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Element Name

Institution

(Also called 'Partners' within the Portal to Texas History)

 

Definition

A consistent reference to the institution or administrative unit that owns the digital resource for which metadata was created

 

Where Can the Institution Information be Found?

This information comes from the institution or from the project manager


How Institution Works in the Metadata Form

Parts:
1. Institution name -- drop-down menu
Repeatable?
No - only one organization owns an object

 

How Should the Institution be Filled in?

 

  • It is important that the correct collection name be entered for the item

 

Examples

Book: Directory of Texas Industries from Official Sources
Institution: ASPL - Austin Public Library
The Totem, Yearbook of McMurry College, 1977
Institution: MMUL - McMurry University Library
[Portrait of Cleo Hearn]
Institution: CWTC - Cowtown Coliseum
Newspaper: The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 38, Ed. 1, Friday, September 20, 1918
Institution: SWCL - Swisher County Library
Copy negative: Parade
Institution: HSUL - Hardin-Simmons University Library
Genealogical newsletter: Stirpes, Volume 20, Number 1, March 1980
Institution: TSGS - Texas State Genealogical Society
Lusterware pitcher
Institution: STAR - Star of the Republic Museum

 

Comments 

  • For copyright-related information use the Rights element.
  • Institution is chosen based on who possesses the items
  • In some cases (including microfilm), 'institution' will refer to the "partner" responsible for the digitization whether they possess the items or not

 

Resources

UNT Institutions Controlled Vocabulary
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