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Hyku Cookbook: Object Type

Recipes for metadata entry for UofL Digital Collections

Object type

This field is recommended.

sample of elements that show on each field page
Repeatable Yes. Enter each type in the same field, separated by a semicolon and a space.
Hyku term object_type
Mapping http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/type
Search Yes
Hide No
Vocabulary Yes
Definition The term used to describe the physical object.
Usage

Use the Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials vocabulary for graphic materials, and the Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus for non-graphic materials (e.g. sound recordings, transcripts, etc.).

Examples

Illuminated manuscripts

Photographic prints; Gelatin silver prints

Postcards

Negatives

Exhibition catalogs

Periodicals

Newspapers

Catalogs