I�m an advocate for using �text� in this case. I reserve �still image� for files that have pictorial / illustrative material. You could also use both terms, which we have done in the past. -- Elizabeth �Lisa� McAulay Librarian for Digital Collection Development UCLA Digital Library Program On 2/4/15, 1:31 PM, "Thomas Scheffler" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Am 04.02.15 um 21:55 schrieb Strong, Marcy: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I am looking for some guidance related to the <typeOfResource> element. >> I have a collection of digitized letters that I am working on and am >> wavering between the use of �text� vs. �still image.� The letters are >> clearly text and if I was actually describing the letters themselves, >> then it would seem an easy decision. However, I am working with TIFF >> files of pictures of the letters, for which �still image� seems more >> appropriate to the file type. >> >> My question is which version of the material I should have in mind when >> using this field: the original versions or the digitized? > >Hi, > >my personal opinion is to use what ever fits to the rest of your >metadata set. If you want to describe the original letter, e.g. you want >to name the author of the letter, choose text. It does not depend on how >the text is represented and which computer program is needed to display >the text or if you need an extra OCR step to extract any characters. >Text (physical object) is text (ASCII) is text (Word document) is text >(TIFF image) is text... > >regards, > >Thomas >-- >Thomas Scheffler >Friedrich-Schiller-Universit�t Jena >Th�ringer Universit�ts- und Landesbibliothek >Bibliotheksplatz 2 >07743 Jena >Phone: ++49 3641 940027 >FAX: ++49 3641 940022