Definition
Unique title or name of the object or work for online presentation
Other possible database element names
Object name
Object proper name
Text/URI
Text
Repeatable
Yes
Obligation level
Mandatory
Recording notes
The object title should describe or identify the object or work as clearly as possible. It should not be identical to the Object type or designation element. The title may have been given by the creator of the object, or it may be a name commonly used in literature for the individual object. If an object title is not available or known, one can be constructed for online publication. If the object title is composed of multiple data elements, it should be concise and clear to ensure digital accessibility. In such cases, a combination of Object type or designation with one of the following pieces of information is recommended: Inventory number, Date, or Technique.
The element can be repeated to indicate original titles, alternative titles, etc. In natural history, the scientific name should be used as the object title, with the common name optionally included as an alternative title. Both name or title forms must be supplemented with the Inventory number to create a unique title for the object.
CARE: The designation of an collection item from colonial contexts in its country of origin or source community is important for identification and findability. These designations should therefore be included and, where appropriate, prioritised.
Examples
Four Dancing Muses
Four-poster bed, 23971-2
Pamphlet, offset print
Portrait of actress Maria Anna Löhn (1830-1902)
Etruscan lamp with gorgon's head
Minimal polyhedral model of Boy's Surface
Self-propelled sugar beet harvester by Herriau
Monastery complex of the Dominican convent Maria Zuflucht (Weesen)
Frigate "Diana", hull model
Lymnaea stagnalis, ZMA.MOLL.371629
Expression in LIDO (v1.0 and v1.1)
<lido:objectIdentificationWrap>
<lido:titleWrap>
<lido:titleSet lido:type="http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417200">
<lido:appellationValue xml:lang="en">Four dancing muses</lido:appellationValue>
</lido:titleSet>
<lido:titleSet lido:type="http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417227">
<lido:appellationValue xml:lang="en">Dancing godesses</lido:appellationValue>
</lido:titleSet>
</lido:titleWrap>
</lido:objectIdentificationWrap>
Comparison with relevant standards and database models
| Standard | Element Name | Text/URI | Repeatable | Obligation level | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
German Digital Library: Metadata requirements for data provision | Text | Yes | Mandatory | ||
| Text | Yes | Mandatory | If several titles are provided, they must be labelled so as to make clear which is the preferred title and which are the other titles. In DDB-LIDO, the preferred title in the element <lido:titleSet> is labelled by the type attribute http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417200 or http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417205. Additional titles will be displayed with the label "Other title(s)" or "Original title" and have to be labelled as follows: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417227 for "alternate titles" and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417204 for "original titles" | ||
| DFG Basic Data Record | Source Object Title | Text | Not specified | Mandatory | |
| DFG Practical Guidelines on Digitisation: LIDO core metadata | Title/Object name <titleSet> | Text | Yes | Mandatory | |
| Europeana Data Model (EDM) | <dc:title> | Text | Yes | Conditionally mandatory | In the Europeana Data Model <dc:title> (object title) OR <dc:description> (object description) are mandatory. |
| EODEM application profile | Title/Name /lido:titleWrap/ | Text | No | Mandatory | In addition, the <Title_Type> and <Title_Language> elements are also mandatory in the EODEM application profile. |
| digiCULT | Titel / Objektname [eng.: Title/Object name] | Text | Yes | Recommended | digiCULT offers the possibility to label the title (descriptive title, original title, etc.) and thus to ensure a distinction between different types of titles. |
| museum-digital | Object title | Text | Yes | Mandatory |
ID data element
mds0001