MODS Version 3 DRAFT Namespace Document

December 2008

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This is the XML namespace document for MODS version 3 (for MODS 3.x versions 3.4 and higher). 

The namespace identifier for this namespace is "http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3"

Listed below are the names of the elements, attributes, and type definitions in  this namespace, which may be referenced by external schemas.

Known XML schemas that use names from this namespace:

• MODS draft version 3.4
  

Elements Defined for this Namespace

The elements below are defined for this namespace.  Currently, all of these elements are found in the MODS 3.4 schema, and their syntax/structure and semantics are as defined in the .... (data dictionary?). 

abstract>
<accessCondition>
<affiliation>
<area>
<caption>
<cartographics>
<city>
<citySection>
<classification>
<continent>
<coordinates>
<copyInformation>
<copyrightDate>
<country>
<county>
<date>
<dateCaptured>
<dateCreated>
<dateIssued>
<dateModified>
<dateOther>
<dateValid>
<description>
<descriptionStandard>
<detail>
<digitalOrigin>
<displayForm>
<edition>
<electronicLocator>
<end>
<enumerationAndChronology>
<extension>
<extent>
<extraterrestrialArea>
<form>
<frequency>
<genre>
<geographic>
<geographicCode>
<hierarchicalGeographic>
<holdingExternal>
<holdingSimple>
<identifier>
<internetMediaType>
<island>
<issuance>
<language>
<languageOfCataloging>
<languageTerm>
<list>
<location>
<mods>
<modsCollection>
<name>
<namePart>
<nonSort>
<note>
<number>
<occupation>
<originInfo>
<part>
<partName>
<partNumber>
<physicalDescription>
<physicalExtent>
<physicalLocation>
<place>
<placeTerm>
<projection>
<province>
<publisher>
<recordChangeDate>
<recordContentSource>
<recordCreationDate>
<recordIdentifier>
<recordInfo>
<recordOrigin>
<reformattingQuality>
<region>
<relatedItem>
<role>
<roleTerm>
<scale>
<shelfLocator>
<start>
<state>
<subject>
<subLocation>
<subTitle>
<tableOfContents>
<targetAudience>
<temporal>
<territory>
<text>
<title>
<titleInfo>
<topic>
<total>
<typeOfResource>
<url>

Attributes Defined for this Namespace

No attributes are defined for this namespace.

Type Definitions Defined for this Namespace

The following type definitions are defined for this namespace. Their definitions are found within the MODS 3.4 schema.

"modsComplexType"
"modsCollectionComplexType"
"accessConditionComplexType"
"classificationComplexType"
"extensionType"
"genreComplexType"
"identifierComplexType"
"locationComplexType"
"nameComplexType"
"languageComplexType"
"nameTypeAttributeSimpleType"
"originInfoComplexType"
"partComplexType"
"noteComplexType"
"physicalDescriptionComplexType"
"recordIdentifierComplexType"
"recordInfoComplexType"
"relatedItemComplexType"
"subjectComplexType"
"tableOfContentsComplexType"
"targetAudienceComplexType"
"titleInfoComplexType"
"typeOfResourceComplexType"
"baseDateComplexType"
"baseTitleInfoComplexType"
"dateOtherComplexType"
"cartographicsComplexType"
"codeOrTextSimpleType"
"copyInformationComplexType"
"dateType"
"detailComplexType"
"digitalOriginSimpleType"
"enumerationAndChronologyComplexType"
"extentComplexType"
"geographicCodeComplexType"
"hierarchicalGeographicComplexType"
"holdingSimpleComplexType"
"issuanceSimpleType"
"languageTermComplexType"
"namePartComplexType"
"placeAuthoritySimpleType"
"placeComplexType"
"placeTermComplexType"
"physicalExtentComplexType"
"physicalLocationComplexType"
"reformattingQualitySimpleType"
"resourceTypeSimpleType"
"roleComplexType"
"roleTermComplexType"
"unstructuredTextComplexType"
"urlComplexType"
"versionSimpleType"
"yesSimpleType"
"stringPlusAuthority"
"stringPlusAuthorityPlusDisplayLabel"
"stringPlusAuthorityPlusEdition"
"stringPlusAuthorityPlusLanguage"
"stringPlusAuthorityPlusType"
"stringPlusAuthorityPlusTypePlusLanguage"
"stringPlusAuthorityPlusTypePlusLanguagePlusDisplayLabelPlusXlink"
"stringPlusDisplayLabel"
"stringPlusDisplayLabelPlusType"