MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema)

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XML schema authority data schema metadata schema

MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema) is an XML-based schema used primarily by libraries and related institutions to structure and manage authority data for names, subjects, and other controlled vocabularies.

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Surface form	Occurrences
MADS	0

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	XML schema ⓘ authority data schema ⓘ metadata schema ⓘ
abbreviation	MADS ⓘ
applicationArea	archives ⓘ digital libraries ⓘ library catalogs ⓘ museum information systems ⓘ
dataModelType	XML element-based model ⓘ
developedBy	Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
domain	information science ⓘ library science ⓘ
fullName	Metadata Authority Description Schema NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent	elements for identifiers ⓘ elements for names ⓘ elements for relationships between authorities ⓘ elements for subjects ⓘ elements for variant forms ⓘ
maintainedBy	Library of Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
primarySerializationFormat	XML NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	to provide a machine-readable format for authority records ⓘ to structure authority data for libraries and related institutions ⓘ to support interoperability of authority data ⓘ
relatedTo	MARC 21 NERFINISHED ⓘ MARC 21 Authority Format NERFINISHED ⓘ MODS NERFINISHED ⓘ RDF NERFINISHED ⓘ SKOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	authority control ⓘ complex relationships between authority records ⓘ controlled subject access ⓘ corporate body authority records ⓘ geographic name authority records ⓘ name authority records ⓘ personal name authority records ⓘ subject authority records ⓘ temporal authority records ⓘ topic authority records ⓘ
supportsEncodingOf	authority identifiers ⓘ broader-narrower relationships ⓘ preferred forms of names ⓘ related term relationships ⓘ see-also references ⓘ variant forms of names ⓘ
targetUsers	archives ⓘ libraries ⓘ museums ⓘ other cultural heritage institutions ⓘ
usedFor	authority data ⓘ controlled vocabularies ⓘ names ⓘ subjects ⓘ

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Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office → maintainsStandard → MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema) ⓘ