Cataloging Schema - Limited for Procedural CRUD

The below schema is obsolete. Please see the Cataloging Schema.

Information Group

Information Unit

Definition

Field Type

Repeatable

Notes

Example

Object identification information

Object number

A unique number identifying an object or specimens, including any separated parts.

Controlled number

No

 

 

 

Other number

An alternative number for an object other than the Object number.

Controlled number

Yes

 

 

 

> Other number type

A description of an Other number assigned to an object.

Controlled text

No

 

 

 

Brief description

A text description of an object in approximately one sentence; normally used for administrative and identification purposes. It records the most important information from a number of separate descriptive units of information.

Text

Yes

 

 

 

Comments

Additional comments made about an object by visitors, curators or researchers.

Text

Yes

 

 

 

Distinguishing features

A description of features which could uniquely identify an object, bringing together details from other groups or units of information such as Identification, Inscription, condition which could in a sentence uniquely identify an object.

Text

No

 

 

 

Number of objects

A record of the number of objects at the next level down in an object record.

Number

No

 

 

 

Object name

A description of the form, function or type of object.

Controlled text

Yes

 

 

 

> Object name currency

A statement of the status of an Object name.

Controlled text

No

 

archaic

 

> Object name level

A statement of the position of the Object name in a classification scheme.

Controlled text

No

 

genus

 

> Object name note

Additional information about the Object name.

Text

No

 

 

 

> Object name system

The classification system from which the Object name is taken.

Controlled text

No

 

AAT

 

> Object name type

The type of Object name recorded.

Controlled text

No

 

taxonomic

 

> Object name language

The language used for the Object name.

Controlled text

No

 

 

 

Responsible department

The responsible department.

Controlled text

No

 

 

 

Title

The name assigned to an object or group of objects by the artist/creator or collector at the time of origin or subsequent titles either specifically assigned or generally understood to refer to it.

Text

Yes

 

 

 

> Object title language

The language used for the Object title.

Controlled text

No

 

 

 

> Title translation

A translation into the organization's first language of a title as recorded.

Text

Yes

 

 

 

> Title type

The nature of the Title recorded.

Controlled text

Yes

 

 

Date information

Date - association

How a date relates to an event in an object's history.

Controlled text

Yes

 

 

 

Date - earliest/single

The earliest probably or exact date at which an event in an object's history is thought to have occurred.

Date

No

 

 

 

> Date - earliest/single certainty

A term describing the extent to which the Date - earliest/single recorded is thought to be correct.

Controlled text

No

 

 

 

> Date - earliest/single qualifier

A qualification of the earliest probably or exact date at which an event in an object's history is thought to have occurred.

Controlled text

No

 

 

 

Date - latest

The latest probably date at which an event in an object's history is thought to have occurred.

Date

No

 

 

 

> Date - latest certainty

A term describing the extent to which the Date - latest recorded is thought to be correct.

Controlled text

No

 

 

 

> Date - latest qualifier

A qualification of the latest probably date at which an event in the object's history is thought to have occurred.

Controlled text

No

 

 

 

Date - period

A textual expression of the period when an event in an object's history is thought to have occurred.

Controlled text

No

 

 

 

Date text

The textual expression of the date or date span when an event in an object's history is thought to have occurred.

Text

No