Top-level Element: <typeOfResource>
| Element | <typeOfResource> |
|---|---|
| Definition | A term that specifies the characteristics and general type of content of the resource. |
| Attributes | Common: Authority: authority; authorityURI; valueURI Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration Linking: ID; IDREF; altRepGroup Miscellaneous: displayLabel; usage Specific: collection; manuscript |
| Subelements | None |
| Examples | EXAMPLES |
| Mappings | MAPPINGS |
Guidelines for Use
Information in <typeOfResource> is about the original item. For example, in the case of a digitized photograph, <typeOfResource> would apply to the analog original; in born-digital materials, it would apply to the original digital format.
This element includes a high-level type that categorizes the material in a general way using an enumerated list of values. More specific typing is done in the <genre> element.
The attributes collection and manuscript are associated with a specific value used in <typeOfResource>. For example, a MODS object that consists of a collection of maps with associated text could be represented by two instances of <typeOfResource>. The first would be "cartographic" with attribute collection="yes", and the second could be "text" (with no attribute).
The Library of Congress Resource Types Scheme http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes.html provides a useful list of values. (This list is mainly derived from a controlled list of coded values in MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data and it has been augmented with types beyond those specified in MARC and MODS/XML.) It is recommended that a value from this list be used.
Prior to MODS 3.7 an enumerated list of values was provided for use in this element: text; cartographic; notated music; sound recording; sound recording-musical; sound recording-nonmusical; still image; moving image; three dimensional object; software, multimedia; and mixed material. With version 3.7, the controlled-list restriction was removed and the attributes @authority, @authorityURI, @valueURI, and @xml:lang were added instead. (See examples below under the heading: Examples Using the Old Enumerate Scheme). Values from other lists may alos be used to support local needs.
Specific Attribute Information
collection
manuscript
EXAMPLES
Examples containing the code (e.g., "img") and the text (e.g., "Still image"):
<typeOfResource valueURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes/img">img</typeOfResource>
OR
<typeOfResource authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes/img">Still image</typeOfResource>
Other examples:
<title>battle cry of freedom</title>
<typeOfResource displayLabel="Format" value="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/resourceTypes/img.html">Notated music</typeOfResource>
<genre>sheet music</genre>
Examples using the old MODS enumerated scheme:
<typeOfResource>moving image</typeOfResource>
<genre>motion picture</genre>
<typeOfResource>three dimensional object</typeOfResource>
<typeOfResource>software, multimedia</typeOfResource>
<genre authority="marcgt">online system or service</genre>
<genre>search engine</genre>
<title>new naval and military map of the United States</title>
<typeOfResource>cartographic</typeOfResource>
<genre>map</genre>
<typeOfResource>sound recording-nonmusical</typeOfResource>
<genre authority="marcgt">speech</genre>
<physicalDescription>
<typeOfResource>sound recording-musical</typeOfResource>
<typeOfResource manuscript="yes" collection="yes">mixed material</typeOfResource>
<abstract>Correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, galley and page proofs, newspaper clippings, printed material, monographs, and musical scores pertaining primarily to Richards's biography of A. E. Housman titled Housman, 1896-1936 (1941) </abstract>
MAPPING
MARC Mapping (Bibliographic)
See MARC Mapping to MODS for the <typeOfResource>.
Dublin Core Mapping
See MODS to Dublin Core Metadata Element Set Mapping.
Last Updated: October 28, 2022