Concept Authority Schema

Information Group

Information Unit

Definition

Field Type

Field Repeatable

Group Repeatable

Example

Concepts

Record Type

A term distinguishing records for generic concepts from those for organizational levels in the authority, which include guide terms and facets.

Controlled list

No

 

concept, hierarchy, facet, guide term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Display Name

A label or heading (including qualifier needed for disambiguation) to identify the generic concept in displays.

Automatically generated, can be overridden by user

No

Yes

 Cathedrals (Built Environment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Term Formatted Display Name

A representation of the display name with rich text formatting, for onscreen display and/or printing, via the use of HTML or other markup; for instance, for italicizing or boldfacing distinct parts of the display name. Field introduced in version 3.2.1

Text

No

 

 

 

> Term Name

Terms used to refer to the generic concept; excluded are proper names of persons, organizations, geographic places, named subjects, or named events.

Text

No

 

brick, basilica, illuminations

 

> Term Type

An indication of the type of term to be used if the authority is intended to be compliant with standards for thesaurus construction.

Controlled list

No

 

descriptor, alternate descriptor, used for term

 

> Term Qualifier

Word or phrase used primarily to distinguish between homographs.

Text

No

 

qualifiers added to concept term to disambiguate homonym terms; e.g. paintings (visual works)

 

> Term Language

An indication of the language of the term, particularly when the term is in a language other than the language of the catalog record.

Controlled list

No

 

English

 

> Term Preferred for Language

Flag indicating that the term is the preferred form for the term language

Check box

No

 

preferred, variant

 

> Historical Status

Indicates the historical status of the term.

Controlled list

No

 

current, historical, both

 

> Term Source

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that provides the warrant for a particular term.

Text

No

 

Janson, History of Art (1997)

 

>> Term Source Detail

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the term was found.

Text

No

 

page 54

 

>> Term Source Unique ID

Unique identifier assigned to the term by the source recorded in the Term Source field

Text

No

 

300033618

 

>> Term Source Note

 

Text

No

 

 

 

> Term Status

A field noting the status of the record in the authority, whether provisional or accepted

Controlled list

No

 

accepted

 

Term Scope Note

note: removed 'term' as that now signifies inclusion in repeatable term group. - rj

A note that describes how the term should be used and provides descriptive information about the concept or expands upon information recorded in other fields, presented in a form to be displayed to end users. Note: Scope note fields should be at record level and not part of repeating term block. (JE 2012-04-30)

Text

No

No

for daguerreotype: Process that produces a direct positive image on a silver-coated copper plate, invented by Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre of France and Joseph-Nicephore Niepce in the 1830s. In the process, a copper plate is coated with silver iodide and exposed to light in a camera, then fumed with mercury vapor and fixed with common salt in solution.

 

Term Scope Note Source

note: removed 'term' as that now signifies inclusion in repeatable term group. - rj

A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that supplied information in the SCOPE NOTE. Note: In future may link to citation authority (JE 2012-04-30)

Text

No

No

Oxford Companion to Art (1996)

 

Term Scope Note Source Detail

note: removed 'term' as that now signifies inclusion in repeatable term group. Added 'Scope' to be consistent - rj

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Text

No

No

pages 175-176

Citations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citation

A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this authority.

Citation authority - > Source Full Citation

No

Yes

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. Ian Chilvers, ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.

 

> Citation Source Detail

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.

Text

No

 

pages 135-136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Sources

Additional Source

A reference to an additional bibliographic source or unpublished document that provides the warrant for a particular concept.

Citation authority - > Source Brief

No

Yes

LCSH

 

> Additional Source Detail

Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the additional source the concept was found.

Text

No

 

http://lccn.loc.gov/sh85096661

 

> Additional Source Unique ID

Unique identifier assigned to the concept by the source recorded in the Additional Source Field

Text

No

 

sh85096661

 

>Additional Source Note

Note that provides additional information about the additional concept source.

Text 

No 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hierarchy

Concept broader context

An identification of the broader context  (i.e. parent)

Concept authority

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concept narrower context

An identification of the narrower context  (i.e. child )

Concept authority

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concept equivalent context

A read-only identification of the equivalent context (i.e. siblings)

Concept authority (read only)

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Relationships (ver 2.4)

Related concept terms

An identification of any generic concepts that have important ties or connections to the generic concept being cataloged, excluding hierarchical whole/part relationships

Concept authority - > Generic Concept Term

No

Yes

 artist dolls (dolls, figurines, ... Visual and Verbal Communication). For non-hierarchical relationships (include hierarchy as qualifier)

 

Concept Term Relationship Type

An indication of the type of relationship between the concept and another generic concept.

Controlled list

No

distinguished from, usage overlaps with, causative action is, equipment needed is, related to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

Controlled list contents

Field

Value(s)

Default Value

Dynamic/Static

Record Type

concept, hierarchy, facet, guide term

none

dynamic

Term Type

descriptor, alternate descriptor, used for term

none

static

Term Language

Standard Language Term List

none

dynamic

Historical Status

current, historical, both, unknown

none

static

Concept term relationship type

 

none

dynamic

Term status

accepted; provisional; rejected; under review

none

static

Summary fields

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Context

Fields

header

Display Name

right sidebar under "terms used"

Primary value of Term, Vocabulary name, Field used in

right sidebar under "usage"

Primary value of Term, Vocabulary name, Field used in

search results

Display name, Vocabulary Name

secondary tab

n/a

Repeatability