## Access accessContact types _Path: access.accessContact.type_ * email * Email address for a contact person or institution concerning the resource. * repository * Institution providing access to the resource. ## Access digitalLocation types _Path: access.digitalLocation.type_ * discovery * Online location for the purpose of discovering the resource. ## Access note types _Path: access.note.type_ * access restriction * Restrictions on or conditions for gaining access to the resource. * display label * Display label for the purl. * license * License describing allowed uses of the resource. * use and reproduction * Information related to allowed uses of the resource in other contexts. ## Access physicalLocation types _Path: access.physicalLocation.type_ * discovery * Location where a user may find the resource. * location * Physical location of the resource, or path to the resource on a hard drive or disk. * repository * The institution holding the resource. * series * Archival series of the resource. * Deprecated. Preferred usage: relatedResource.title.value with relatedResource type "host" and displayLabel "Series" * shelf locator * Identifier or shelfmark indicating the location of the resource. ## AdminMetadata note types _Path: adminMetadata.note.type_ * record information * General information about the metadata record. * record origin * The source of the record, such as another record transformed to generate the current record. # Contributor types _Path: contributor.type_ * conference * An event focusing on a particular topic or discipline. * event * A time-bound occurrence. * family * A group of individuals related by blood or personal alliance. * organization * An institution or other corporate or collective body. * person * An individual identity. * unspecified others * Designator for one or more additional contributors not named individually. ## Contributor identifier types _Path: contributor.identifier.type_ * ORCID * Identifier from orcid.org. * Wikidata * Identifier from wikidata.org. ## Contributor name types _Path: contributor.name.type_ * alternative * Additional nonpreferred form of name. * display * Preferred form of the name for display. * forename * First or given name or names. * inverted full name * Name given in last name, first name order. * pseudonym * Name used that differs from legal or primary form of name. * surname * Last or family name or names. * transliteration * Name originally in non-Latin script presented phonetically using Latin characters. ### Contributor name part types for structured value _Path: contributor.name.structuredValue.type_ * activity dates * The date or dates when someone was producing work. * forename * First or given name or names. * life dates * Birth and death dates, or dates when an entity was in existence. * name * Name provided alongside additional information. * ordinal * Indicator that the name is one in a series (e.g. Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King, Jr.). * surname * Last or family name or names. * term of address * Title or other signifier associated with name. ### Contributor name types for grouped value (MODS legacy) _Path: contributor.name.groupedValue.type_ * alternative * Additional nonpreferred form of name. * name * Primary form of name within group of values. * pseudonym * Name used that differs from legal or primary form of name. ## Contributor note types _Path: contributor.note.type_ * affiliation * Institution with which the contributor is associated. * citation status * Indicator of whether the contributor should be included in the citation. * description * Biographical information about the contributor. # Event types _Path: event.type_ * acquisition * The transferral of ownership of a resource to a repository. * capture * A record of the resource in a fixed form at a specific time. * collection * The addition of a resource to a set of other resources. * copyright * The activity by which a resource may be considered subject to copyright law. * copyright notice * An explicit statement that a resource is under copyright. * creation * The coming into being of a resource. * deaccession * The removal of a resource from a repository. * degree conferral * The institutional approval of a thesis or other resource leading to an academic degree. * deposit * The submission of a resource to a repository. * development * The creation of a print from a photographic negative or other source medium. * distribution * The delivery of the resource to an external audience. * generation * The creation of a resource by an automatic or natural process. * manufacture * The physical assembly of a resource, often in multiple copies, for publication or other distribution. * modification * A change to an existing resource. * performance * The enactment of an artistic or cultural work for an audience, such as a play. * presentation * The discussion of an academic or intellectual work for an audience, such as a seminar. * production * The physical assembly of a resource not considered published, such as page proofs for a book. * provenance * The resource's origins and history. * publication * The publishing or issuing of a resource. * recording * The initial fixation to a medium of live audio and/or visual activity. * release * Making a resource available to a broader audience. * submission * The provision of a resource for review or evaluation. * validity * When a resource takes effect, such as a revised train schedule. * withdrawal * The removal of previous access to a resource, often due to its obsolescence. ## Event date types _Path: event.date.type_ * accompanying letter * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * acquisition * The transferral of ownership of a resource to a repository. * capture * A record of the resource in a fixed form at a specific time. * collection * The addition of a resource to a set of other resources. * composition * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * copy * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * copyright * The activity by which a resource may be considered subject to copyright law. * coverage * creation * The coming into being of a resource. * deaccession * The removal of a resource from a repository. * degree conferral * The institutional approval of a thesis or other resource leading to an academic degree. * deposit * The submission of a resource to a repository. * developed * The creation of a print from a photographic negative or other source medium. * Deprecated. Preferred usage: development * development * The creation of a print from a photographic negative or other source medium. * distribution * The delivery of the resource to an external audience. * generation * The creation of a resource by an automatic or natural process. * Gregorian * Deprecated. Preferred usage: event.date.note.value with type "calendar" * Hebrew * Deprecated. Preferred usage: event.date.note.value with type "calendar" * Hijri calendar * Deprecated. Preferred usage: event.date.note.value with type "calendar" * Islamic * Deprecated. Preferred usage: event.date.note.value with type "calendar" * Julian * Deprecated. Preferred usage: event.date.note.value with type "calendar" * letter * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * letter referred to * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * manufacture * The physical assembly of a resource, often in multiple copies, for publication or other distribution. * manuscript * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * manuscript referred to * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * modification * A change to an existing resource. * new document * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * new style letter * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * observation * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * old style letter * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * original sent * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * performance * The enactment of an artistic or cultural work for an audience, such as a play. * presentation * The discussion of an academic or intellectual work for an audience, such as a seminar. * proclamation * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * production * The physical assembly of a resource not considered published, such as page proofs for a book. * publication * The publishing or issuing of a resource. * quoted * Used in Athanasius Kircher project. * Deprecated. * recording * The initial fixation to a medium of live audio and/or visual activity. * release * Making a resource available to a broader audience. * Revolutionary calendar * Deprecated. Preferred usage: event.date.note.value with type "calendar" * submission * The provision of a resource for review or evaluation. * validity * When a resource takes effect, such as a revised train schedule. * withdrawal * The removal of previous access to a resource, often due to its obsolescence. ### Event date note types _Path: event.date.note.type_ * calendar * The calendar system used for a date. ### Event date part types for structured value _Path: event.date.structuredValue.type_ * start * The start date in a range. * end * The end date in a range. ## Event note types _Path: event.note.type_ * copyright statement * A formal declaration of copyright on a resource. * edition * A published version of a resource issued at one time. * frequency * How often a resource is issued, such as monthly. * issuance * How the resource is issued, such as serially. # Form types _Path: form.type_ * carrier * Format of the resource's storage medium. * data format * The structure of a dataset. * digital origin * The relationship of a digitized resource to a previous format. * extent * The size or dimensions of the resource. * form * A description of the materiality of the resource. * genre * The intellectual category of a resource based on style, form, content, etc. * map projection * The method used to represent the curvature of a planet on a flat plane. * map scale * The size ratio of the map image to the depicted area. * material * The physical components constituting the resource. * media * The technology required to mediate interactions with a resource. * media type * reformatting quality * The use for which the reproduction quality of the resource was intended (e.g. access, preservation). * resource type * The general format category of the resource. * technique * The method used to create the resource. * type ## Form part types for structured value _Path: form.structuredValue.type_ * type * Used for H2 deposits. * subtype * Used for H2 deposits. ## Geographic form types _Path: geographic.form.type_ * data format * media type * type ## Geographic subject types _Path: geographic.subject.type_ * bounding box coordinates * A series of coordinates forming the boundaries of the depicted area. * coverage * The name of the area the resource depicts. * point coordinates * A pair of coordinates showing the latitude and longitude of the depicted area. ### Geographic subject part types for structured value _Path: geographic.subject.structuredValue.type_ * east * A directional indicator for a point of a bounding box. * latitude * The angular distance of a place north or south from the equator. * longitude * The angular distance of a place east or west from the standard meridian. * north * A directional indicator for a point of a bounding box. * south * A directional indicator for a point of a bounding box. * west * A directional indicator for a point of a bounding box. # Identifier types _Path: identifier.type_ * accession * Deprecated. Preferred usage: accession number * accession number * alternate case number * anchor * Apis ID * ARK * arXiv * Bates range * Used in law, medicine, and business for documents as they are scanned or processed, such as for pretrial discovery. * case identifier * case number * CCP * CLC * CSt * CStRLIN * CTC * Data Provider Digital Object Identifier * document number * DOI * druid * EUR-OP * filing number * Used when placing a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the case records. * FOLIO * FOLIO HRID for the source record of the metadata. * GTIN-14 ID * Handle * inventory number * ISBN * ISMN * ISRC * ISSN * ISSN-L * issue number * LCCN * local * Local ID * matrix number * music plate * music publisher * OCLC * OCoLC * PMCID * PMID * record id * ROR * Senate Number * Series * SICI * SIRSI * Source ID * sourceID * Deprecated. Preferred usage: Source ID * stock number * SUL catalog key * Swets (Netherlands) ID * UPC * URI * URN * videorecording identifier * West Mat # * Wikidata # Note types _Path: note.type_ * abstract * A short overview of a research article or other work. * access * Information about gaining access to a resource. * access note * Deprecated. Preferred usage: access * access restriction * Information about restrictions on who may or how to access a resource. * acquisition * The transfer of a resource to a repository. * action * additional physical form * Other formats of the resource. * additions * Resources added after initial acquisition. * admin * Deprecated. Preferred usage: administrative * administrative * Administrative or internal use. * affiliation * Institution with which a person or other entity is associated. * arrangement * The organization of an archival or other collection. * bibliographic * bibliography * Other resources with additional information about the resource. * binding * biographical/historical * Background on a person, organization, or other entity strongly associated with the resource. * biographical/historical note * Deprecated. Preferred usage: biographical/historical * biography * Background on a person strongly associated with the resource. * boat note * citation/reference * Other resources that cite this resource. * codicology * collation * colophon * condition * Physical wear on an object. * contact * Contact information for someone responsible for the resource. * content * The information the resource contains. * content note * Deprecated. Preferred usage: content * content warning * Cautionary information about offensive or triggering resource content. * contents * Deprecated. Preferred usage: content * copyright * A creator's legal ownership of a resource's content. * creation/production credits * Cast and crew associated with the production of a resource. * date * Information about a date or dates associated with the resource. * date/sequential designation * decoNote * Deprecated. Preferred usage: decoration * decoration * description * Information describing the resource. * digitization * The process of creating a digital representation of a physical object. * dimensions * The size of an object in terms of area or volume. * duration * The length of a time-based resource. * email * An email address related to the resource. * event * A time-bound occurrence associated with a resource. * exhibitions * Public displays of the resource as part of an exhibit. * explicit * foliation * funding * Financial support for producing, acquiring, or otherwise processing the resource. * general * genre type * geography * hand note * handNote * Deprecated. Preferred usage: hand note * handwritten * host * incipit * instrumentation * Musical instruments involved in the performance of a resource. * language * layout * local * A note with local application. * location * material * medium of performance * names * numbering * original location * other * other relation type * ownership * part * performer * performers * preferred citation * The preferred form for citing a resource. * provenance * The resource's origins and history. * publications * Other published works related to the resource. * qualifications * quote * reassembly * The return of an object to a whole after being separated into parts. * reference * references * reformatting * related publication * reproduction * research * restriction * restriction on access * Deprecated. Preferred usage: access restriction * rubric * scope and content * secfol * Deprecated. Preferred usage: second folio * second folio * secondFolio * Deprecated. Preferred usage: second folio * source characteristics * source identifier * statement of responsibility * The contributors to a work as transcribed from a title page. * summary * system details * system requirements * table of contents * target audience * technical note * Technological requirements for accessing or using the resource. * thesis * transcript * translation * unit * update * use and reproduction * venue * The location of a public performance or other event. * version * version identification * writing ## Note types for grouped value (MODS legacy) _Path: note.groupedValue.type_ * caption * date * detail type * extent unit * list * marker * number * title * text # RelatedResource types _Path: relatedResource.type_ * has original version * An initial form of the resource. * has other format * A version of the resource in a different physical or digital format. * has part * A constituent unit of the resource. * has version * A version of the resource with different intellectual content. * in series * The name of a series of publications to which the resource belongs. * other relation type * Resource type not otherwise described. * part of * A larger resource to which the resource belongs, such as a collection. * preceded by * A predecessor to the resource, such as a preceding journal title. * referenced by * Other resources that cite the resource, such as a catalog. * references * A resource which the resource references or cites. * related to * A generically related resource. * reviewed by * A review of the resource. * succeeded by * A successor to the resource, such as a subsequent journal title. # Subject types _Path: subject.type_ * classification * A coded reference to the main subjects of the resource according to a larger system. * conference * An event focusing on a particular topic or discipline. * display * Preferred form of the value for display. * event * A time-bound occurrence. * family * A group of individuals related by blood or personal alliance. * genre * The intellectual category of a resource based on style, form, content, etc. * map coordinates * Bounding box or point coordinates describing the area represented by a map or other geographic resource. * name * The name of an entity whose type is not known. * occupation * A profession or job category associated with the content of a resource. * organization * An institution or other corporate or collective body. * person * An individual identity. * place * A geographic location associated with the content of a resource. * point coordinates * The latitude and longitude of a place associated with the content of a resource. * time * The temporal period associated with the content of a resource. * title * A work that is the subject of the resource. * topic * Terms representing the information contained in or other relevant attributes of a resource. ## Subject note types _Path: subject.note.type_ * affiliation * Institution with which the contributor is associated. * description * Biographical information about the contributor. * role * The relation of the subject entity to the resource. ## Subject part types for structured value _Path: subject.structuredValue.type_ * activity dates * The date or dates when someone was producing work. * area * A non-jurisdictional geographic entity. * city * An inhabited place incorporated as a city or equivalent. * city section * A smaller unit within a populated place, such as a neighborhood. * conference * An event focusing on a particular topic or discipline. * continent * Large land mass or portion of land mass considered to be a continent. * country * A political entity considered to be a country. * county * A political division of a state or the largest local administrative unit. * display * Preferred form of the value for display. * east * A directional indicator for a point of a bounding box. * end * The end date in a range. * event * A time-bound occurrence. * extraterrestrial area * An entity, space, or feature not on Earth. * family * A group of individuals related by blood or personal alliance. * forename * First or given name or names. * genre * The intellectual category of a resource based on style, form, content, etc. * island * A tract of land surrounded by water but not itself a separate continent or country. * latitude * The angular distance of a place north or south from the equator. * life dates * Birth and death dates, or dates when an entity was in existence. * longitude * The angular distance of a place east or west from the standard meridian. * main title * Title provided alongside additional information. * name * Name provided alongside additional information. * nonsorting characters * A string at the beginning of the title to be disregarded when sorting. * north * A directional indicator for a point of a bounding box. * occupation * A profession or job category associated with the content of a resource. * ordinal * Indicator that the name is one in a series (e.g. Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King, Jr.). * organization * An institution or other corporate or collective body. * part name * The distinct name of a resource as part of a series or multivolume set. * part number * The distinct number of a resource as part of a series or multivolume set. * person * An individual identity. * place * A geographic location associated with the content of a resource. * point coordinates * The latitude and longitude of a place associated with the content of a resource. * region * An area that incorporates more than one first-order jurisdiction. * south * A directional indicator for a point of a bounding box. * start * The start date in a range. * state * A first-order political jurisdiction under country, including provinces, cantons, etc. * subtitle * The secondary part of a title. * surname * Last or family name or names. * term of address * Title or other signifier associated with name. * territory * A geographical area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority. * time * The temporal period associated with the content of a resource. * title * A work that is the subject of the resource. * topic * Terms representing the information contained in or other relevant attributes of a resource. * west * A directional indicator for a point of a bounding box. ### Subject note types _Path: subject.structuredValue.note.type_ * affiliation * Institution with which the contributor is associated. * description * Biographical information about the contributor. * role * The relation of the subject entity to the resource. ## Subject types for grouped value (MODS legacy) _Path: subject.groupedValue.type_ * uniform * Form of title in Library of Congress title authority file. # Title types _Path: title.type_ * abbreviated * Abbreviated form of title for indexing or identification. * alternative * Variant title. * parallel * Title transcribed from the resource in multiple languages or scripts. * supplied * Title provided by metadata creator rather than transcribed from the resource. * translated * Title translated into another language. * transliterated * Title transliterated from non-Latin script to Latin script. * uniform * Form of title in Library of Congress title authority. ## Title note types _Path: title.note.type_ * associated name * A name linked to the title, such as for a name-title heading. * nonsorting character count * The number of characters at the beginning of the string to be disregarded when sorting. ## Title part types for structured value _Path: title.structuredValue.type_ * main title * The primary part of a multipart title. * nonsorting characters * A string at the beginning of the title to be disregarded when sorting. * part name * The distinct name of a resource as part of a series or multivolume set. * part number * The distinct number of a resource as part of a series or multivolume set. * subtitle * The secondary part of a title.