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Subject

• Local Practices and Interpretations
• Supported Descendant Elements and Attributes
• XML Examples
• Display Examples
• Content Standards
• Other Sources of Documentation
• MARC Mappings

mods:subject [Optional]

Local Practices and Interpretations

mods:subject is used to encode subject headings formulated according to the source specified in the authority

attribute.

Supported Descendant Elements and Attributes

@authority

[Required] The values currently used are "lcsh", "aat", and "local".

The elements below should be used in the same order as the LCSH subject string. See equivalent MARC terms following the element names:

mods:topic

650 ‡a; ‡x

mods:geographic

651 ‡a; ‡z

mods:temporal

‡y

mods:titleInfo

In this instance the titleInfo element should not have a type attribute. [see under mods:titleInfo]

mods:name

In this instance the name element should not include a role subelement. [see under mods:name]

mods:genre

‡v Note: 655 and other genre headings (as opposed to subdivisions) go into the main genre element.

<mods:subject authority="lcsh">
   <mods:name type="personal" authority="naf">
      <mods:namePart type="family">Beethoven</mods:namePart>
      <mods:namePart type="given">Ludwig van</mods:namePart>
      <mods:namePart type="date">1770-1827</mods:namePart>
   </mods:name>
   <mods:titleInfo>
      <mods:title>Dances, orchestra, WoO 17</mods:title>
   </mods:titleInfo>
</mods:subject>
      
<subject authority="lcsh">
   <topic>Apples</topic>
   <topic>Storage</topic>
   <topic>Diseases and injuries</topic>
</subject>

<subject authority="lcsh">
   <topic>Funeral rites and ceremonies</topic>
   <geographic>Louisiana</geographic>
   <geographic>New Orleans</geographic>
</subject>

<subject authority="lcsh">
   <geographic>Princeton (N.J.)</geographic>
   <topic>History</topic>
   <temporal>20th century</temporal>
</subject>

<subject authority="lcsh">
   <topic>Italian literature</topic>
   <topic>Appreciation</topic>
   <genre>Fiction</genre>
</subject>

Subjects:

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Dances, orchestra, WoO 17

Apples‒Storage‒Diseases and injuries

Funeral rites and ceremonies‒Louisiana‒New Orleans

Princeton (N.J.)‒History‒20th century

Italian literature‒Appreciation‒Fiction

Content Standards

SCM: Subject Headings DACS: ?

Other Sources of Documentation

• Library of Congress
• DLF Aquifer (p. 53)

MARC Mappings

600 through 651

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