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Joe, This looks to be something more than a display label, however. It seems to refine the subject field to include materials, styles, etc. kc Joe Altimus wrote: > I wonder if there is support for defining the displayLabel attribute > for the subject element in MODS? > > Some databases have keyword fields in various categorizations. In an > archeology database, for example, a particular database may have > several specific keyword fields: the cultures associated with a > resource, the materials used in artifacts, the sites associated with a > resource, etc. > > When mapping such data to MODS subject/topic (or other subject > elements), it would be useful to have displayLabel available to retain > the categorization of the source data. For example: > > <subject displayLabel="artifact material keyword"> > <topic>ceramic</topic> > </subject> > > <subject displayLabel="artifact decorative style keyword"> > <topic>animal</topic> > </subject> > > <subject displayLabel="archeological site keyword"> > <geographic>Galaz</geographic> > </subject> > > Joe Altimus > Arizona State University Libraries > > -- ----------------------------------- Karen Coyle / Digital Library Consultant [log in to unmask] http://www.kcoyle.net ph.: 510-540-7596 skype: kcoylenet fx.: 510-848-3913 mo.: 510-435-8234 ------------------------------------