Metadata Input Guidelines: Resource Type
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Element Name
Resource Type
Definition
The type or category of the primary content of the resource.
Where Can the Resource Type Information be Found?
Resource type is determined by examining the physical item.
How Resource Type Works in the Metadata Form
- Parts:
- 1. Resource type – drop-down menu.
- Repeatable?
- No
- Required?
- Yes - also see more information about required fields
How Should the Resource Type be Filled in?
| Guideline | Example |
|---|---|
|
image_score - Musical Score/Notation |
|
image_photo - Photograph text_letter - Letter |
|
image - Image text - Text |
If it is difficult to determine the resource type:
- Check the glossary (in the Comments section) for clarification.
- Consider whether it fits one of these scenarios:
- Page images of textual items should be entered as “Text” not “Image”
- A series of negatives/photographs should be entered as “Photograph”
- A page with both text and images should be entered based on which
portion is most dominant or important, i.e.,
- Does it seem like ‘text’ with accompanying images(s) – e.g., photos or illustrations in a letter or printed page?
- Does it seem like ‘photograph(s)’ or illustrations with inscriptions and accompanying text?
- Consider whether someone would expect to find the item if they limit their search to one particular type
Other Examples
- Proceedings of a convention (booklet)
- Resource Type: text_book - Book
- Handwritten tally of voters from 1836
- Resource Type: text - Text
- Advertisement (with illustrations)
- Resource Type: image_artwork - Artwork
- U.S. Geological Survey Map
- Resource Type: image_map - Map
- Tintype
- Resource Type: image_photo - Photograph
- Opera score
- Resource Type: image_score - Musical Score/Notation
- Organizational chart
- Resource Type: image - Image
- Event flyer
- Resource Type: text_pamphlet - Pamphlet
Comments
Glossary of Resource Types
Primarily Text-Based Materials
| Resource Type | Code | Use for: |
|---|---|---|
| Article | text_article | A full article from a periodical, such as a journal, magazine, or newsletter |
| Book | text_book | A book, atlas, photojournal, ledger, etc. |
| Book Chapter | text_chapter | A full chapter that is part of an anthology or larger, multi-chapter text |
| Clipping | text_clipping | Newspaper clippings and partial excerpts from other published materials |
| Thesis or Dissertation | text_etd | Thesis or dissertation |
| Journal / Magazine / Newsletter | text_journal | An issue of a periodical such as a journal, magazine, or newsletter |
| Legal Document | text_legal | Court or government legal documents, e.g., affidavits, deeds, wills, land grants, warrants, etc. |
| Legislative Document | text_leg | Materials generated by state and federal legislatures, such as text of bills and resolutions, or session proceedings |
| Letter | text_letter | Correspondence |
| Newspaper | text_newspaper | Full issue of a newspaper |
| Pamphlet | text_pamphlet | A non-serial publication under 50 pages including booklets, brochures, small flyers, etc. |
| Paper | text_paper | Written composition such as an essay, working/discussion paper, white paper, etc. |
| Patent | text_patent | An issued patent including a description and often diagram(s) |
| Poem | text_poem | A poem |
| Prose Fiction | text_prose | A literary composition not classified as poetry such as a novel, novella, or short story |
| Report | text_report | A research, statistical, technical, or summary report written by an individual, organization, or other agency |
| Review | text_review | A written commentary on an item (books, artwork, journals, etc.) or an event (performances, conferences, exhibitions, etc.) |
| Script | text_script | Text of plays, speeches, etc., meant to be read or performed |
| Yearbook | text_yearbook | Organization (usually a school) yearbook or annual |
| Text | text | A certificate, handwritten note, or other text item not specified above (e.g., printed forms, business cards, invoices, tickets, receipts, ballots, meeting minutes/agendas, etc.) |
Primarily Image-Based Materials
| Resource Type | Code | Use for: |
|---|---|---|
| Artwork | image_artwork | Two-dimensional image such as a painting, drawing, engraving, graphic design, plan, etc. |
| Map | image_map | An individual map or unbound map sheet |
| Musical Score/Notation | image_score | Sheet music or score |
| Photograph | image_photo | Photographic print, negative, or slide |
| Postcard | image_postcard | Postcard (with or without handwritten notes) |
| Poster | image_poster | Broadside or poster |
| Presentation | image_presentation | Images or text used as visual aids for a speech, lecture, seminar/webinar, or other presentation |
| Technical Drawing | image_drawing | Architectural or engineering drawings |
| Image | image | Other type of still image not specified above (e.g., logos, diagrams/charts/graphs, illustrations that do not fit another type, etc.) |
Other Materials
| Resource Type | Code | Use for: |
|---|---|---|
| Collection | collection | Group or compilation of items |
| Dataset | dataset | Statistical data files, CD-ROMs of data, databases, etc. |
| Interactive Resource | interactive-resource | Video game, interactive virtual exhibits, etc. |
| Physical Object | physical-object | Museum piece (such as furniture, dishes, tools), architectural structure, monument, three-dimensional object (including sculptures), etc. |
| Sound | sound | Audio recording |
| Software | software | Application software such as presentation viewers, word processors, etc. |
| Specimen | specimen | Scientific sample |
| Video | video | Analog or digital animation, moving image, television program, etc. |
| Website | website | Webpages |
Resources
- UNT Resource Type Controlled Vocabulary
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