Avalon Metadata¶
Descriptive Metadata¶
Field Name |
Required |
Repeatable |
MODS Mapping |
Batch Spreadsheet Column |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Title |
Yes |
No |
titleInfo/title |
Title |
Required for Avalon 7 and below |
Publication date / Date Issued |
Yes |
No |
Date Issued |
Required unless Bibliographic ID is used |
|
File |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
File |
Required file path for media. |
Bibliographic ID |
No |
No |
relatedItem@type=”original”/identifier |
Bibliographic ID |
Overrides other metadata if used |
Bibliographic ID Label |
No |
No |
relatedItem@type=”original”/identifier@type |
Bibliographic ID Label |
Only valid with Bibliographic ID |
Other Identifier |
No |
Yes |
relatedItem@type=”original”/identifier |
Other Identifier |
Must be paired with Other Identifier Type |
Other Identifier Type |
No |
No (per ID) |
relatedItem@type=”original”/identifier@type |
Other Identifier Type |
Valid types system-configured |
Main contributor(s) / Creator |
No |
Yes |
name@usage=”primary”/namePart |
Creator |
No support for corporate bodies |
Contributor(s) |
No |
Yes |
name/namePart |
Contributor |
Contributors are secondary individuals |
Genre |
No |
Yes |
genre |
Genre |
Use PBCore genre terms |
Publisher |
No |
Yes |
originInfo/publisher |
Publisher |
|
Creation date |
No |
No |
Date Created |
Use if re-issued item |
|
Summary / Abstract |
No |
No |
abstract |
Abstract |
|
Language(s) |
No |
Yes |
language/languageTerm |
Language |
MARC language codes only |
Physical Description |
No |
No |
relatedItem@type=”original”/physicalDescription/extent |
Physical Description |
|
Series |
No |
Yes |
relatedItem@type=”series”/titleInfo/title |
Series |
|
Related Item Label |
No |
No (per) |
Related Item Label |
Paired with URL |
|
Related Item URL |
No |
Yes |
Related Item URL |
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Subject(s) |
No |
Yes |
subject/topic |
Topical Subject |
Use LCSH |
Location(s) |
No |
Yes |
subject/geographic |
Geographic Subject |
Use Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names |
Time period(s) |
No |
Yes |
subject/temporal |
Temporal Subject |
Use EDTF |
Terms of Use |
No |
No |
accessCondition@type=”use and reproduction” |
Terms of Use |
|
Table of Contents |
No |
Yes |
tableOfContents |
Table of Contents |
|
Statement of Responsibility |
No |
Yes |
note@type=”statement of responsibility” |
Statement of Responsibility |
Also can be Note/Note Type |
Note |
No |
Yes |
note |
Note |
Must pair with Note Type |
Note Type |
No |
No (per) |
Note Type |
Batch Metadata Only Fields¶
Field |
Required |
Repeatable |
Valid Values |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Publish |
No |
No |
“Yes” or “No” |
Controls whether item is automatically published post-ingest. Default is “No”. |
Hidden |
No |
No |
“Yes” or “No” |
Hides item from end-user search/browse. Default is “No”. Hidden items are still visible to users with ingest privileges. |
Other Fields¶
Field Name |
Required |
Repeatable |
Valid Values / Notes |
Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
File |
Yes |
Yes |
Must include file extension |
Paths must be relative to manifest; include subdirectories if needed. |
Label |
No |
Only after File |
Free text |
Used for display in single-item views. Editable post-ingest. |
Offset |
No |
Only after File |
00:00:00.000 to length of file |
Only applies to video. Excel may auto-format; prefix with ‘. First offset sets poster image. |
Skip Transcoding |
No |
Only after File |
“yes” or “no” |
Use when uploading pre-encoded derivatives. Required for Absolute Location. |
Absolute Location |
No |
Only after Skip Transcoding |
Full URI path to master file |
Ignored unless Skip Transcoding is set to “yes”. |
Date Ingested |
No |
No |
YYYY-MM-DD |
System will auto-set if not provided. Not shown to end users but searchable for admins. |
Transcript File |
No |
Yes |
File path with extension |
Path must be relative to manifest. |
Transcript File Label |
No |
Only after Transcript File |
Free text |
Label for the transcript file. |
Transcript Language |
No |
Only after Transcript File |
MARC code or term |
Defaults to system setting if blank or invalid. Editable post-ingest. |
Machine Generated |
No |
Only after Transcript File |
“yes” or “no” |
Indicates machine-generated transcript. |
Caption File |
No |
Only after File |
File path with extension |
Caption Label and Language can follow in any order. Editable post-ingest. |
Caption Label |
No |
Only after Caption File |
Free text |
If blank, filename is used. Editable post-ingest. |
Caption Language |
No |
Only after Caption File |
MARC code or term |
Defaults to system setting if blank or invalid. Editable post-ingest. |
Treat as Transcript |
No |
Only after Caption File |
“yes” or “no” |
Marks caption file as usable in transcript view and search. |