part of.

n/a 
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Source

dc:source

Indicate source of the work as a digital object(s).

 n/a

For example, “Born digital” or “Digitized from [Item #], [Box #], [Collection Name], [Unit], The Ohio State University Libraries”.

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Provenance

dcterms:provenance

A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. n/aMay indicate donor in his field.text RepeatableVisible

 


Related Finding Aidbibframe:findingAid

If applicable, enter the URL for the OSUL finding aid that the work is associated with.

URLEnter the URL of the finding aid in the Special Collections Registry. If Special Collections Registry entry is not available, XML finding aid link is acceptable. URLNot repeatableVisible 

Related URL

rdfs:seeAlso
A link to a website related to the work. URL
  • This field can also be used for permanent link(s) from a DC record that is related to the work.
  • Enter the entire URL.
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Identifier

dcterms:identifier 

The unique identifier(s) associated with the work. In the case of reformatted items, it could be associated with the work in a physical or digital format.

n/a

If the work has an associated call number, enter that in Call Number field.

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Call Numberbibframe:shelfMark

If applicable, enter the call number(s) for physical version of the work here.

n/a 
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Collection Identifier

vra:collectionIdentifier

(Note: not in VRA ontology.)

If applicable, enter the identifier for the collection the work is a part of.n/aIf there is a related finding aid, enter the Collection Identifier exactly as it is listed in the finding aid.textNot repeatableVisible

 


Archival Contextlocal field

If applicable, enter the Finding Aid Container ID that links the work to its series, box, or other section in its related finding aid.

 


The Metadata Initiatives Department can assist with populating this field.textNot repeatableVisible 

Published In

dcterms:bibliographicCitation

Enter full bibliographic citation(s) for previously published version(s) of the work.

 


Use for works that were formally published.  

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Subject

dc:subject

Terms which describe what the work is about.

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF)

  • Use LCSH for topical subject headings.
  • Use LCNAF for proper names of people and organizations.
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Keyword

dc:relationWords or phrases to describe what the work is about. This field is for terms that do not conform to a controlled vocabulary.n/aIf an appropriate term can be found in LCSH or LCNAF, enter the authorized term in Subject instead.textRepeatableVisible

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Place (Topic)

dcterms:spatial

A place name, e.g. city, state, country, that the work is about.

LCNAF: Library of Congress Name Authority File

Do not use for place of publication.

When appropriate, other CV can be used.

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Time Period (Topic)

dcterms:temporal

A time span that the work is about or depicts.

n/a

Indicate the time period in terms of decades, e.g. “1890s (1890-1899)”, and centuries, e.g. “19th Century”.

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Rights Statementedm:rights

Standardized rights statement related to the work.

Rights Statements.orgConsult OSUL’s Copyright Services Department for the appropriate value.URINot repeatableVisible 

Rights Note

dc:rights

(Note: Current field is dcterms:rights.)

OSUL's disclaimer regarding the use of the work.

n/a

Consult OSUL’s Copyright Services Department for the appropriate value.textNot repeatableVisible 


Rights Holderdcterms:rightsHolderName of the individual(s) and/or organization(s) that retain rights to the work.n/aIf rights holder is indicated on the work, e.g. copyright statement, transcribe it here.textRepeatableVisible 
Licensedcterms:licenseIf appropriate, select a Creative Commons license to be applied to the work.Creative Commons licenses

Consult OSUL’s Copyright Services Department for appropriate term.

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Access Rightsdcterms:accessRights

Free-text field for access information, e.g. restricted items.

n/aUse to note cases were access to objects requires mediation, e.g. on site access only

Statement that lets patrons know how to access Digital Collections content that requires logins or on-site access due to copyright and other rights-related restrictions.

  • OSU faculty, staff, students can login for access to the recordings. Other users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ location.
  • Users may access the recordings on site in an Ohio State University Libraries’ reading room.
Institution access: OSU-affliated users with logins and passwords have streaming and/or view access only to the specific file(s) with Shibboleth. Download is not enabled in this setting.textRepeatableVisible 

Preservation Level

premis:PreservationLevel

(Note: PREMIS 2. Not in PREMIS ontology.)

A value indicating the set of preservation functions expected to be applied to the object, e.g. “Full.”

  
  • Consult with Digital Preservation Librarian for the appropriate value.
  • This field is under review.
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Preservation Level Rationale

premis:hasPreservationLevelRationale

(Note: PREMIS 2. Not in PREMIS ontology.)

The reason a particular Preservation Level value was applied to the object.

  • Preservation Master
  • Provisional Master
  • Access Copy
  • Consult Digital Preservation Librarian for the appropriate value.
  • This field is under review.
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Preservation Level Rationale Date Assigned

premis:hasPreservationLevelDateAssigned

(Note: PREMIS 2. Not in PREMIS ontology.)

Date the preservation level was assigned.

W3C Date Time Format (DTF)
  • Enter date as YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD.
  • Consult with Digital Preservation Librarian for the appropriate value.
  • This field is under review.
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n/aAgency that grants media publishers, particularly newspapers, the right to publish a creator's work. Refer to https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63968517 for context.local CVOnly for use by BICLMtextRepeatableVisible