Source

Definition

Information about a resource from which the current resource is derived.

Where Can the Source Information be Found?

For any type of item, source describes an original (physical or digital) resource from which the current resource is derived and may be found:

  • by examining the item

  • in accompanying or supplementary information

How Source Works in the Metadata Form

Screenshot of source element in metadata editing system.

Parts:

  1. Source qualifier – drop-down menu

  2. Source – text field

Repeatable?

Yes

Required?

No (more information)

How Should the Source be Filled in?

  • This field is only used if the item is:

    • a derivation (a single map from a book, an article from a journal, etc.)

    • an item that was part of a larger event (a presentation from a conference, a piece from an exhibition, etc.)

  • Formatting is not strictly enforced in this field, but it is helpful to list information consistently:

    • include any known relevant information

    • use a standard citation format, if applicable

Guideline

Example

For a publication, give any bibliographic information necessary to identify the original resource

  • title

  • format

  • standardiszed number/identifier

  • publisher and/or publication date

  • etc.

Marshall City Directory, 1937. Rochester: Keiter Directory Co., 1937. V. 1.

For serials, include:

  • title

  • volume and/or issue

  • publication date

  • etc.

Anabiosis: the Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(2), International Association for Near-Death Studies, December 1983, pp. 203-206

For an event, include information such as:

  • title of event

  • location

  • dates held

  • etc.

14th International Conference on Knowledge Management, November 9-10, 2018. Vancouver, Canada

  • Choose the appropriate relation qualifier from the controlled vocabulary

  • Note that published conference proceedings should be treated as a publication source (book or journal), while non-published components (e.g., posters or presentations) should use the conference or event as the source

  • If none of the qualifiers applies to the item, choose “Other”

Other Examples:

Scanned map from a book

Book: “From the German edition of P.F.X. Charlevoix, Histoire general des voyages, 1754.”–Almagre books, list 47A.

Article from a conference

Conference: Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL), 2010, Los Angeles, California, United States

Article published in a journal

Journal: Government Information Quarterly, 2008. p. 66-89

Presentation from a preconference

Conference: 3rd Annual Digitization Expo [Pre-conference], Texas Library Association (TLA) Annual Convention, 2010, San Antonio, Texas, United States

Map from an atlas

Atlas: Geologic Atlas of the United States, Llano-Burnet Folio No. 183, Washington: Geological Survey (U.S.), 1912

Clipping/article from a newspaper

Newspaper: “King State Dependent on South Parkers,” Forward Times, Houston Texas, August 9, 1975, pp. 7A-8A

Assignment from a class course

Academic Course: JOUR 5260 Qualitative Research Methods, University of North Texas Dallas, Fall 2016

Photograph from an art exhibit

Exhibition: Young Latino Artists, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Texas, June 13-September 7, 2014

Output from a grant program

Grant: National Science Foundation (NSF), Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) Grant, Award #1252692

Photograph from a non-defined type of event

Other: Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Final Competition, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, November 17, 2018

Comments

  • To specify other resources which are judged to be significantly related to the current resource in some fashion, use the Relation element.

  • Information in this field may also overlap with information entered in the Citation element.

Resources

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