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Alphabetical Index of MODS Elements and Subelements

(This list is currently being updated to reflect MODS 3.8)

The following lists all of the elements and subelements in MODS in alphabetical order. For subelements, the hierarachy of the subelement is given after the hyphen. Element names without a hierarchy are top-level.

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

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Last Updated: November 8, 2022