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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
German Digital Library: Metadata requirements for data provision | (No match) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| 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/ | Text (controlled vocabulary) and URI | No | Mandatory | |
| digiCULT | Text (controlled vocabulary) and URI | No | Mandatory | ||
| museum-digital | single object / object group | Text and URI | No | Mandatory |
ID data element
mds0020