Record type (mandatory)

Contents

1 Definition
2 Other possible database element names
3 Text/URI
4 Repeatable
5 Obligation level
6 Notes
7 Examples
8 Expression in LIDO v1.0
9 Expression in LIDO v1.1
10 Comparison with relevant standards and database models
11 ID data element

Definition

Type of data record regarding whether it describes a single object or a group of objects

Other possible database element names

Data record type

Single object/object group

Text/URI

Text (controlled vocabulary) and URI

Repeatable

No

Obligation level

Mandatory

Notes

This data element indicates whether the record is for a single object or a group of objects. It is required to ensure compatibility of the Minimum Record Recommendation with the LIDO harvesting format. For single objects, the element value should be http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00141 (= Item-level record).

Examples

URI	Preferred term
http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00141	Item-level record
http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00453	Group-level record

Expression in LIDO v1.0

<lido:recordWrap>
    <lido:recordID lido:type="http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00100">00039758</lido:recordID>
    <lido:recordType>
        <lido:conceptID lido:type="http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00099">http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00141</lido:conceptID>
        <lido:term xml:lang="de">Einzelobjekt (Katalogisierungsebene)</lido:term>
        <lido:term xml:lang="en">Item-level record</lido:term>     
    </lido:recordType>
</lido:recordWrap>

Expression in LIDO v1.1

<lido:recordWrap>
	<lido:recordID lido:type="http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00100">00039758</lido:recordID>
	<lido:recordType>
		<skos:Concept rdf:about="http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00141">
			<skos:prefLabel xml:lang="de">Einzelobjekt (Katalogisierungsebene)</skos:prefLabel>
			<skos:prefLabel xml:lang="en">Item-level record</skos:prefLabel>
		</skos:Concept>
	</lido:recordType>
</lido:recordWrap>

Comparison with relevant standards and database models

Standard	Element name	Text/URI	Repeatable	Obligation level	Comment

Standard	Element name	Text/URI	Repeatable	Obligation level	Comment
German Digital Library: Metadata requirements for data provision	(No match)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
German Digital Library LIDO application profile (DDB-LIDO)	<recordType> / <conceptID>	URI	No	Mandatory
CCC-LIDO Application profile	<recordType> / <conceptID>	URI	No	Mandatory
DFG Basic Data Record	(No match)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	The DFG Basic Data Record assumes that only "individual objects" are recorded. The record type is therefore not listed as a separate data element.
DFG Practical Guidelines on Digitisation: LIDO core metadata	Dataset: <recordType>	Text (controlled vocabulary) and URI	No	Mandatory
Europeana Data Model (EDM)	(No match)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
EODEM application profile	LIDO Record Type Identifier und LIDO Record Type Keyword /lido:recordWrap/ lido:recordType/lido:conceptID und /lido:term	Text (controlled vocabulary) and URI	No	Mandatory
Categories for the Description of Works of Art (2024)	1.1. Catalog Level	Text (controlled vocabulary)	Not specified	Recommended	CORE element
CDWA Lite (2006)	21.2 Record Type	Text (controlled vocabulary)	No	Mandatory
Spectrum 5.1	(No match)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	The Number of objects (numerical value) can be used to generate information about the record type. The obligation level of the Number of objects is determined by the institution.
digiCULT		Text (controlled vocabulary) and URI	No	Mandatory
museum-digital	single object / object group	Text and URI	No	Mandatory

ID data element

mds0020