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Alphabetical List of Attributes Used in the NLMCatalogRecord
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NLMCatalogRecord Data in XML Format
Alphabetical List of the NLMCatalogRecord attribute values, with definitions and descriptions
Authority
Authority indicates what organization's authority or rules are used to determine the value in the element using this attribute. Authority is used with the elements <Classification> and <PlaceCode>.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| KIE | indicates the attribute value (used in <Classification> element) was determined by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington DC |
| MARC | indicates the attribute value (used in <PlaceCode> element) was determined from the MARC Code List for Countries http://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/ |
| NLM | indicates the attribute value (used in <Classification> was determined by the National Library of Medicine |
| Other | indicates that the CallNumberType and/or Authority (assigning the call number) in <Classification>) is other than NLM or KIE. Occurrences of <Classification> that use the attribute value "Other" are most commonly found on records not yet cataloged by NLM, such as those with Status="In-Process", "On-Order", or on those that do not represent NLM Cataloging, where Status=Not-Our-Cataloging". |
| Undetermined | indicates that the attribute value for Authority cannot be determined from data in the record. |
CallNumberType
CallNumberType identifies what method was used to assign the data in a particular occurrence of the <Classification> element.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| NLMClass | indicates that the data was assigned according to the rules for assigning NLM call numbers. For more information, consult http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/nlmclassif.html |
| Other | indicates that the <Classification> data is neither an NLM call number or an NLM Shelving Number, but no further type can be determined. |
| ShelvingNumber | a successively assigned NLM accession number with no mnemonic meaning, used only to locate material in the NLM stacks |
CollaborativeStatus
CollaborativeStatus is an attribute of the <CollaborativePartnerDate> element. It indicates the processing status assigned by an NLM collaborating partner to track a record's progress as it moves through that partner's processing stream.
A single record may be shared by more than one partner (with or without NLM as the overall owner) and the meaning of the four active values (Create, In-House-Review, Review, Released) may differ for each partner, depending on what types of local data they may be authorized to add. Some partners use all four active values while others may use only a subset of these values (most often Create and Released).
In this instance, the value "Other" is essentially an error code which indicates that none of the four active codes can be assigned.
NLM does not use the CollaborativeStatus attribute; instead NLM indicates a record's stage of processing with the Status attribute in the <NLMCatalogRecord> element.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| Create | record is in "create" status, as defined by the collaborative partner |
| In-House-Review | record is in "in-house review" status, as defined by the collaborative partner |
| Other | indicates that none of the 4 active (valid) codes above was assigned to this attribute |
| Released | record is in "released" status, as defined by the collaborative partner |
| Review | record is in "review" status, as defined by the collaborative partner |
CompleteYN
CompleteYN="Y"indicates that a list is complete, e.g. that all occurrences of a repeatable element included in a list element are included and none have been truncated.
In <NLMCatalogRecord> output, all lists are assumed to be complete, even when not explicitly indicated. The CompleteYN attribute is used to provide a DTD structure that is parallel to that used in Medline XML, particularly with <AuthorList>.
EIdType
EIdType is used with the element ELocationID as an indicator of electronic location. The default value is “url.”
FrequencyType
FrequencyType is used to distinguish between the current (to the best of NLM's knowledge) and former publication frequencies for a serial.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| Current | indicates that the data in this occurrence of the <Frequency> element is the current frequency of publication, reflecting the most recent change if there has been one. The data for <Frequency FrequencyType="Current"> comes from the (non-repeatable) MARC field 310. |
| Former | indicates that the data in this occurrence of the <Frequency> element is a former frequency of publication of the material. The data for <Frequency FrequencyType="Former"> comes from an occurrence of the (repeatable) MARC field 321, and is used only when the current frequency is also present. |
FullyIndexedYN
FullyIndexedYN is used with the element <IndexingSourceName> to specify whether or not the abstracting and indexing coverage includes references to all articles in a serial and/or all issues within each volume.
If the serials is considered to be Fully Indexed by NLM, the attribute FullyIndexedYN="Y". In all other cases where <IndexingSource> is listed, NLM considers the indexing coverage to be less than full, or the completeness cannot be determined.
ImprintType
ImprintType is used in selected elements within the <PublicationInfo< envelope to distinguish between current and original place of publication, publisher etc. Many NLM serial records contain both current and original publication information, though if the data has not changed over time, the content of both elements may be the same (or similar).
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| Current | indicates the data is current (to the best of NLM's knowledge) |
| Original | indicates the data reflects information that was correct at the time of original cataloging. |
IndexingStatus
IndexingStatus is used with the element <IndexingSourceName> to specify the current status of indexing of a serial by NLM.
Values (below) are self-defining:
Ceased-publication
Continued-by-another-indexed-title
Currently-indexed
Currently-indexed-Title-changed
Date-range-of-indexed-citations-unspecified
Deselected
IssnType
IssnType is used to distinguish the type of ISSN in an occurrence of <ISSNPlus>. NLM creates one serial bibliographic record in LocatorPlus which contains information about both the print and electronic formats of the serial.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| Electronic | indicates that the ISSN in this element refers to the electronic form of the serial. |
| indicates that the ISSN in this element refers to the print form of the serial. | |
| Undetermined | indicates that there is insufficient data in the record to determine whether the ISSN is for a print or electronic form, or no attempt was made to make this determination. Note that if the value in <ISSNPlus> is not valid, e.g. the attribute ValidYN="N", then no attempt will be made to distinguish IssnType and IssnType will always be set to "Undetermined". |
LangType
LangType indicates the type of language usage that is reflected by the language code in a particular occurrence of the <LanguageAlternate> element. This element is repeatable as needed for multiple languages and language types.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| Original | indicates that the language indicated by the code in this element is the language of the original and/or intermediate translations of the text. The data comes from the MARC field 041 subfield $h. |
| Summary | indicates that the language indicated by the code in this element is the language of summary or abstract/overprinted title or subtitle. The data comes from the MARC field 041 subfield $b. |
| TableOfContents | indicates that the language indicated by the code in this element is the language of the table of contents. The data comes from the MARC field 041 subfield $f. |
LocalNoteType
LocalNoteType identifes the type of information given in the <LocalNote> element.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| DashedOn | indicates the <LocalNote> element contains information that was entered as a 'dashed-on' entry on a cataloging record. This practice, which gave information about additional copies or editions, was discontinued several decades ago although the data has been retained pending future clean-up. |
| Other | indicates a <LocalNote> that contains data other than Dashed-On or PreservationAction information. |
| PreservationAction | indicates the <LocalNote> contains information about microfilming or other preservation activities carried out by the Preservation and Collection Management Section, Public Services Division, NLM. For more information, consult http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/preservation.html |
MajorTopicYN
MajorTopicYN="Y" indicates that the data in a subject-related element is considered to be a central concept. When this is not the case, MajorTopicYN="N". MajorTopicYN is used with <Keyword>, <OtherSubjectName>, and in Mesh subject headings, where it will be set in <DescriptorName> and if present, also in <QualifierName>.
NLMCallNumberYN
NLMCallNumberYN is set to "Y" or "N" to indicate whether the data in a particular occurrence of the <Classification> element can be used to request materials from the National Library of Medicine.
Note that this is not directly linked to circulation information and does not reflect current availability. For information about borrowing materials from NLM, consult DOCLINE http://www.nlm.nih.gov/docline/. For information about using NLM materials on-site in our Reading Room, consult http://www.nlm.nih.gov/psd/ref/guide/rrhome.html
NoteType
NoteType is optional and is used to add specificity to certain types of <GeneralNote> so that they can be individually labeled in the NLMCatalog display.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| Binding | indicates binding information, coming from MARC field 563. There is currently no data with this attribute. |
| Biography | indicates biographical information about an individual or historical information about an institution or event used as the main entry for the item, coming from MARC field 545. There is currently no data with this attribute. |
| CiteAs | indicates format for the citation of the described materials that is preferred by the custodian, coming from MARC field 524. |
| FindingAid | indicates finding aids for archival and manuscripts control and visual materials, coming from MARC field 555. |
| Provenance | indicates the immediate source of acquisition and is used primarily with original or historical items, or other archival collections, coming from MARC field 541. |
| ProvHistory | indicates ownership and custodial history, coming from MARC 561 field. |
| Restriction | indicates the restrictions that govern access, coming from the MARC 506 field. |
| Usage | indicates terms governing the use after access has been provided, coming from MARC field 540. |
Owner
In the top-level element, <NLMCatalogRecord>, Owner indicates the organization which is responsible for the creation and maintenance of the bibliographic record in LocatorPlus. If responsibility is shared between NLM and any other organization(s), Owner will be set to NLM and the other organizations will be identified in <CollaborativePartnerDate>
In other elements, the Owner is the organization responsible for the creation and maintenance of the data contained in that element.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| CIT | Center for Information Technology, NIH |
| HMD | History of Medicine Division, NLM |
| HSR | National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, NLM |
| IHM | Images of the History of Medicine, NLM |
| KIE | Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington DC |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington DC |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| NOTNLM | Owner designation used where data creation is specifically delegated to an entity (not further specified) outside NLM. For example, <TitleOther> where TitleType="OtherTA" will have Owner="NOTNLM" because abbreviated key title is supplied by ISSN centers, based on the Key Title (MARC Field 222) |
| NYA | New York Academy of Medicine, New York NY |
| PIP | Population Information Program; Johns Hopkins School of Health, Baltimore MD |
| Undetermined | Ownership cannot be determined from data in the record. |
Prefix
The Prefix attribute indicates the exact organization code from the MARC field 003 of the incoming MARC source record that was loaded into LocatorPlus. It is an optional attribute in the <OtherID> element and if present, will always be in parentheses. There is no controlled list of values for this attribute.
Sort
Provides a numeric value (0-9) that specifies the number of character positions associated with an initial definite or indefinite article to be disregarded in sorting and filing processes. The attribute Sort is used only on certain fields (e.g., Title). This value is sometimes also referred to as the number of "non-filing" or "non-sorting" characters.
The attribute Sort indicates the number of non-sorting characters which should be disregarded in order to sort the data in that element by the first "significant word" in the data string. "Sort" is one character in length and may be a number 0-9 or the letter "N".
Note that if the element in <NLMCatalogRecord> requires the presence of the Sort attribute, but no numeric count of non-filing characters is available in the source data in LocatorPlus, the attribute Sort will be set to the alpha value "N". This can be taken to mean "Not applicable" to distinguish it in origin from "0", although in application both "N" and "0" would have the same outcome, i.e., no leading characters in the data are to be skipped.
Source
The Source attribute indicates the source of a value in the <OtherID> element.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| CIT | Center for Information Technology, NIH |
| HMD | History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine |
| HSR | National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicine |
| IDM | Records for monographic chapters, mostly to papers from congresses and symposia, which were indexed by Index Section, Bibliographic Services Division, Library Operations, NLM between 1976 and 1981. These records were moved from MEDLINE/PubMed to LocatorPlus during 2001. |
| IHM | Images of the History of Medicine, NLM |
| KIE | Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| NYA | New York Academy of Medicine, New York NY |
| OCLC | Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin OH |
| PIP | Population Information Program, Johns Hopkins School of Health, Baltimore MD |
| Undetermined | Source cannot be determined from data in the record. |
Status
The Status attribute indicates the current processing or cataloging status of the resource reflected by this record.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| Brief | assigned to materials for which a skeletal bibliographic record has been created; does not constitute cataloging. |
| Cataloging-In-Publication | assigned to materials which NLM has cataloged at the level of prepublication, as part of NLM's participation in the Cataloging-In-Publication (CIP) program administered by the Library of Congress. |
| Completed | assigned to materials which NLM has cataloged at the full or core level. |
| In-Process | assigned to material which has been received and is in the process of being cataloged. |
| Not-Our-Cataloging | assigned to records which were added to LocatorPlus but are not held by NLM. |
| On-Order | assigned to material which is on order. |
| Undetermined | Status cannot be determined because it is uncoded or is not relevant because it is carried in <CollaborativePartnerDate>. Records owned solely by one or more collaborating partner will have Status="Undetermined" in <NLMCatalogCitation> because the status of the record to that collaborating partner will be found in the CollaborativeStatus attribute of <CollaborativePartnerDate> |
TitleType
TitleType indicates the type of title information in an occurrence of <TitleOther>.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| Absorbed | indicates a preceding title which was absorbed into the current title, coming from MARC field 780 when Indicator 2 = 5 or 6. |
| AbsorbedBy | indicates a succeeding title which absorbed the current title, coming from MARC field 785 when Indicator 2 = 4 or 5. |
| Analytic | indicates the data is an analytic title, coming from an occurrence of MARC fields 730 or 740. |
| Key | indicates a key title, coming from MARC field 222. |
| MergedTo | indicates a succeeding title formed from the current title, coming from MARC field 785 when Indicator 2 = 7. |
| MergerOf | indicates a preceding title which merged to form the current title coming from MARC field 780 when Indicator 2 = 4. |
| Other | indicates title data from MARC fields 246 or 247 or an occurrence of MARC field 740. |
| OtherTA | indicates a title abbreviation (MARC field 210) that is not a MEDLINE title abbreviation (<MedlineTA>). |
| Preceding | indicates a preceding title which is continued by the current title in some unspecified way, coming from MARC field 780 when Indicator 2 = 0 or 1. |
| Related | indicates a related title, coming from MARC fields 770, 772, or 774. |
| Reversion | indicates a preceding title, to which the current title reverted, coming from MARC field 785 when Indicator 2 = 8. |
| Series | indicates a title for a series, coming from MARC fields 400, 410, 411, 440, 490, 760 or 762. |
| SeriesAuthority | indicates the authorized title for a series, coming from MARC field 830. |
| SplitFrom | indicates a preceding title from which the current title split, coming from MARC field 780 when Indicator 2 = 7. |
| SplitTo | indicates a succeeding title formed when the current title split, coming from MARC field 785 when Indicator 2 = 6. |
| Succeeding | indicates a succeeding title which continues the current title in unspecified way, coming from MARC field 785 when Indicator 2 = 0 or 1. |
| SupersededBy | indicates a succeeding title to the current title, coming from MARC field 785 when Indicator 2 = 2 or 3. |
| Supersedes | indicates a preceding title to the current title, coming from MARC field 780 when Indicator 2 = 2 or 3. |
| Translated | indicates a translated title, coming from MARC field 767. |
| Undetermined | TitleType cannot be determined from data in the record. |
| Uniform | indicates a uniform title, coming from MARC field 240 or an occurrence of MARC field 730. |
Type
The Type attribute indicates the type of abstract in the <OtherAbstract> element.
| Values: | |
|---|---|
| AAMC | Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington DC |
| HMD | History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine |
| HSR | National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology, National Library of Medicine |
| KIE | Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington DC |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington DC |
| NLM | National Library of Medicine |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service, Springfield VA |
| NYA | New York Academy of Medicine, New York NY |
| PIP | Population Information Program, Johns Hopkins School of Health, Baltimore MD |
| Producer | Abstract taken from a producer catalog. |
| Undetermined | Type cannot be determined from data in the record. |
ValidYN
ValidYN="Y" indicates that the data in this element considered valid (to be best of NLM's knowledge) By contrast, ValidYN="N" indicates the data is cancelled or invalid. This atttribute is used with identifiers such as <LCCN>, <ISSNPlus>, <ISBN>, <GovDocClassNumber>, and <ReportNumber>.
Note that if an element for an identifier does not have the ValidYN attribute defined, every occurrence of that element is considered to contain valid data. Examples: <CODEN>, <STRN>, <OtherID>
Last reviewed: 26 December 2007
Last updated: 26 December 2007
First published: 02 August 2004
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