An indication of the materials from which an object or work is made
Text (controlled vocabulary) and/or URI
Yes
Recommended
This data element indicates the materials from which the object or work was or is made or is composed of. Controlled vocabulary is recommended. This supports better findability in portals.
Art & Architecture Thesaurus: Materials Facet
Integrated Authority File (GND, German National Library): The following search interfaces provide a convenient way to search the GND: https://explore.gnd.network/ (GND-Explorer), https://lobid.org/gnd (lobid-gnd), https://swb.bsz-bw.de/DB=2.104/ (OGND)
| URI | Preferred term |
|---|---|
| http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011029 | silver (metal) |
| https://d-nb.info/gnd/4350482-6 | Bast [engl.: Bast] |
| https://d-nb.info/gnd/4144643-4 | Bergkristall [engl.: Rock crystal] |
| https://d-nb.info/gnd/4152058-0 | Email (Beschichtung) [eng: Enamel and enameling <LCSH match>] |
| https://d-nb.info/gnd/4033676-1 | Kunststoff [eng: Plastics <LCSH match>] |
| http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015062 | tempera |
| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28129555 | zinc sheet |
| https://d-nb.info/gnd/118728372X | Elektron (Legierung) [eng: Elektrum <LCSH match>] |
<lido:eventMaterialsTech>
<lido:materialsTech>
<lido:termMaterialsTech lido:type="http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00132">
<lido:conceptID lido:type="http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00099">http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011029</lido:conceptID>
<lido:term xml:lang="de">Silber</lido:term>
<lido:term xml:lang="en">silver (metal)</lido:term>
</lido:termMaterialsTech>
</lido:materialsTech>
</lido:eventMaterialsTech> |
<lido:eventMaterialsTech> <lido:materialsTech> <lido:termMaterialsTech type="http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00132"> <skos:Concept rdf:about="http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011029"> <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="de">Silber</skos:prefLabel> <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="en">silver (metal)</skos:prefLabel> </skos:Concept> </lido:termMaterialsTech> </lido:materialsTech> </lido:eventMaterialsTech> |
Example of an event-independent materials specification
<lido:objectMaterialsTechWrap> <lido:objectMaterialsTechSet> <lido:materialsTech> <lido:termMaterialsTech lido:type="http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00132"> <skos:Concept rdf:about="http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300011029"> <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="de">Silber</skos:prefLabel> <skos:prefLabel xml:lang="en">silver (metal)</skos:prefLabel> </skos:Concept> </lido:termMaterialsTech> </lido:materialsTech> </lido:objectMaterialsTechSet> </lido:objectMaterialsTechWrap> |
Standard | Element name | Text/URI | Repeatable | Obligation level | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
German Digital Library: Metadata requirements for data provision | (No match) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not mandatory | |
| German Digital Library LIDO application profile (DDB-LIDO) | <eventMaterialsTech> / <materialsTech> / <termMaterialsTech> / <term> | Text (controlled vocabulary) and optional URI | Yes | Not mandatory | Optional labelling: http://terminology.lido-schema.org/lido00132 for Materials |
| CCC-LIDO Application profile | Material/Technique <eventMaterialsTech> / <materialsTech> / <termMaterialsTech> / <term> and <conceptID> | Text (controlled vocabulary) and optional URI (AAT) | Yes | Not mandatory | |
| DFG Basic Data Record | (No match) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not mandatory | |
| DFG Practical Guidelines on Digitisation: LIDO core metadata | Information on materials and techniques relating to event <eventMaterialsTech> | Text (controlled vocabulary) and/or URI | Yes | Mandatory if available | Alternatively, the information on material and/or technology in <objectMaterialsTechWrap> / <objectMaterialsTechSet> is also possible independently of the event. |
| Europeana Data Model (EDM) | <dcterms:medium> | Text (controlled vocabulary) | Yes | Not mandatory | |
| EODEM application profile | Material Description /lido:objectMaterialsTechWrap/lido:objectMaterialsTechSet/ | Text | Yes | Recommended | |
| Categories for the Description of Works of Art (2024) | 7.5 Materials/Techniques Name | Text (controlled vocabulary) | Yes | Recommended | 7.1. Materials/Techniques Description is listed as CORE-Element. Vocabulary recommendation: Art & Architecture Thesaurus or general terms in another controlled vocabulary. |
| CDWA Lite (2006) | 8.1.1 Term Materials Techniques | Text (controlled vocabulary) | Yes | Not mandatory | Vocabulary recommendation: Art & Architecture Thesaurus. |
| Spectrum 5.1 | Material | Text (controlled vocabulary) | Yes | Not specified | The obligation level is determined by the institution. |
| digiCULT | Material [eng.: Materials] | Text (controlled vocabulary) and/or URI | Yes | Recommended | |
| museum-digital | Materials/Technique Materials Schlagwort (Material) [eng.: tags (material)] | Text | Yes | Recommended | Materials and techniques can be recorded in museum-digital in different ways: Either in one or in two separate data fields; recently it has also become possible to record them as a "categorised keyword". See this blog post. |
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