Talk:Mapping MAB to MODS

Manual mapping

The MPIER provided us with 5 MAB records for the two books (two parent records plus three child records). These 5 records will be mapped to MODS by using the rules defined in the ZVDD MODS profile. The result (MAB_MODS_v32_mapping) is available in the repository.

Results & Discussion:

1. Hierarchical record structure
   • One record for each parent and each child record exists. The child record has an element <relatedItem type="host"> pointing to the parent record by using an identifier (URL/URN)
     The current MODS file only includes identifiers of type string (e.g. <identifier type="local">66237</identifier>). These identifiers should be replaced by the appropriate uri, after the digital objects have been ingested
   • Alternative implementation (not recommended by zvdd) I: create only one object for the work and all its parts (element <part type="constituent">)
   • Alternative implementation (not recommended by zvdd) II: provide information for parent in child record without creating an individual record for the parent (element <relatedItem type="host">).
   • Please Note: It is not necessary that the parent record points to its child records, because this information will already be stored in the eSciDoc container.
2. Handling of subject strings ("Schlagwortketten")
   • In MAB subject strings are represented in the element 710 as strings. Further on, each subject is saved in one separate element 902.
   • In MODS we transfered each subject string in one element, several "Schlagwortketten" would be transferred to separate elements. But it would be also possible to put the subjects in separate elements.
3. The "MODS application profile" used by the DFG viewer demands identifiers in form of URNs. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek provides a service to assign URN (NBN).
4. Missing Metadata in the MAB file
   • The "Bandtitel" from the Sisis file was not exported to MAB and can therefore not part of an automatic mapping to MODS. The MAB files have to be created properly so that no data will get lost.
5. MODS offers no property for the local signature of the book (MAB element 544). Can we loose this information or is there another possibility to represent this? --Kristina 16:52, 14 February 2008 (CET)

I would suggest to map this information to <location><physicallocation>, see example in MAB_MODS_v32_mapping --Inga 11:36, 18 February 2008 (CET)

Max-Planck-Institut für europäische Rechtsgeschichte

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