Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A book record in MODS with titleInfo, names with roles (creator, editor, illustrator), publisher, language, subjects, and ISBN identifier.
- Is an instance
MODS metadata embedded in the dmdSec of a METS object.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A MARC21 record is not MODS, though it can be converted to MODS.
- Not an instance
A BibTeX entry is not MODS.
Editorial commentary
MODS provides a controlled set of elements (titleInfo, name, typeOfResource, originInfo, language, physicalDescription, abstract, subject, classification, relatedItem, identifier, location, accessCondition, recordInfo, etc.) that cover most of MARC’s expressive capacity while being more human-readable. MODS is commonly embedded within METS for digital library objects and is supported by many repository platforms as an alternative descriptive metadata format.
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Also known as
Metadata Object Description Schema
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
<role vocab="credit"
vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
vocab-term="MODS"
vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/mods" />{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "DefinedTerm",
"name": "MODS",
"identifier": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/mods",
"description": "Metadata Object Description Schema: a Library of Congress XML schema for descriptive bibliographic metadata, designed as a richer alternative to Dublin Core and a more flexible alternative to MARC for library, archive, and repository contexts.",
"inDefinedTermSet": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/research-information-systems-and-integration/",
"url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/mods",
"sameAs": [
"Metadata Object Description Schema"
],
"license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}
