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REQUIRED REPEATABLE MULTILINGUAL MODS Element name: <abstract> Short definition: A summary of the content of the resource. Input guidelines: Can include an abstract, table of contents, or account of described resource. This element provides end users with information about the digital resource that assists them in making a judgment about its likely usefulness, and also provides context, if needed, for controlled vocabulary used in the record. When creating a MODS record for a digital surrogate, record a summary of the content of the original resource. If only a portion of the resource was digitized, summarize only that portion. Do not include raw OCR output or full-text transcription of a textual or linguistic resource. At least one “eng” entry is required. Enter the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-3 language codes. The use of a content standard of choice is strongly recommended. Follow your unit/collection guidelines per Supervisor/Collection Owner.
Used to record a succinct summary of some aspect of the content of the resource.
DAMS form field name | form field type | required | MODS element | Collections Portal display | notes |
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Description | text field | yes | abstract | Description | Multiple description texts will be concatenated for display on the Collections portal. The different entries are separated by the pipe symbol (|). |
Description language | text field | yes | abstract[@lang] | N/A | Enter the appropriate three-letter language code from ISO-639-3 language codes. Default is 'eng' for English. At least one English entry must be present. |
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/abstract.html
Used to record a succinct summary of some aspect of the content of the resource. When creating a MODS record for a digital surrogate, record a summary of the content of the original resource. If only a portion of the resource was digitized, summarize only that portion.
Element Parts | Details | XPath syntax examples |
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lang | values:
Enter ISO-639-3 language code (3 letters). | abstract[@lang="eng"] |
displayLabel | value:
Automatically generated upon manual ingest. Currently, no other value is supported in the DAMS. | abstract[@displayLabel="Description"] |
There are no subelements for <abstract>.
Depending on the direction of mapping necessary, check
The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS:
Dublin Core field | Mapping condition | MODS element | Notes |
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dc:description | abstract | Approximate mapping. Depending on the exact content, dc:description might also map to MODS elements note or tableOfContents (not implemented in the DAMS). |
see http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-mapping.html#abstract. The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS: Formatted content, e.g. a table of contents. Map MARC 505 field content to abstract, as MODS element tableOfContents is not implemented in the DAMS. The displayLabel attribute always has value "Description". Map MARC 520 field content to abstract, as MODS element tableOfContents is not implemented in the DAMS. The displayLabel attribute always has value "Description". Map MARC 880 field content to abstract, as MODS element tableOfContents is not implemented in the DAMS. The displayLabel attribute always has value "Description".MARC 21 field Mapping condition MODS element Notes 505 abstract 520 abstract 880 abstract
In general, all MODS metadata is imported into the DAMS Solr server upon ingest. The ingest process generates Solr fields typically named according to the following schema:
mods_value*_suffix
where
The following table shows mappings between MODS elements and Solr fields for those fields that are currently used for display in the Collections portal, or where additional processing happens in Islandora or during the publishing process. Suffixes are ignored, unless relevant for the mapping.
MODS element | Mapping condition | Solr DAMS | Solr Collections Portal | Notes |
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abstract | mods_abstract | mods_abstract | Multiple description texts will be concatenated for display on the Collections portal. The different entries are separated by the pipe symbol (|). |