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Metadata Elements

A table of available metadata elements is given at  /elements.html. The following tables provide other views:

Many other sets of metadata attributes, elements, and record formats have been related to GILS to enable interoperable searching, including the following:


Table 1: GILS Elements in the Basic Semantic Registry

GILS elements have been defined within annexes to the GILS Profile </prof_v2.html>. The following table provides a redefinition of the elements following the rules of the Basic Semantic Registry <http://www.iso.ch/BSR/> and part 4 of ISO 11179 "Information Technology - Specification and Standardization of Data Elements" <ftp://sdct-sunsrv1.ncsl.nist.gov/x3l8/11179/>.

SemanticUnit Unit Definition GILS ASN.1 (French) Dublin Core

MARC

InformationResource.
Name
The name given as the distinctive designation of the information resource.
title
(titre)
Title 245$a
InformationResource.
Originator.
Name
The name of the originator of the information resource.
originator
(auteur)
Author or Creator 710$a
InformationResource.
Contributor.
Name
The name of the contributor, other than the originator, of the information resource.
Contributor Other Contributors 720$a
InformationResource.
Publication.
Date
The date of publication of the information resource.
dateOf
Publication
(date de publication)
Date 260$c
InformationResource.
Publication.
Location.
Name
The name of the location of publication of the information resource. placeOf
Publication
(lieu de publication)
  260$a
InformationResource.
Language.
Code
The code identifying the language of the information resource.

Reference standard ISO 639, Codes for the representation of names of languages.

languageOf
Resource
(langue de la ressource)

 

Language 041$a
InformationResource.
Description.
Text
The text describing the information resource.
abstract
(résumé)
Description 520$a
InformationResource.
Subject.
ControlledVocabulary
The controlled vocabulary associated with the subject of the information resource. controlled
SubjectIndex
(index idéologique normalisé)
Subject and Keywords  
InformationResource.
Subject.
ControlledVocabulary.
Thesaurus.
Name
The name of the thesaurus or similar authoritative source of terms associated with the subject of the information resource. subject
Thesaurus
(thésaurus idéologique)
  650 1st indicator/ 650$2
InformationResource.
Subject.
ControlledTerm.
Name
The name designating the term in the controlled vocabulary associated with the subject of the information resource. controlled
Term
(terme normalisé)
  650$a
InformationResource.
Subject.
UncontrolledTerm.
Name
The name designating the term, not from a controlled vocabulary, associated with the subject of the information resource. uncontrolled
Term
(terme non normalisé)
  653$a
InformationResource.
Location
The set of geographic designations of the coverage of the information resource. spatial
Domain
(domaine spatial)
   
InformationResource.
Location.
Coordinates
The set of geographic coordinates that delimit the coverage of the information resource. bounding
Coordinates
(coordonnées de délimitation)
  255$c
InformationResource.
Location.
BoundingCoordinate.
West.
Value
The value of the western-most coordinate of the location of the coverage of the information resource. westBounding
Coordinate
(coordonnée de délimitation - ouest)
  034$d
InformationResource.
Location.
BoundingCoordinate.
East.
Value
The value of the eastern-most coordinate of the location of the coverage of the information resource. eastBounding
Coordinate
(coordonnée de délimitation - est)
  034$e
InformationResource.
Location.
BoundingCoordinate.
North.
Value
The value of the northern-most coordinate of the location of the coverage of the information resource. northBounding
Coordinate
(coordonnée de délimitation - nord)
  034$f
InformationResource.
Location.
BoundingCoordinate.
South.
Value
The value of the southern-most coordinate of the location of the coverage of the information resource. southBounding
Coordinate
(coordonnée de délimitation - sud)
  034$g
InformationResource.
LocationVocabulary
The vocabulary of place names associated with the information resource.h place
(lieu)
   
InformationResource.
LocationVocabulary.
Thesaurus.
Name
The name of the registered thesaurus or similar authoritative source of place names associated with the information resource. placeKeyword
Thesaurus
(thésaurus de mots clés de lieu)
  651$2
InformationResource.
LocationVocabulary.
Name
The name designating the location identified in the authoritative source of location names associated with the information resource. placeKeyword
(mot clés de lieu)
  651$a
InformationResource.
Period
The time period associated with the information resource. timePeriod
(durée)
   
InformationResource.
Period.
Text
The text describing the time period associated with the information resource. timePeriod
Textual
(durée textuelle)
  513$b
InformationResource.
PeriodRange.
Date
The date range associated with the information resource. TimePeriod
Structured
(durée structurée)
  045$b
InformationResource.
Period.
Start.
Date
The start date of the period associated with the information resource. beginning Date    
InformationResource.
Period.
End.
Date
The end date of the period associated with the information resource. ending Date    
InformationResource.
Product
The product derived from the information resource.

Note: Product may include service.

availability
(disponibilité)
   
InformationResource.
Product.
Medium.
Code
The code identifying the medium of the information resource product.
medium
(support)
Resource Type 245$h
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor
The name and other information associated with the party acting as distributor of the information resource product. distributor
(distributeur)
  270 1st indicator=1
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Person.
Name
The name of the person acting as   distributor of the information resource product. distributorName
(nom du distributeur)
Publisher 270$p
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Organization.
Name
The name of the organization acting as distributor of the information resource product. distributor
Organization
(organisme du distributeur)
  270$q
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Location.
Street.
Name
The name of the street of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. distributor
StreetAddress
(addresse du distributeur)
  270$a
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Location.
City.
Name
The name of the city of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. distributorCity
(ville du distributeur)
  270$b
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Location.
CountrySubEntity.
Name
The name of the sub-division of the country of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. distributor
StateOrProvince
(état ou province du distributeur)
  270$c
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Location.
Post.
Code
The postcode of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. distributor
ZipOrPostalCode
(code zip ou code postal du distributeur)
  270$e
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Location.
Country.
Name
The name of the country of the location of the distributor of the information resource product. distributorCountry
(pays du distributeur)
  270$d
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Internet.
Identifier
The identifier of the Internet electronic mail address of the distributor of the information resource product. distributor
NetworkAddress
(adresse de réseau du distributeur)
  270$m
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
HoursOfService.
Text
The text describing the hours of service of the distributor of the information resource product. distributor
HoursOfService
(heures d'affaires du distributeur)
  270$r
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Telephone.
Number
The number of the telephone of the distributor of the information resource product. distributor
Telephone
(téléphone du distributeur)
  270$k
InformationResource.
Product.
Distributor.
Fax.
Number
The number of the fax of the distributor of the information resource product. distributorFax
(télécopieur du distributeur)
  270$l
InformationResource.
Product.
Name
The name of the information resource product. resource
Description
(description de la ressource)
  037$f
InformationResource.
Product.
OrderProcess
The ordering information for the information resource product. orderProcess
(traitement de la commande)
   
InformationResource.
Product.
OrderProcess.
Text
The text describing the process for ordering the information resource product. orderInformation
(information sur la commande)
  037$n
InformationResource.
Product.
Price.
Indicator
The indicator identifying whether or not there is a price for the information resource product.

Note: A value of zero means free of charge.

cost
(coût)
  037$c
InformationResource.
Product.
Price.
Text
The text describing the price of the information resource product.

Note: Text may include conditional price information.

costInformation
(information sur les coûts)
  037$n
InformationResource.
Product.
TechnicalPrerequisties.
Text
The text describing technical prerequisites for use of the information resource product. technical
Prerequisites
(prérequis techniques)
  538$a
InformationResource.
Product.
Period
The time period associated with the information resource product. available
TimePeriod
(durrée de disponibilité)
   
InformationResource.
Product.
Period.
Text
The text describing the time period associated with the information resource product. available
TimeTextual
(durrée de disponibilité - textuelle)
  513$b
InformationResource.
Product.
PeriodRange.
Date
The date range associated with the information resource product. available
TimeStructured
(durrée de disponibilité - structurée)
  045$b
InformationResource.
Product.
Period.
Start.
Date
The start date of the period associated with the information resource product. beginning Date    
InformationResource.
Product.
Period.
End.
Date
The end date of the period associated with the information resource product. ending Date    
InformationResource.
Product.
Reference.
Address
The code and identifier pair identifying the reference to the information resource product. availableLinkage
(lien disponible)
   
InformationResource.
Product.
Reference.
Address.
DataType.
Code
The code identifying the data type at the reference address of the information resource product.

Note: By convention on the Internet, the code is expressed as a MIME type.
linkageType
(type de lien)
Format 856$z
InformationResource.
Product.
Reference.
Address.
Identifier
The identifier of the reference address of the information resource product.

Note: By convention on the Internet, the identifier is expressed as a URL or URN.

linkage
(lien)
Resource Identifier 856$u
InformationResource.
Source.
Text
The text describing the source from which the information resource is derived. sourcesOfData
(sources de données)
Source 786$n
InformationResource.
Methodology.
Text
The text describing the methodology used to produce the information resource. methodology
(méthodologie)
  567$a
InformationResource.
AccessConstraints
The constraints on access to the information resource. accessConstraints
(contraintes d'accés)
   
InformationResource.
AccessConstraints.
Text
The text describing the constraints on access to the information resource.

Note: This may include security, confidentiality, dissemination, and other constraints on accessing the information resource.

general
AccessConstraints
(contraintes d'accés générales)
  506$a
InformationResource.
AccessConstraints.
DisseminationControl.
OriginatorAssigned.
Text
The text describing dissemination control constraints assigned by the originator of the information resource. originator
Dissemination
Control
(contrôle de création ou de dissémination)
  357$g
InformationResource.
AccessConstraints.
SecurityClassification.
Text
The text describing security classification control constraints of the information resource. security
Classification
Control
(contrôle de la cote de sécurité)
  355$a
InformationResource.
UseConstraints.
Text
The text describing the constraints on use of the information resource.
useConstraints
(contraintes d'utilisation)
Rights Management 540$a
InformationResource.
Contact
The party acting as contact for the information resource.

Note: The party may be a person, an organization, or both.

pointOfContact
(point de contact)
  270 1st Indicator=2
InformationResource.
Contact.
Person.
Name
The name of the person acting as contact for the information resource. contactName
(nom du point de contact)
  270$p
InformationResource.
Contact.
Organization.
Name
The name of the organization acting as contact for the information resource. contact
Organization
(organisme du point de contact)
  270$q
InformationResource.
Contact.
Location.
Street.
Name
The name of the street of the location of the contact for the information resource. contact
StreetAddress
(addresse du point de contact)
  270$a
InformationResource.
Contact.
Location.
City.
Name
The name of the city of the location of the contact for the information resource. contactCity
(ville du point de contact)
  270$b
InformationResource.
Contact.
Location.
CountrySubEntity.
Name
The name of the sub-division of the country of the location of the contact for the information resource.
contact
StateOrProvince
(état ou province du point de contact)
  270$c
InformationResource.
Contact.
Location.
Post.
Code
The postcode of the location of the contact for the information resource. contact
ZipOrPostalCode
(code zip ou code postal du point de contact)
  270$e
InformationResource.
Contact.
Location.
Country.
Name
The name of the country of the location of the contact for the information resource. contactCountry
(pays du point de contact)
  270$d
InformationResource.
Contact.
Internet.
Identifier
The identifier of the Internet electronic mail address for the contact for the information resource. contact
NetworkAddress
(adresse de réseau du point de contact)
  270$m
InformationResource.
Contact.
HoursOfService.
Text
The text describing the hours of service of the contact for the information resource.
contact
HoursOfService
(heures d'affaires du point de contact)
  270$r
InformationResource.
Contact.
Telephone.
Number
The number of the telephone of the contact for the information resource. contactTelephone
(téléphone du point de contact)
  270$k
InformationResource.
Contact.
Fax.
Number
The number of the fax of the contact for the information resource. contactFax
(télécopieur du point de contact)
  270$l
InformationResource.
SupplementalInformation
The supplemental information associated with the information resource.
supplemental
Information
(information supplémentaire)
Coverage 500$a
InformationResource.
Purpose.
Text
The text describing the purpose of the information resource. purpose
(but)
  521$a
InformationResource.
AgencyProgram.
Text
The text describing the agency program associated with the information resource. agencyProgram
(programme de l'organisme)
  545$a
InformationResource.
CrossReference
The cross-reference to another information resource associated with the information resource. crossReference
(renvoi)
   
InformationResource.
CrossReference.
Name
The name that is the distinctive designation of the cross-referenced information resource. crossReference
Title
(titre du renvoi)
  787$t
InformationResource.
CrossReference.
Relationship.
Text
The text describing the relationship of the cross referenced information resource to the information resource. crossReference
Relationship
(rapport de renvoi)
Relation 787$g
InformationResource.
CrossReference.
Address
The code and identifier pair identifying the address of the cross-referenced information resource. crossReference
Linkage
(lien de renvoi)
   
InformationResource.
CrossReference.
Address.
DataType.
Code
The code identifying the data type at the address of the cross-referenced information resource.

Note: By convention on the Internet, the code is expressed as a MIME type.
linkageType
(type de lien)
  787$n
InformationResource.
CrossReference.
Address.
Identifier
The identifier of the address of the cross-referenced information resource.

Note: By convention on the Internet, the identifier is expressed as a URL or URN.

linkage
(lien)
  787$w
InformationResource.
RecordsSchedule.
Identifier
The identifier, assigned in a records schedule system, of the information resource.

Note: A "records schedule" concerns events in life cycle management of records. 

scheduleNumber
(numéro de calendrier)
  583$b
InformationResource.
LocatorRecord.
Identifier
The identifier of the locator record of the information resource. controlIdentifier
(identificateur de contrôle)
  001
InformationResource.
LocatorRecord.
Original.
Identifier
The identifier of an original locator record from which was derived the locator record of the information resource. original
ControlIdentifier
(identificateur de contrôle initial)
  035$a
InformationResource.
LocatorRecord.
Source.
Identifier
The identifier of the source of the locator record of the information resource.
recordSource
(source de l'enregistrement)
  040$a
InformationResource.
LocatorRecord.
Language.
Code
The code of the language of the locator record of the information resource. languageOfRecord
(langue de l'enregistrement)
  040$b
InformationResource.
LocatorRecord.
LastModified.
Date
The date of last modification of the locator record of the information resource. dateOfLast
Modification
(date de la derniére modification)
  005
InformationResource.
LocatorRecord.
ScheduledReview.
Date
The date scheduled for review of the locator record of the information resource. record
ReviewDate
(date de révision de l'enregistrement)
  583$c

Table 2: GILS Elements as defined in the GILS Profile (version 2).

ASN.1

Use

Parent

Child

Data Type

Occurrence

USMARC

SGML Tag

Element Definition

localControl
Number
12     international
String
Not Repeatable   Local-
Control-
Number
 
title 4     international
String
Not Repeatable 245$a Title This element conveys the most significant aspects of the referenced resource and is intended for initial presentation to users independently of other elements. It should provide sufficient information to allow users to make an initial decision on likely relevance. It should convey the most significant information available, including the general topic area, as well as a specific reference to the subject.
originator 1005     international
String
Repeatable 710$a Originator This element identifies the information resource originator.
contributor 1003     international
String
Repeatable 720$a Contributor This element is used if there are names associated with the resource in addition to the Orginator, such as personal author, corporate author, co-author, or a conference or meeting name.
dateOf
Publication
31     international
String
Not Repeatable 260$c Date-Of-
Publication
The discrete creation date in which the described resource was published or updated, though not for use on resources that are published continuously such as dynamic databases.
placeOf
Publication
59     international
String
Not Repeatable 260$a Place-Of-
Publication
The city or town where the described resource was published. May also include country if location of city is not well known.
languageOf
Resource
54     international
String
Repeatable 041$a Language-
Of-Resource
This element indicates the language(s) of the described resource as represented by the MARC three character alpha code. If a resource is multilingual, repeat this element for each applicable language.
abstract 62     international
String
Not Repeatable 520$a Abstract This element presents a narrative description of the information resource. This narrative should provide enough general information to allow the user to determine if the information resource has sufficient potential to warrant contacting the provider for further information.
controlled
SubjectIndex
2057   2036, 2002 international
String
Repeatable   Controlled-
Subject-
Index
This element is a grouping of subelements that together provide any controlled vocabulary used to describe the resource and the source of that controlled vocabulary.
subject
Thesaurus
2036 2057   international
String
Not Repeatable 650 1st indicator/ 650$2 Subject-
Thesaurus
This subelement provides the reference to a formally registered thesaurus or similar authoritative source of the controlled index terms. Notes on how to obtain electronic access to (e.g., a URI) or copies of the referenced source should be provided, possibly through a Cross Reference to another locator record that more fully describes the referenced resource and its potential application to locating GILS information.
subjectTerms
Controlled
2002 2057 2074 international
String
Not Repeatable   Subject-
Terms-
Controlled
This subelement is a grouping of descriptive terms drawn from a controlled vocabulary source to aid users in locating entries of potential interest. Each term is provided in the subordinate repeating field: "Controlled Term".
controlledTerm 2074 2002   international
String
Repeatable 650$a Controlled-
Term
 
subjectTerms
Uncontrolled
29   2058 international
String
Not Repeatable   Subject-
Terms-
Uncontrolled
This element is a grouping of descriptive terms to aid users in locating resources of potential interest, but the terms are not drawn from a formally registered controlled vocabulary source. Each term is provided in the repeating subelement: "Uncontrolled Term".
uncontrolled
Term
2058 29   international
String
Repeatable 653$a Uncontrolled-
Term
 
spatialDomain 2059   2060, 2061 international
String
Not Repeatable   Spatial-
Domain
This element is a grouping of subelements that together provide the geographic areal domain of the data set or information resource. Geographic names and coordinates can be used to define the bounds of coverage. Although described here informally, the spatial object constructs should be as defined in FIPS 173, "Spatial Data Transfer Standard."
bounding
Coordinates
2060 2059 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041 international
String
Not Repeatable 255$c Bounding-
Coordinates
This subelement limits the coverage of a data set expressed by latitude and longitude values in the order western-most, eastern-most, northern-most, and southern-most. For data sets that include a complete band of latitude around the earth, the West Bounding Coordinate shall be assigned the value: -180.0, and the East Bounding Coordinate shall be assigned the value: 180.0.
west
Bounding
Coordinate
2038 2060   intUnit Not Repeatable 034$d West-
Bounding-
Coordinate
Western-most coordinate of the limit of the coverage expressed in longitude. Domain: -180.0 LE West Bounding Coordinate LE 180.0
east
Bounding
Coordinate
2039 2060   intUnit Not Repeatable 034$e East-
Bounding-
Coordinate
Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expresses in longitude. Domain: -180.0 LE East Bounding Coordinate LE 180.0
north
Bounding
Coordinate
2040 2060   intUnit Not Repeatable 034$f North-
Bounding-
Coordinate
Northern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude. Domain: -90.0 LE North Bounding Coordinate LE 90.0; North Bounding Coordinate GE South Bounding Coordinate
south
Bounding
Coordinate
2041 2060   intUnit Not Repeatable 034$g South-
Bounding-
Coordinate
Southern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude. Domain: -90.0 LE South Bounding Coordinate LE 90.0; South Bounding Coordinate LE North Bounding Coordinate.
place 2061 2059 2042, 2043 international
String
Repeatable   Place This subelement identifies geographic locations characterized by the data set or information resource.
placeKeyword
Thesaurus
2043 2061   international
String
Not Repeatable 651$2 Place-
Keyword-
Thesaurus
The name of a formally registered thesaurus or similar authoritative source of Place Keywords. Each keyword is provided in the subordinate repeating field: "Place Keyword".
placeKeyword 2042 2061   international
String
Repeatable 651$a Place-
Keyword
The geographic name of a location covered by a data set or information resource.
timePeriod 2062   2045, 2044 international
String
Repeatable   Time-Period This element provides time frames associated with the information resource.
timePeriod
Textual
2045 2062   international
String
Not Repeatable 513$b Time-Period-
Textual
Time described textually.
timePeriod
Structured
2044 2062 2072, 2073 international
String
Repeatable 045$b Time-Period-
Structured
This form is a grouping of date subelements which are used together to indicate a range.
beginningDate 2072 2044   generalized
Time
Not Repeatable   Beginning-
Date
 
endingDate 2073 2044   generalized
Time
Not Repeatable   Ending-Date  
availability 2063   1031, 2000, 2018, 2065, 2069, international
String
Repeatable   Availability This element is a grouping of subelements that together describe how the information resource is made available.
medium 1031 2063   international
String
Not Repeatable 245$h Medium A description of the material type of the resource, e.g. cassette, kit, computer database, computer file. It implies the use of a well-known list of medium types.
distributor 2000 2063 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 international
String
Not Repeatable 270 1st indicator=1 Distributor This subelement consists of the following subordinate fields that provide information about the distributor.
distributor
Name
2001 2000   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$p Distributor-
Name
 
distributor
Organization
2006 2000   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$q Distributor-
Organization
 
distributor
StreetAddress
2007 2000   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$a Distributor-
Street-
Address
 
distributor
City
2008 2000   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$b Distributor-
City
 
distributor
State
OrProvince
2009 2000   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$c Distributor-
State-Or-
Province
 
distributor
ZipOr
PostalCode
2010 2000   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$e Distributor-
Zip-Or-
Postal-Code
 
distributor
Country
2011 2000   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$d Distributor-
Country
 
distributor
Network
Address
2012 2000   international
String
Repeatable 270$m Distributor-
Network-
Address
 
distributor
HoursOf
Service
2013 2000   international
String
Repeatable 270$r Distributor-
Hours-of-
Service
 
distributor
Telephone
2014 2000   international
String
Repeatable 270$k Distributor-
Telephone
 
distributor
Fax
2015 2000   international
String
Repeatable 270$l Distributor-
Fax
 
resource
Description
2016 2063   international
String
Repeatable 037$f Resource-
Description
This subelement identifies the resource as it is known to the distributor.
order
Process
2064 2063 2017, 2054, 2055 international
String
Not Repeatable   Order-
Process
This subelement is a grouping of the following subordinate fields that provide information on how to obtain the information resource from this distributor.
order
Information
2017 2064   international
String
Not Repeatable 037$n Order-
Information
This subelement provides information on how to obtain the information resource from this distributor.
cost 2054 2064   Boolean Not Repeatable 037$c Cost This subelement indicates whether or not there is a cost associated with this resource.
cost
Information
2055 2064   international
String
Not Repeatable 037$n Cost-
Information
This subelement contains textual information about the cost associated with this resource.
technical
Prerequisites
2018 2063   international
String
Not Repeatable 538$a Technical-
Prerequisites
This subelement describes any technical prerequisites for use of the information resource as made available by this distributor.
availableTime
Period
2065 2063 2019, 2020 international
String
Repeatable   Available-
Time-Period
This subelement provides the time period reference for the information resource as made available by this distributor.
availableTime
Textual
2020 2065   international
String
Not Repeatable 513$b Available-
Time-Textual
Time described textually.
availableTime
Structured
2019 2065 2072, 2073 international
String
Repeatable 045$b Available-
Time-
Structured
This form is a grouping of date subelements which are used together to indicate a range.
beginningDate 2072 2044   generalized
Time
Not Repeatable   Beginning-
Date
 
endingDate 2073 2044   generalized
Time
Not Repeatable   Ending-Date  
available
Linkage
2069 2063 2021, 2022 international
String
Repeatable   Available-
Linkage
This subelement provides the information needed to contact an automated system made available by this distributor. Available linkages are appropriate to reference other locators, facilitate electronic delivery of off-the-shelf information products, or guide the user to data systems that support analysis and synthesis of information. This subelement consists of the subordinate elements Linkage Type and Linkage. It must be repeated for every new instance of Linkage Type.
linkageType 2022 2069   international
String
Not Repeatable 856$z Linkage-Type This subelement occurs if there is a Linkage. It provides the data content type (i.e., MIME) of the object identified in the referenced URI to give the user an indication of what is being connected to (e.g., document, image).
linkage 2021 2069   international
String
Repeatable 856$u Linkage This subelement provides the machine readable information needed to perform the access (i.e., URI).
sourcesOfData 2035     international
String
Not Repeatable 786$n Sources-Of-
Data
This element identifies the primary sources or providers of data to the system, whether within or outside the agency.
methodology 2037     international
String
Not Repeatable 567$a Methodology This element identifies any specialized tools, techniques, or methodology used to produce this information resource. The validity, degree of reliability, and any known possibility of errors should also be described.
access
Constraints
2066   2004, 2052, 2053 international
String
Not Repeatable   Access-
Constraints
This element is a grouping of subelements that together describe any constraints or legal prerequisites for accessing the information resource or its component products or services.
generalAccess
Constraints
2004 2066   international
String
Not Repeatable 506$a General-
Access-
Constraints
This subelement includes any access constraints or legal prerequisites applied to assure the protection of privacy, and any other special restrictions or limitations on obtaining the information resource.
Originator
Dissemination
Control
2052 2066   international
String
Not Repeatable 357$g Originator-
Dissemination-
Control
This subelement contains specifics determined by the originator of the information resource pertaining to the control of access to or dissemination of this resource.
Security
Classification
Control
2053 2066   international
String
Not Repeatable 355$a Security-
Classification-
Control
This subelement contains specifics pertaining to the security classification associated with the information resource.
useConstraints 2005     international
String
Not Repeatable 540$a Use-
Constraints
This element describes any constraints or legal prerequisites for using the information resource or its component products or services. This includes any use constraints applied to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property and any other special restrictions or limitations on using the information resource.
pointOf
Contact
2067   2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033 international
String
Not Repeatable 270 1st Indicator=2 Point-Of-
Contact
This element identifies an organization, and a person where appropriate, serving as the point of contact plus methods that may be used to make contact.
contactName 2023 2067   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$p Contact-Name  
contact
Organization
2024 2067   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$q Contact-
Organization
 
contact
StreetAddress
2025 2067   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$a Contact-
Street-
Address
 
contactCity 2026 2067   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$b Contact-City  
contactState
OrProvince
2027 2067   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$c Contact-State-
Or-Province
 
contactZipOr
PostalCode
2028 2067   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$e Contact-Zip-
Or-Postal-
Code
 
contact
Country
2029 2067   international
String
Not Repeatable 270$d Contact-
Country
 
contact
Network
Address
2030 2067   international
String
Repeatable 270$m Contact-
Network-
Address
 
contactHours
OfService
2031 2067   international
String
Repeatable 270$r Contact-
Hours-Of-
Service
 
contact
Telephone
2032 2067   international
String
Repeatable 270$k Contact-
Telephone
 
contactFax 2033 2067   international
String
Repeatable 270$l Contact-Fax  
supplemental
Information
2050     international
String
Not Repeatable 500$a Supplemental-
Information
Through this element, the record source may associate other descriptive information with the GILS Core locator record.
purpose 2003     international
String
Not Repeatable 521$a Purpose This element describes why the information resource is offered and identifies other programs, projects, and legislative actions wholly or partially responsible for the establishment or continued delivery of this information resource. It may include the origin and lineage of the information resource, and related information resources.
agencyProgram 2034     international
String
Not Repeatable 545$a Agency-
Program
This element identifies the major agency program or mission supported by the system and should include a citation for any specific legislative authorities associated with this information resource.
crossReference 2068   2046, 2047, 2070 international
String
Repeatable   Cross-
Reference
This element is a grouping of subelements that together identify another locator record or related information resources likely to be of interest.
crossReference
Title
2046 2068   international
String
Not Repeatable 787$t Cross-
Reference-
Title
This subelement provides a human readable textual description of the cross reference.
crossReference
Relationship
2070 2068   international
String
Repeatable 787$g Cross-
Reference-
Relationship
This subelement may be drawn from a controlled list of terms describing the relationship of the cross referenced object to this locator record. Values useful in the USMARC context include: original language, translation, supplement/special issue, parent, host item, component item, other edition, additional physical form, issued with, preceding entry, succeeding entry, and data source entry.
crossReference
Linkage
2047 2068 2021, 2022 international
String
Repeatable   Cross-
Reference-
Linkage
This subelement is a grouping of subelements that together provide information needed to access the referenced object. It is composed of the subordinate elements Linkage Type and Linkage. Cross Reference Linkage is repeated for each new instance of Linkage Type.
LinkageType 2022 2047   international
String
Not Repeatable 787$n Linkage-Type This subelement occurs if there is a Linkage. It provides the data content type (i.e., MIME) of the object identified in the referenced URI to give the user an indication of what is being connected to (e.g., document, image).
Linkage 2021 2047   international
String
Repeatable 787$w Linkage This subelement provides the machine readable information needed to perform the access (i.e., URI).
schedule
Number
2056     international
String
Not Repeatable 583$b Schedule-
Number
This element is used to record the identifier associated with the information resource for records management purposes.
control
Identifier
1007     international
String
Not Repeatable 001 Control-
Identifier
This element is defined by the information provider and is used to distinguish this locator record from all other GILS Core locator records.
originalControl
Identifier
2049     international
String
Not Repeatable 035$a Original-
Control-
Identifier
This element is used by the record source to refer to another GILS locator record from which this locator record was derived.
recordSource 1019     international
String
Not Repeatable 040$a Record-Source This element identifies the organization that created or last modified this locator record.
languageOf
Record
2017     international
String
Not Repeatable 040$b Language-Of-
Record
This element indicates the language of the locator record as represented by the MARC three character alpha code.
dateOfLast
Modification
1012     generalized
Time
Not Repeatable 005 Date-Of-Last-
Modification
This element identifies the latest date on which this locator record was created or modified.
recordReview
Date
2051     generalized
Time
Not Repeatable 583$c Record-
Review-Date
This element identifies a date assigned by the Record Source for review of this GILS Record.

Table 3: Bib-1 elements as maintained by theZ39.50 Maintenance Agency (U.S. Library of Congress) under Objects and Definitions, Object Identifiers, Bib-1 attribute set semantics, an Approved Extensions to bib-1 Attribute Set

  Use USMARC Element definition
Name-personal 1 100, 400, 600, 700, 800 A person's real name, pseudonym, title of nobility nickname, or initials.
Name-corporate 2 110, 410, 610, 710, 810 An organization or a group of persons that is identified by a particular name. (Subject name headings are included.)
Name-conference 3 111, 411, 611, 711, 811 A meeting of individuals or representatives of various bodies for the purpose of discussing topics of common interest. (Subject name headings are included.)
Title 4 130, 21X-24X, 440, 490, 730, 740, 830, 840, subfield $t in the following: 400, 410, 410, 600, 610, 611, 700, 710, 711, 800, 810, 811 A word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in an item, that names the item or the work contained in it.
Title-series 5 440, 490, 830, 840, subfield $t in the following: 400,410, 411, 800, 810, 811 Collective title applying to a group of separate, but related, items.
Title-uniform 6 130, 240, 730, subfield $t in the following: 700,710, 711 The particular title by which a work is to be identified for cataloging purposes.
Identifier-ISBN 7 020 International Standard Book Number -- internationally agreed upon number that identifies a book uniquely. Cf. ANSI/NISO Z39.21 and ISO 2108.
Identifier-ISSN 8 022, 4XX$x, 7XX$x International Standard Serial Number -- internationally agreed upon number that identifies a serial uniquely. Cf. ANSI/NISO z39.9 and ISO 3297.
Control number-LC 9 010, 011 Character string that uniquely identifies a record in the Library of Congress database.
Control number-BNB 10 015 Character string that uniquely identifies a record in the British National Bibliography.
Control number-BNF 11 015 Character string that uniquely identifies a record in the Bibliotheque Nationale Francais.
Control number-local 12 001, 035 Character string that uniquely identifies a record in a local system (i.e., any system that is not one of the four listed above).
Classification-Dewey 13 082 A classification number from the Dewey Decimal Classification, developed by Melvyl Dewey.
Classification-UDC 14 080 A classification number from Universal Decimal Classification, a system based on the Dewey Decimal Classification.
Classification-Bliss 15   A classification number from the Bliss Classification, developed by Henry Evelyn Bliss.
Classification-LC 16 050 A classification number from the US Library of Congress Classification.
Classification-NLM 17 060 A classification number from the US National Library of Medicine Classification.
Classification-NAL 18 070 A classification number from the US National Agriculture Library Classification.
Classification-MOS 19   A classification number from Mathematics Subject Classification, compiled in the Editorial Offices of Mathematical Reviews and Zentralblatt fur Mathematik.
Classification-local 20   A local classification number from a system not specified elsewhere in this list of attributes.
Subject 21 600, 610, 611, 630, 650, 651, 653, 654, 655, 656, 657, 69X The primary topic on which a work is focused.
Subject-RAMEAU 22   Subject headings from Repertoire d'authorite de matieres encyclopedique unifie -- maintained by the Bibliotheque Nationale (France).
Subject-BDI 23   Subject headings from Bibliotek Dokumentasjon Informasjon -- a controlled subject vocabulary used and maintained by the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden).
Subject-INSPEC 24 600i2, 610i2, 611i2, 630i2, 650i2, 651i2 Subject headings from Information Services for the Physics and Engineering Communities -- the Information Services Division of the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
Subject-MESH 25 600i2, 610i2, 611i2, 630i2, 650i2, 651i2 Subject headings from Medical Subject Headings -- maintained by the US National Library of Medicine.
Subject-PA 26 600i2, 610i2, 611i2, 630i2, 650i2, 651i2 Subject headings from Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms -- maintained by the Retrieval Services Unit of the American Psychological Association.
Subject-LC 27 600i0, 610i0, 611i0, 630i0, 650i0, 651i0 Subject headings from US Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Subject-RVM 28 600i6, 610i6, 611i6, 630i6, 650i6, 651i6 Subject headings from Repertoire des vedettes- matiere -- maintained by the Bibliotheque de l'Universite de Laval.
Subject-local 29   Subjects headings defined locally.
Date 30 005, 008/00-05, 008/07-10, 260$c, 008/11-14, 033,etc. The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place.
Date-publication 31 008/07-10, 260$c, 046, 533$d The date (usually year) in which a document is published.
Date-acquisition 32 541$d The date when a document was acquired.
Title-key 33 222 The unique name assigned to a serial by the International Serials Data System (ISDS).
Title-collective 34 243 A title proper that is an inclusive title for an item containing several works.
Title-parallel 35 246i1 The title proper in another language and/or script.
Title-cover 36 246i4 The title printed on the cover of an item as issued.
Title-added-title-page 37 246i5 A title on a title page preceding or following the title page chosen as the basis for the description of the item. It may be more general (e.g., a series title page), or equally general (e.g., a title page in another language).
Title-caption 38 246i6 A title given at the beginning of the first page of the text.
Title-running 39 246i7 A title, or abbreviated title, that is repeated at the head or foot of each page or leaf.
Title-spine 40 246i8 A title appearing on the spine of an item.
Title-other-variant 41 212 (obs.), 246i3, 247, 740 A variation from the title page title appearing elsewhere in the item (e.g., a variant cover title, caption title, running title, or title from another volume) or in another issue.
Title-former 42 247, 780 A former title or title variation when one bibliographic record represents all issues of a serial that has changed title.
Title-abbreviated 43 210, 211 (obs.), 246 Shortened form of the title; either assigned by national centers under the auspices of the International Serials Data System, or a title (such as an acronym) that is popularly associated with the item.
Title-expanded 44 214 (obs.), 246 An expanded (or augmented) title has been enlarged with descriptive words by the cataloger to provide additional indexing and searching capabilities.
Subject-PRECIS 45   Subject headings from PREserved Context Index System -- a string of indexing terms set down in a prescribed order, each term being preceded by a manipulation code which governs the production of pre-coordinated subject index entries under selected terms -- maintained by the British Library.
Subject-RSWK 46   Subject headings from Regeln fur den Schlagwortkatalog -- maintained by the Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut.
Subject-subdivision 47 6XX$x, 6XX$y, 6XX$z An extension to a subject heading indicating the form, place, period of time treated, or aspect of the subject treated.
Identifier-national-bibliography 48 015 Character string that uniquely identifies a record in a national bibliography.
Identifier-legal-deposit 49 017 The copyright registration number that is assigned to an item when the item is deposited for copyright.
Classification-government-publication 50 086 A classification number assigned to a government document by a government agency at any level (e.g., state, national, international).
Identifier-publisher-for-music 51 028 A formatted number assigned by a publisher to a sound recording or to printed music.
Control number-DB 52 015 Character string that uniquely identifies a record in the Deutsche Bibliothek.
Identifier-local-call 53   Call number (e.g., shelf location) assigned by a local system (not a classification number).
Code-language 54 008/35-37, 041 A code that indicates the language of the item. The codes are defined by the target.
Code-geographic-area 55 043 A code that indicates the geographic area(s) that appear or are implied in the headings assigned to the item during cataloging.
Code-institution 56 040, 852$a An authoritative-agency symbol for an institution that is the source of the record or the holding location. The code space is defined by the target.
Name-and-title 57 100/2XX, 110/2XX, 111/2XX, subfields $a & $t in following: 400,410, 411, 600, 610, 611, 700, 710, 711, 800, 810, 811 The name of a person, corporate body, conference, or meeting, and the title of an item. (Subject name headings are included.) The syntax of the name-title combination is up to the target, unless used with the Structure attribute Key.
Name-geographic 58 651 Name of a country, jurisdiction, region, or geographic feature.
Name-geographic-
place-publication
59 008/15-17, 260$a City or town where an item was published.
Identifier-CODEN 60 030 A six-character, unique, alphanumeric code assigned to serial and monographic publications by the CODEN section of the Chemical Abstracts Service.
Code-microform-generation 61 007/11 The code specifying the generation of a microform.
Abstract 62 520 An abbreviated, accurate representation of a work, usually without added interpretation or criticism.
Note 63 5XX A concise statement in which such information as extended physical description, relationship to other works, or contents may be recorded.
Author-name-and-title 1000 100/2XX, 110/2XX, 111/2XX, subfields $a & $t in following: 400, 410, 411, 700, 710, 711, 800, 810, 811 A personal or corporate author, or a conference or meeting name, and the title of the item. (No subject name headings are included.) The syntax of the name-title combination is up to the target, unless used with the Structure attribute Key (see below).
Code-record-type 1001 Leader/06 A code that specifies the characteristics and defines the components of the record. The codes are target-specific.
Name 1002 100, 110, 111, 400, 410, 411, 600, 610, 611, 700, 710, 711, 800, 810, 811 The name of a person, corporate body, conference, or meeting. (Subject name headings are included.)
Author-name 1003 100, 110, 111, 400 410, 411, 700, 710, 711, 800, 810, 811 A personal or corporate author, or a conference or meeting name. (No subject name headings are included.)
Author-name-personal 1004 100, 400, 700, 800 A person's real name, pseudonym, title of nobility nickname, or initials. (Differs from attribute "name-personal (1)" in that personal name subject headings are not included.)
Author-name-corporate 1005   An organization or a group of persons that is identified by a particular name. (Differs from attribute "name-corporate (2)" in that corporate name subject headings are not included.)
Author-name- 1006 111, 411, 711, 811 A meeting of individuals or conference representatives of various bodies for the purpose of discussing topics of common interest. (Differs from attribute "name-conference (3)" in that conference name subject headings are not included.)
Identifier-standard 1007 010, 011, 015, 017, 018, 020, 022, 023, 024, 025, 027, 028, 030, 035, 037 Standard numbers such as ISBN, ISSN, music publishers numbers, CODEN, etc., that are indexed together in many online public-access catalogs.
Subject-LC-children's 1008 600i1, 610i1, 611i1, 630i1, 650i1, 651i1 Subject headings, for use with children's literature, that conform to the formulation guidelines in the "AC Subject Headings" section of the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Subject-name-personal 1009 600 A person's real name, pseudonym, title of nobility nickname, or initials that appears in a subject heading.
Body of text 1010   Used in full-text searching to indicate that the term is to be searched only in that portion of the record that the target considers the body of the text, as opposed to some other discriminated part such as a headline, title, or abstract.
Date/time added to database 1011 008/00-05 The date and time that a record was added to the database.
Date/time last modified 1012 005 The date and time a record was last updated.
Identifier--authority/format 1013   Used in full-text searching to indicate to the target system the format of the document that should be returned to the originating system. The attribute carries not only the format code, but also the authority (e.g., system) that assigned that code.
Concept-text 1014   Used within Z39.50-1988; included here for historical reasons but its use is deprecated.
Concept-reference 1015   Used within Z39.50-1988; included here for historical reasons but its use is deprecated.
Any 1016   The record is selected if there exists a Use attribute that the target supports such that the record would be selected if the target were to substitute that attribute.
Server-choice 1017   The target substitutes one or more access points. The origin leaves the choice to the target.
Name-publisher 1018 260$b The organization responsible for the publication of the item.
Record-source 1019 008/39, 040 The USMARC code or name of the organization(s) that created the original record, assigned the USMARC content designation and transcribed the record into machine-readable form, or modified the existing USMARC record; the cataloging source.
Name-editor 1020 100 $a or 700 $a when the corresponding $e contains value 'ed.' A person who prepared for publication an item that is not his or her own.
Code-bib-level 1021 Leader/07 A one-character alphabetic code indicating the bibliographic level such as monograph, serial or collection of the record.
Code-geographic-class 1022 052 A code that represents the geographic area and if applicable the geographic subarea covered by an item. The codes are derived from the LC Classification-Class G and the expanded Cutter number list.
Indexed-by 1023 510 For serials, a publication in which the serial has been indexed and/or abstracted.
Code-map-scale 1024 034 Coded form of cartographic mathematical data, including scale, projection and/or coordinates related to the item.
Music-key 1025 $r in the following: 130, 240, 243, 630, 700, 730 A statement of the key in which the music is written.
Title-related-periodical 1026 247, 780, 785 Serial titles related to this item, either the immediate predecessor or the immediate successor.
Identifier-report 1027 027, 088 A report number assigned to the item. This number could be the STRN (Standard Technical Report Number) or another report number. Cf. ANSI/NISO Z39.23 and ISO 10444.
Identifier-stock 1028 037 A stock number that could be used for ordering the item.
Identifier-thematic 1030 $n in the following: 130, 240, 243, 630, 700, 730 The numeric designation for a part/section of a work such as the serial, opus or thematic index number.
Material-type 1031 derived value from Leader/06-07, 007, 008, and 502 A free-form string, more specific than the one-letter code in Leader/06, that describes the material type of the item, e.g., cassette, kit, computer database, computer file.
Identifier-document 1032   A persistent identifier, or Doc-ID, assigned by a server, that uniquely identifies a document on that server.
Title-host-item 1033 773$t The title of the item containing the part described in the record, for example, a journal title when the record describes an article in the journal.
Content-type 1034 derived value from 008/24-27 The type of materials contained in the item or publication. For example: review, catalog, encyclopedia, directory.
Anywhere 1035   The record is selected if the term value (as qualified by the other attributes) occurs anywhere in the record.
Author-Title-Subject 1036 1XX, 2XX, 4XX, 6XX, 7XX, 8XX An author or a title or a subject.
SICI 1037   The Serial Item and Contribution Identifier; based on NISO Z39.56- 199x, currently being ballotted. The proposed standard provides an extensible mechanism for the creation of a code which uniquely identifies either an issue of a serial title or a contribution (e.g., article) within a serial regardles of distribution meduim (paper, electronic, microform, etc.).
Abstract-language 1038   The language code or the language name for the language of the abstract. Entries are made in accordance with ISO 639-1988 'Code for the representation of names of language'. The 2-digit letter code is used as language code, the English term is used as language name.
Application-kind 1039   Information (code or full text) about the patent application.
Classification 1040   The code or the section heading of a classification system. The attribute is a general (broad) attribute for codes which are not existing as a serch key.
Classification-basic 1041   The code or the section heading of the Dutch classification system.
Classification-local-record 1042   The code or the section heading of a classification system assigned to a holding record.
Enzyme 1043   The enzyme code or the enzyme nomenclature. Codes are assigned by the 'Enzyme Commission' in the 'International Union of Biochemistry'.
Possessing-institution 1044   A code (library symbol or other code) of the institution which possesses the document. The codes are agreed upon between the partners.
Record-linking 1045   An alphabetical code which determines the type of linking.
Record-status 1046   Information about the status of the record, e.g. new, corrected, deleted, revised.
Treatment 1047   A statement (code or full text) describing subject aspects of the content.
Control-number-GKD 1048   The identification number of a corporate body name from the German authority file for corporate body names "Gemeinsame Koerper-schaftsdatei" (GKD).
Control-number-linking 1049   The unique identification number of the linked record. Attribute 'code-record-type' contains a code for the type of record which contains the 'control-number-linking' (b - bibliographical record, e - record for copy-specific data, n - authority record, l - holding record, p - record for cross references, v - full text). Attribute 'code-record-linking' contains a code which determines the type of linking.
Control-number-PND 1050   The identification number of a personal name from the German authority file for personal names "Personennamendatei" (PND).
Control-number-SWD 1051   The identification number of a subject heading from the German authority file for subject headings "Schlagwortnormdatei" (SWD).
Control-number-ZDB 1052   The identification number of a document in the German database for serials "Zeitschriftendatenbank" (ZDB).
Country-publication (country of Publication) 1053   The country code or the country name of the country where the document has been published. Entries are made according to ISO 3166 'Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries'. As country code a 2-digit letter code is used, as country name the English country name.
Date-conference (meeting date) 1054   The date of the conference or of another meeting.
Date-record-status 1055   The date on which the record status was assigned.
Dissertation-information 1056   Information about a dissertation thesis, or another publication connected with an academic degree.
Meeting-organizer 1057   The name of the organizer or the sponsor of a conference.
Note-availability 1058   Information about the availability of a document (delivery information).
Number-CAS-registry (CAS registry number) 1059   The 'Chemical Abstract Registry' number of the substance described in a document.
Number-document (document number) 1060   The publication number of the document (e.g. the number of the abstract in a secondary publication, or the number of the manuscript in a primary journal) provided that this number is not used as 'internal key' in the database. A publication number used as 'internal key' is entered in Attribute 12.
Number-local-accounting 1061   The account number of the document assigned by the accounting system.
Number-local-acquisition 1062   Document acquisition number assigned by the system.
Number-local-
call-copy-specific
1063   The document's shelf number.
Number-of-reference
(reference count)
1064   The number of literature references cited in a document.
Number-norm 1065   The number of a norm or standard.
Number-volume 1066   The number of single volumes of a multivolume publication, (year's) issues of serials, parts of multivolume publications, serials journals etc.
Place-conference (meeting location) 1067   The place where the conference or meeting was held.
Reference (references and footnotes) 1068   A literature reference from a document. The bibliographic data of a reference consists e.g. of a title, author, journal, publication year, volume and page information of the cited document.
Referenced-journal (reference work) 1069   The title of a journal cited in a document.
Section-code 1070   The section code of a subject classification.
Section-heading 1071   The section heading of a subject classification
Subject-GOO 1072   A subject heading from the 'Gemeenschappelijke Onderwerps Onts luiting' (GOO).
Subject-name-conference 1073   A conference name used as subject heading.
Subject-name-corporate 1074   A corporate body name used as a subject heading.
Subject-name-form 1075   A formal topical subject heading, e.g. collection of articles, handbook, source.
Subject-name-geographical 1076   A geographical/ethnographical subject heading.
Subject-name-chronological 1077   A chronological subject heading.
Subject-name-title 1078   A title proper used as subject heading.
Subject-name-topical 1079   A topical subject heading.
Subject-uncontrolled 1080   An uncontrolled subject term. General (broad) attribute for subject terms not specified any further, existing as a search key.
Terminology-chemical (chemical name) 1081   The description of a chemical substance. This is either the name of the substance or a name from another classification system, e.g. enzyme code.
Title-translated 1082   The translation of a title.
Year-of-beginning 1083   The publication year of the first issue/volume of serial publications (journals, newspapers, etc.).
Year-of-ending 1084   The publication year of the last issue/volume of serial publications (journals, newspapers, etc.).

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