Document Actions
Resource Type
- Element Name
- Definition
- Where Can the Resource Type Information be Found?
- How Resource Type Works in the Metadata Form
- How Should the Resource Type be Filled in?
- Other Examples
- Comments
- Resources
Element Name
Resource Type
Definition
The type or category of the primary content of the resource.
Where Can the Resource Type Information be Found?
Resource type is determined by examining the physical item
How Resource Type Works in the Metadata Form
- Parts:
- 1. Resource type -- drop-down menu
- Repeatable?
- No
How Should the Resource Type be Filled in?
| Guideline |
Example | |
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image_score - Musical Score/Notation |
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image_photo - Photograph (not "image") text_letter - Letter (not "text") |
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image - Image text - Text |
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other - Other |
If it is difficult to determine the resource type:
- Check the glossary (in the Comment section) for clarification
- Consider whether or not it fits one of these scenarios:
- Page images of textual items should be entered as "Text" not "Image"
- A series of negatives/photographs should be entered as "Photograph"
- A page with both text and photographs should be entered based on which portion is most dominant or important
- Does it seem like 'text' with accompanying photographs?
- Does it seem like 'photographs' with inscriptions and accompanying text?
- Consider whether or not someone would expect to find the item if they limit their search to one particular type
Other Examples
- Proceedings of a convention (booklet)
- Resource Type: text_book - Book
- Handwritten tally of voters from 1836
- Resource Type: text - Text
- Advertisement (with illustrations)
- Resource Type: image_artwork - Artwork
- U.S. Geological Survey Map
- Resource Type: image_map - Map
- Tintype
- Resource Type: image_photo - Photograph
- Opera score
- Resource Type: image_score - Musical Score/Notation
- Organizational chart
- Resource Type: image - Image
Comments
Glossary of Resource Types:
| Resource Type |
Code | Use for: |
|---|---|---|
| Article |
text_article |
A full article from a periodical including a journal, magazine, or newsletter |
| Book |
text_book | A book, atlas, photojournal, etc. |
| Book Chapter |
text_chapter |
A full chapter which is part of an anthology or larger, multi-chapter text |
| Clipping |
text_clipping |
Newspaper clippings and partial excerpts from other published materials |
| Thesis or Dissertation |
text_etd | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Journal/Magazine/Newsletter |
text_journal | An issue of a periodical such as a journal, magazine, or newsletter |
| Legal Document |
text_legal | Court or government legal documents |
| Letter | text_letter | Correspondence |
| Newspaper |
text_newspaper | Full issue of a newspaper |
| Pamphlet |
text_pamphlet |
A non-serial publication under 50 pages including booklets, brochures, etc. |
| Paper |
text_paper |
Written composition such as an essay, working/discussion paper, white paper, etc. |
| Patent |
text_patent |
An issued patent including a description and diagram(s) |
| Poem |
text_poem |
A poem |
| Prose Fiction |
text_prose |
A literary composition not classified as poetry including a novel, novella, or short story |
| Report |
text_report |
A research, statistical, technical, or summary report written by an individual, organization, or other agency |
| Review |
text_review |
A written commentary on an item (books, artwork, journals, etc.) or an event (performances, conferences, exhibitions, etc.) |
| Yearbook | text_yearbook | School yearbook or annual |
| Text |
text | A certificate, handwritten notes, or other text item not specified above |
| Artwork |
image_artwork | Two-dimensional image such as a painting, drawing, engraving, graphic design, plan, etc. |
| Map |
image_map | An individual map |
| Photograph |
image_photo | Photographic print, negative, or slide |
| Postcard |
image_postcard |
Postcard (with or without handwritten notes) |
| Poster |
image_poster | Broadside or poster |
| Presentation |
image_presentation |
Images or text used as visual aids for a speech, lecture, seminar/webinar, or other presentation |
| Musical Score/Notation |
image_score | Sheet music or score |
| Image |
image | Other type of still image not specified above |
| Physical Object |
physical-object | Museum piece (such as furniture, dishes, tools), architectural structure, monument, three-dimensional object (including sculptures), etc. |
| Sound |
sound | Sound recording |
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Website |
website |
Webpages |
| Video |
video |
Analog or digital animation, moving image, television program, etc. |
| Interactive Resource |
interactive-resource | Video game, interactive virtual exhibits, etc. |
| Software |
software | Application software such as presentation viewers, word processors, etc. |
| Dataset |
dataset | Statistical data files, CD-ROMs of data, databases, etc. |
| Collection |
collection |
Group of things |
