Metadata

The metadata for this collection is based on the Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA) and uses Dublin Core and VRA Core terms and several controlled vocabularies.

  • Title
    • “3.1 Title Text: Titles, identifying phrases, or names given to a work of art, architecture, or material culture” (Benoff, 2024).
    • Required by CDWA
    • Dublin Core term
       
  • Creator 
    • “4.1 Creator Description: The name, brief biographical information, and roles (if necessary) of the named or anonymous individuals or corporate bodies responsible for the design, production, manufacture, or alteration of the work, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance. If there is no known creator, make a reference to the presumed culture or nationality of the unknown creator" (Benoff, 2024).
    • Required by CDWA
    • Uses Library of Congress Name Authority File for controlled vocabulary
       
  • Format (has an alternate label of “Measurements”)
    • “6.1 Dimension Description: Information about the dimensions or scale of the work, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance. It may include the scale of the work. It may also include the number of the parts of a complex work, series, or collection" (Benoff, 2024).
    • Required by CDWA
       
  • Creation Date (has an alternate label of “Date Created”)
    • “4.2 Creation Date: A concise description of the date or range of dates associated with the creation, design, production, presentation, performance, construction, or alteration of the work or its components, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, or nuance" (Benoff, 2024).
    • Required by CDWA
       
  • Material (has an alternate label of “Materials”)
    • “7.1 Materials/Techniques Description: An indication of the substances or materials used in the creation of a work, as well as any implements, production or manufacturing techniques, processes, or methods incorporated in its fabrication, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance" (Benoff, 2024).
    • Required by CDWA
    • VRA Core term
    • Uses as Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus for controlled vocabulary
       
  • Has Technique (has an alternate label of “Technique”)
    • “7.1 Materials/Techniques Description: An indication of the substances or materials used in the creation of a work, as well as any implements, production or manufacturing techniques, processes, or methods incorporated in its fabrication, presented in a syntax suitable for display to the end-user and including any necessary indications of uncertainty, ambiguity, and nuance" (Benoff, 2024).
    • Required by CDWA
    • VRA Core term
    • Uses as Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus as controlled vocabulary
       
  • Subject
    • “16.2 General Subject Terms: Indexing terms that characterize, in general terms, what the work depicts or what is depicted in it. This subject analysis is the minimum required level of specificity. It is recommended to also list specific subjects, if possible" (Benoff, 2024).
    • Required by CDWA
    • Dublin Core term
    • Uses Library of Congress Subject Headings for controlled vocabulary
       
  • Coverage (has an alternate label of “Location”)
    • “21.2 Repository/Geographic Location: An identification or link to a repository (corporate body) or geographic place where the work is currently or was formerly located . . . identification of the current location, either repository or geographic location, is required" (Benoff, 2024).
    • Required by CDWA
    • Dublin Core term
    • Uses Geonames: the GeoNames Geographical database for controlled vocabulary
       
  • Description
    • “18.1 Descriptive Note Text: A narrative text/prose description and discussion of the work or group of works" (Benoff, 2024).
    • Not required by CDWA, I included it to provide context for the items
    • Dublin Core term
       
  • Has Inscription (has an alternate label of “Inscriptions”)
    • “8.1 Inscription Transcription or Description: The transcription or description of the content of the inscription, mark, or text. This transcription or description should include the material or medium in which the inscription, mark, or text was executed; its support, if it is on a separate piece affixed to the object; the method by which the inscription, mark, or text was produced; and a brief description of the content or appearance of the inscription or mark" (Benoff, 2024).
    • Not required by CDWA, I included it because I knew the majority of the items in my collection would have inscriptions.
    • VRA Core term
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