Outline of Elements and Attributes in MADS 2.0

This document contains a listing of elements and their related attributes in the Metadata Authority Description Schema (MADS) 2.0 with values or value sources where applicable. It is an "outline" of the schema.

The <madsCollection> element is used to contain a groups of MADS records, and the <mads> element is used to contain elements in an individual MADS record. Within an individual MADS record, the <authority> element is required and is repeatable. Additional main elements, such as <related> and/or <variant> are optional and also repeatable. The <authority> element must contain at least one subelement, but may include a number of subelements, for instance, a <name> and <titleInfo> or <topic> and <geographic>. Attributes are not in a mandated sequence and not repeatable (per XML rules). References to documents that contain codes for identifying authority lists of controlled values are listed after relevent attributes.

Root Elements

<madsCollection>

Attributes:

[none]

Subelements:

<mads>

Main Top-Level and Other Elements

<mads>

Attributes:

ID
version

Subelements:

<authority>

<name>

<namePart>
<description>

<titleInfo>

<title>
<subTitle>
<partNumber>
<partName>
<nonSort>

<topic>
<temporal>
<genre>
<geographic>
<hierarchicalGeographic>

<country>
<province>
<region>
<state>
<territory>
<county>
<city>
<island>
<area>
<extraterrestrialArea>
<citySection>

<occupation>

<related> - same as <authority>
<variant> - same as <authority>
<affiliation>

<position>
<organization>
<address>

<street>
<city>
<state>
<country>
<postcode>

<email>
<phone>
<fax>
<hours>
<dateValid>

<classification>
<fieldOfActivity>
<identifier>
<language>

<languageTerm>
<scriptTerm>

<note>
<url>
<extension>
<recordInfo>

<recordContentSource>
<recordCreationDate>
<recordChangeDate>
<recordIdentifier>
<recordOrigin>
<languageOfCataloging>

<languageTerm>
<languageScript>

<descriptionStandard>

MADS Elements, Subelements, and Attributes:

<authority>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
geographicSubdivision (none, direct, indirect, not applicable)

Subelements:

<name>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
type (personal, corporate, conference, family)
authority (see https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/name-title.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

<namePart>

Attributes:

type (date, family, given, termsOfAddress)
lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<description>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<titleInfo>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
displayLabel
authority (see https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/name-title.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

<title>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<subTitle>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<partNumber>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<partName>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<nonSort>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<topic>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/subject.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<temporal>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/subject.html)
authorityURI, valueURI
encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, edtf, temper, marc)
point (start, end), keyDate (yes), qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

Subelements:

[none]

<genre>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/genre-form.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<geographic>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/name-title.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<hierarchicalGeographic>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/name-title.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

<continent>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<country>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<province>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<region>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<state>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<territory>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<county>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<city>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<island>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<area>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<extraterrestrialArea>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<citySection>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<occupation>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/occupation.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
type (earlier, later, parentOrg, broader, narrower, equivalent, other)

Subelements:

same as <authority>

<variant>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
type (acronym, abbreviation, translation, expansion, other)
otherType
hidden (yes)

Subelements:

same as <authority>

<affiliation>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

<position>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<organization>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see https://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/name-title.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<address>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

<street>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<city>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<state>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<country>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<postcode>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<email>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<phone>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<fax>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<hours>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<dateValid>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, temper, edtf, marc)
point (start, end), keyDate (yes), qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

Subelements:

[none]

<classification>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
edition
displayLabel
usage (primary)
authority (see: http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/classification.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<fieldOfActivity>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
displayLabel
authority
authorityURI, valueURI
type

Subelements:

[none]

<identifier>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
type
displayLabel
invalid

Subelements:

[none]

<language>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

<languageTerm>

Attributes:

type (code, text)
lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (iso639-2b, iso639-3, rfc3066, rfc4646, rfc5646)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<scriptTerm>

Attributes:

type (code, text)
lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see: http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/script.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<note>

Attributes:

ID, xlink, lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
displayLabel
type (uncontrolled, see list of suggested note types)

Subelements:

[none]

<url>

Attributes:

displayLabel
datelastAccessed
note

Subelements:

[none]

<extension>

Attributes:

[none]

Subelements:

[none]

<recordInfo>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

<recordContentSource>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see: http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/organization.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<recordCreationDate>

Attributes:

encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, edtf, temper, marc)
point (start, end), keyDate (yes), qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

Subelements:

[none]

<recordChangeDate>

Attributes:

encoding (w3cdtf, iso8601, edtf, temper, marc)
point (start, end), keyDate (yes), qualifier (approximate, inferred, questionable)

Subelements:

[none]

<recordIdentifier>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<recordOrigin>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration

Subelements:

[none]

<languageOfCataloging>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
objectPart

Subelements:

<languageTerm>

Attributes:

type (code, text)
lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (iso639-2b, iso639-3, rfc3066, rfc4646, rfc5646)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<scriptTerm>

Attributes:

type (code, text)
lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see: http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/script.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

<descriptionStandard>

Attributes:

lang, xml:lang, script, transliteration
authority (see: http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/descriptive-conventions.html)
authorityURI, valueURI

Subelements:

[none]

Last Updated: January 28, 2022