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MODS  

Definition

  • The Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) is an XML-based bibliographic description schema developed by the Library of Congress and designed as a compromise between the complexity of the MARC format used by libraries and the extreme simplicity of Dublin Core metadata.

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  • Metadata Object Description Schema

Source

  • Wikipedia Contributors. 2023d. “Metadata Object Description Schema.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. June 6, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metadata_Object_Description_Schema&oldid=1158790814.

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http://purl.org/knot/thesaurus/mods

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