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An introduction to the Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)

Sally H. McCallum (Chief of the Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA)

Library Hi Tech

ISSN: 0737-8831

Article publication date: 1 March 2004

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Abstract

This paper provides an introduction to the Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS), a MARC21 compatible XML schema for descriptive metadata. It explains the requirements that the schema targets and the special features that differentiate it from MARC, such as user‐oriented tags, regrouped data elements, linking, recursion, and accommodations for electronic resources.

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McCallum, S.H. (2004), "An introduction to the Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830410524521

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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