XLink may be used with <note>. Would that work for you?

--Ray

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Metadata Object Description Schema List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gerrit Kuhle
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 4:50 AM
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> Subject: [MODS] mods:note[type="ownership"] with authority data numbers
> on people
>
> Dear MODS mailing list subscribers,
>
> I have a problem how to add authority data IDs (especially valueURIs)
> in copy specific provenance information according to MODS SCHEMA. The
> following example produces a MODS SCHEMA validation report:
>
> <mods:note
> type="ownership"
> displayLabel="Provenienz"
> valueURI="http://d-nb.info/gnd/118677446"
> authorityURI="http://d-nb.info/gnd/"
> authority="gnd">Crusius,Martin
> </mods:note>
>
> MODS SCHEMA validation report:
> - Attribute 'authority' is not allowed to appear in element 'mods:note'.
> - Attribute 'authorityURI' is not allowed to appear in element
> 'mods:note'.
> - Attribute 'valueURI' is not allowed to appear in element 'mods:note'.
>
> I would love to know if there is already any solution in MODS format or
> whether there are plans to correctly provide authority data IDs in
> provenance information.
>
> Kind regards
> Gerrit Kuhle
>
> Metadata and Data Conversion
> Göttingen State and University Library
> 37070 Göttingen
> Germany
>
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