MODS at Brown University

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MODS at Brown University

• Ann Caldwell
• Electronic Resources Interest Group
• San Antonio, TX
• Jan. 21, 2006

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MODS at Brown

• Digital projects at Brown
• Browns metadata model and MODS
• What is MODS?
• Metadata creation
• Storage and retrieval of MODS records
• Future directions
• Demo

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Digital projects at Brown

• Center for Digital Initiatives staff from
  library serves entire campus
• Library-generated projects
• Projects from academic departments, centers, etc.

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Browns metadata model

• Digital repository (open source software)
• Every object in the repository has descriptive
  metadata in a MODS record
• MODS records contained within METS records

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What is MODS?

• Metadata Object Description Schema
• XML metadata format
• Simpler than MARC richer than DC

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Features of MODS

• Language-based tags
• Hierarchical tags (good for rich description)
• Can be used with METS
• Doesnt assume any particular rules for
  description
• Element description can be reused
• Schema based use of freely available tools

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MODS high-level elements

• Title info
• Name
• Type of resource
• Genre
• Origin info
• Language
• Physical description
• Abstract
• Table of contents
• Target audience

• Note
• Subject
• Classification
• Related item
• Identifier
• Location
• Access condition
• Part
• Extension
• Record info

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Why did we choose MODS?

• Rich descriptive capabilities
• Hierarchical structure
• Ability to handle seriality
• Ability to handle complex objects

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Metadata creationwho?

• My role as coordinator
• Faculty projectsthey supply staff
• Library projectstech services staff
• Library school interns
• Students

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Metadata creationhow much?

• Coordination with project owner
• Depth and breadth of metadata
• Shallow and deep discovery
• Authority control

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Whats in our records?

• Every record is part of a collection
• Every record validated against an XSL stylesheet
  (minimum record other requirements)

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Metadata creationhow?

• Importance of mappings
• MARC conversion
• FMP conversion
• Other conversion (VRA, EAD, etc.)
• Post-conversion clean-up
• Original input (NoteTab Pro)

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Storage and retrieval of records

• Records are mapped to SQL database
• MODS elements reside in tables
• Cross-collection searching
• Search retrieves record from database
• Record displayed through XSL stylesheet

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Repository search
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Advanced search
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Search results
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Search results
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Metadata
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Collection homepage
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Document map
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Where are we now?

• 26 projects
• Project management tool
• Ability to revise and republish records
• Documentation
• Adding new staff
• Training existing staff

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Future directions

• Institutional repository
• OAI harvesting
• Other forms of input

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More information

• http//dl.lib.brown.edu