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Subject
vra:subjectSet
Local Practices and Interpretations
Supported Descendant Elements and Attributes
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vra:subject
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vra:subject/@vocab
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Use the appropriate value for the thesaurus used. The value for Library of Congress is "lcsh" or "lcnaf"; the value for Getty is "aat".
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vra:subject/vra:term
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Use a separate instance of term for each subdivision of an LCSH heading.
vra:subject/vra:term/@type
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Each instance of term, must include a "type" attribute.
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XML Examples
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<vra:subjectSet>
<vra:subject vocab="lcsh">
<vra:term>type="conceptTopic"Illustration of books</vra:term>
<vra:term>type="geographicPlace"Japan</vra:term>
<vra:term>type="conceptTopic"Edo period, 1600-1868</vra:term>
</vra:subject>
<vra:subject vocab="lcsh">
<vra:term>type="conceptTopic"Geishas in art</vra:term>
</vra:subject>
<vra:subject vocab="lcsh">
<vra:term>type="conceptTopic"Japanese in art</vra:term>
</vra:subject>
<vra:subject vocab="lcsh">
<vra:term>type="conceptTopic"Women in art</vra:term>
</vra:subject>
</vra:subjectSet>
Display Examples
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- Subjects:
- Illustration of books ‒ Japan ‒ Edo period, 1600-1868
- Geishas in art
- Japanese in art
- Women in art
Content Standards
CCO, part 2, chapter 6 (p. 207)
Other Sources of Documentation
VRA Core 4.0 Element Description and Tagging Examples (p. 30)
MARC Mappings
6xx
Mappings from Visuals
SUBJECT