Document Actions
Format
- Element Name
- Definition
- Where Can the Format Information be Found?
- How Format Works in the Metadata Form
- How Should the Format be Filled in?
- Other Examples
- Comments
- Resources
Element Name
Format
Definition
The digital manifestation of the resource.
Where Can the Format Information be Found?
Format is determined by examining the item
How Format Works in the Metadata Form
- Parts:
- 1. Format -- drop-down menu
- Repeatable?
- No
How Should the Format be Filled in?
| Guideline |
Example | |
|---|---|---|
|
text - Text |
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text - Text image - Image |
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image - Image |
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other - Other |
Other Examples
- Yearbook
- Format: text - Text
- Architectural drawing
- Format: image - Image
- Transferware plate
- Format: image - Image
- Musical recording
- Format: audio - Audio
- U.S. Department of Agriculture bulletin
- Format: text - Text
Comments
Glossary of Resource Types:
| Resource Type |
Code | Items |
|---|---|---|
| Audio |
audio | Sound files |
| Image |
image | Two-dimensional, graphic representations |
| Text |
text | Written or printed documents |
| Video |
video | Moving images |
| Website |
website | Collection of webpages |
| Other |
other |
Any other items |
- For physical (as opposed to digital) nature, including size and duration of the original resource, use the Physical Description.
- For categorizing the primary content of the resource (to aid in searching) use the Resource Type.
- Format is important because choice of appropriate preservation strategies depends on knowing the structural type of the digital manifestation
Resources
UNT Format Controlled Vocabulary