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MODS Publication field mappingMODS Publication field mapping

This page exists to both document the publication legacy import but also for you to help us map the publication fields from your legacy system to the Pure publication model. The more you fill in this page before the legacy import work begins, the less we have to guess how to map your fields.

Publication fields, common for all publication types

These fields are common for all publication types and we generally expect them to be common for your types also. Is that is not the case please talk to us and make clear what the differences are and how to fill in the fields for different types.

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
ID An unique ID of the publication which relates to the data you deliver. If your data does not have an unique publication ID we will generate one for you. In this case it can be useful for us to know how you look up publications in your current systems. (When publications are imported Pure will generate another internal ID which is different to this ID) mods/identifier

Uses attribute:

type="local"
Publication statuses

The publication statuses. Possible vaues are

  • In preparation
  • In press
  • Submitted
  • Published
  • Unpublished

Using Published as default

Multiple statuses are support, each status must also have at least a year

mods/notes/dateOther

mods/originInfo

mods/notes uses attribute and includes the current status:

type="publicationStatus"
 
Original language The original language of the publication. mods/language/languageTerm

uses atttributes:

type="code"

authority=("rfc3066"|"iso639-2b")
Title The main title. Can be provided in any language supported by the Pure installation (original language) + translations in any of the submission locales. mods/titleInfo/title mods/titleInfo uses attribute 'lang' to denote language of title
Subtitle The subtitle. Can be provided in any language supported by the Pure installation (original language) + translations in any of the submission locales. mods/titleInfo/subtitle mods/titleInfo uses attribute 'lang' to denote language of subtitle
Abstract The full abstract from e.g. an article. Can be imported in any of the supported submission locales. mods/abstract

uses attributes:

type="content",

lang="eng" (or any other language)
Number of pages The number of pages in the publication. mods/physicalDescription/extent  
Keywords  

Free and structured Keywords:

mods/subject/topic

Structured Keywords

mods/classification

classification has following attributes:

displayLabel and authority.
DOI A number of Digital Object identifiers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier). mods/identifier

Uses attribute:

type="doi"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/doi"
URLs Web references of the research output. mods/identifier

Uses attribute:

type="uri"
Additional ID's

Publications might have more than one id in one or more external systems. The additional ids will not be used as keys (therefore no requirement of ID's to be unique).

For each set of ID's please provide information of:

  • Where to find the ID in the data you deliver.
  • The name of the ID type.
 mods/identifier

Secondary source ids.

Examples of type attribute:

Scopus: type="scopus"

Pubmed: type="pmid"

Web of science: type="wos"

Handle.net:

type="hdl" typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/hdl"

 
Bibliographical note An unstructured field for holding relevant information regarding the research output. /mods/note  
Owner

The organisation where the placement of the publication is in Pure. The placement is used to determine who should approve/validate the research output.

If no owner is set, an owner will be chosen from the ones associated through authors.

    
Visibility

The availability of the publication to external systems, e.g the Pure portal and webservice. Pure supports Public, Campus, where data is restricted to an ip range, and Backend, where only the Pure admin interface can see data.

Using PUBLIC as default

 /mods/note

Uses attribute:

type="metadata visibility"
Author association      
Internal person link

A direct link to an imported or synchronised person in Pure

If no match is found, an external person is created

    
External person link

A direct link to an imported or synchronised external person in Pure

Matches directly to imported external persons

    
Author first name Used when no internal person link can be found mods/name/namePart

Attribute used:

type="given"
Author last names Used when no internal person link can be found mods/name/namePart

Attribute used:

type="family"
Author classified ID orcid Researcher orcid mods/nameIdentifier

Attributes used:

type="orcid"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/orcid"
Author classified ID DAI Researcher Digital Author ID mods/nameIdentifier

Attributes used:

type="dai-nl"

typeURI="info:eurepo/dai/nl"
Author classified ID ISNI Researcher ISNI mods/nameIdentifier

Attributes used:

type="isni"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isni"
Author username Used when author username is enabled for output in the OAI configuration mods/name/role/roleTerm

Attributes used:

type="text" authority="pure/username"
Author email Used when author email is enabled for output in the OAI configuration mods/name/role/roleTerm

Attributes used:

type="text" authority="pure/useremail"
Role The role that the person associated with the research output has. E.g. author, editor, composer etc. mods/name/role/roleTerm Attribute examples:
type="text" authority="pure/role"
Corresponding Author Whether or not the Author is marked as corresponding. mods/name/role/roleterm

type="text" authority="pure/role"

value="correspondingAuthor"

As of version 5.26.3
Organisation link(s) A direct link to an imported or synchronised organisation in Pure    
Organisation name Used to create an external organisation if no internal organisation can be matched (Should never happen once we get mapping) mods/name/namePart  
Organisation short name Used to create an external organisation if no internal or external organisation can be matched (Should never happen once we get mapping)    
External organisation link(s)

A direct link to an imported or synchronised external organisation in Pure

Matches directly to imported external organisations

    
Full-text
Full-text source Link to the full-text    
Full-text title      
Full-text document version      
Full-text public access to file      
Embargo start date

 

Only applicable, if Full-text public access to file is set to embargoed

    
Embargo end date    
Full-text license      
Full-text rights statement      

Contribution to journal

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Pages The start and end pages for publications that are published as part of a larger publication. mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="citation"
Article number   mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

detail attribute:

type="articleNumber"
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="volume"
Issue number   mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

detail attribute:

 type="issue"
Peer-review   mods/note

attribute:

detail type="issue"
Early online date      
Journal association      
Journal link An Id matching a journal that has already been imported    
Journal title The title of the journal. The title mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
Journal Print ISSN   mods/relatedItem/identifier

attribute:

type="issn"

typeURI="typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Journal Electronic ISSN   mods/relatedItem/identifier

attribute:

type="issn"

typeURI="typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Publisher The publisher of the journal mods/relatedItem/originInfo/publisher  

 

 

 

Event relation

An event is not mandatory for every contribution to journal,
but in case you want to create an event to a publications we need at least the fields marked as mandatory below.

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Type

The type of the event. Must match the classification in Pure.

  • Conference
  • Workshop
  • Seminar
  • Exhibition
  • Other
    
Title      
City      
Location Extra location information    
Country      
Web address      
Start date      
End date      
Degree of recognition

A classification. Must match one of

  • International
  • National
  • Local
    

Chapter in book

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Publisher association
Publication series      
Pages The start and end pages for publications that are published as part of a larger publication. mods/relatedItem/part/detail attribute:
type="citaiton"
Title of the host publication   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
Subtitle of the host publication   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/subtitle  
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="volume"
Edition  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="issue"
Place of publication   mods/originInfo/place/placeTerm  
ISBN print   mods/identifier

attribute:

type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
ISBN electronic   mods/identifier

attribute:

type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
Editors First and last names of the editors (not a link) mods/name/namePart

attributes:

type="given"
type="family"
Publisher link      
Publisher name   mods/originInfo/publisher  
Series name   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
Publisher name   mods/relatedItem/originInfo/publisher  
ISSN print   mods/relatedItem/Identifier

attribute:

type="issn"

typeURI="typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
ISSN Electronic   mods/relatedItem/Identifier

attribute:

type="issn"

typeURI="typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="volume"
Number  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="issue"

 

Event relation
 

An event is not mandatory for every chapter in book,
but in case you want to create an event to a publications we need at least the fields marked as mandatory below.

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Type

The type of the event. Must match the classification in Pure.

  • Conference
  • Workshop
  • Seminar
  • Exhibition
  • Other
 mods/relatedItem/part/text  
Title   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
City      
Location Extra location information mods/relatedItem/location/physicalLocation  
Country      
Web address      
Start date   mods/relatedItem/part/date

attribute:

point="start"
End date   mods/relatedItem/part/date

attribute:

point="end"
Degree of recognition

A classification. Must match one of

  • International
  • National
  • Local
    

Book/report

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Publication series
Publisher association
Volume   mods/part/detail/number

detail attribute:

type="volume
Edition   mods/part/detail/number

detail attribute:

type="edition"
Place of publication   mods/originInfo/place/placeTerm  
ISBN print   mods/identifier

attribute:
type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
ISBN electronic   mods/identifier

attribute:
type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
Commissioning body(s) The commissioning body. This is either a direct link to an external organisation 
or at minimum the name of the external.		    
Series name   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
Publisher name   mods/relatedItem/originInfo/publisher  
ISSN print   mods/relatedItem/identifier

attribute:

type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
ISSN Electronic   mods/relatedItem/identifier

attribute:

type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="volume"
Number  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="issue"
Publisher link      
Publisher name      

Contribution to specialist publication

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Specialist publication association
Publisher association
Pages The start and end pages for publications that are published as part of a larger publication. mod/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="citation"
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="volume"
Number  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detrail attribute:

type="issue"
Journal link An Id matching a journal that has already been imported (the specialist publication)    
Journal title   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
Journal Print ISSN   mods/relatedItem/identifier

attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Journal Electronic ISSN   mods/relatedItem/identifier

attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Publisher The link (id) to the publisher or the name of the publisher    
Publisher link      
Publisher name   mods/originInfo/publisher  

Working paper

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Publication series  
Publisher association      
Pages The start and end pages for publications that are published as part of a larger publication. mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="citation"
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail attribute:

type="volume"
Place of publication   mods/originInfo/place/placeTerm  
ISBN print   mods/identifier

attribute:

type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
ISBN Electronic   mods/identifier

attribute:

type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
Series name   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
Publisher name   mods/relatedItem/originInfo/publisher  
ISSN print   mods/relatedItem/identifier

Attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
ISSN Electronic   mods/relatedItem/identifier

Attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/details/number

mods/relatedItem/part/details/caption

details attribute:

type="volume"
Number  

mods/relatedItem/part/details/number

mods/relatedItem/part/details/caption

details attribute:

type="number"
Publisher link      
Publisher name   mods/originInfo/publisher  

Contribution to conference

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Pages The start and end pages for publications that are published as part of a larger publication. mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="citation"
Peer-review   mods/note

Attribute:

type="peerreview status"

 

Event relation

An event is not mandatory for every contribution to conference,
but in case you want to create an event to a publications we need at least the fields marked as mandatory below.

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Type

The type of the event. Must match the classification in Pure.

  • Conference
  • Workshop
  • Seminar
  • Exhibition
  • Other
 mods/relatedItem/part/text  
Title   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
City      
Location Extra location information mods/relatedItem/location/phusicalLocation  
Country      
Web address      
Start date   mods/relatedItem/part/date

Attribute:

point="start"
End date   mods/relatedItem/part/date

Attribute:

point="end"
Degree of recognition

A classification. Must match one of

  • International
  • National
  • Local
    

Non-textual form

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Publisher association
Media output  

mods/relatedItem/physicalDescription/form

mods/note

  
Size  

mods/physicalDescription/extent

mods/note

  
Edition  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="issue"
Place of publication   mods/originInfo/place/placeTerm  
Publisher link      
Publisher name   mods/originInfo/publisher  

 

Event relation
 

An event is not mandatory for every non-textual form,
but in case you want to create an event to a publications we need at least the fields marked as mandatory below.

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Type

The type of the event. Must match the classification in Pure.

  • Conference
  • Workshop
  • Seminar
  • Exhibition
  • Other
 mods/relatedItem/part/text  
Title   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
City      
Location Extra location information mods/relatedItem/location/physicalLocation  
Country      
Web address      
Start date   mods/relatedItempart/date

attribute:

point="start"
End date   mods/relatedItempart/date

attribute:

point="end"
Degree of recognition

A classification. Must match one of

  • International
  • National
  • Local
    

Patent

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
IPC  International patent classification mods/subject/topic subject Attribute:
xlink:type="ipc"
Patent number   mods/identifier

Attribute:

type="patent_number"
Priority date      
Priority number      

Thesis

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Publisher association
Edition   mods/part/detail/number

detail Attribute:

type="edition"
Place of publication   mods/originInfo/place/placeTerm  
ISBN print   mods/identifier

attribute:

type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
ISBN electronic   mods/identifier

attribute:

type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
Awarding institution The organisation that awarded the degree. Can be an internal or external organisation. mods/note

attribute:

type="awarding organisation"
Qualification

The awarded degree, eg. PhD, Master, etc.

Classification (See Classifications for customer - General)

    
Supervisor/Advisor A list of persons. Can be both internal and external persons. mods/name

Attributes:

type="personal"

authority="pure/supervisor"
Date of award The date the award was given    
Sponsors A list of sponsors (external organisations). This is either a direct link to an external organisation or at minimum the name of the external.    
Publisher link      
Publisher name   mods/originInfo/publisher  

Memorandum

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Publication series
Project No.   mod/part/detail/number

Referencing case no. don't know if this is right.

 

Attribute:

type="caseNumber"
File No.   mods/part/detail/number

Attributes:

type="fileNumber"
Finish date   mods/part/date  
Applicant The organisation asking for / ordering the work. This is either a direct link to an external organisation or at minimum the name of the external. mods/name

Attribute:

type="corporate"

authority="local"
Series name   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
Publisher name   mods/relatedItem/originInfo/publisher  
ISSN print   mods/relatedItem/identifier

Attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
ISSN Electronic   mods/relatedItem/identifier

Attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="volume"
Number  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="issue"

Contribution to Memorandum

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Publication series
Project No.   mods/note Shares same note
File No.   mods/note Shares same note
Finish date   mods/note Shares same note
Applicant The organisation asking for / ordering the work. This is either a direct link to an external organisation or at minimum the name of the external. mods/note Shares same note
Series name   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
Publisher name   mods/relatedItem/originInfo/publisher  
ISSN print   mods/relatedItem/identifier

Attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
ISSN Electronic   mods/relatedItem/identifier

Attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="volume"
Number  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="issue"

Other contribution

Pure publication field Description MODS Comment
Series association   
Publisher association
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="volume"
Edition  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="edition"
Place of publication   mods/originInfo/place/placeTerm  
ISBN print   mods/Identifier

Attributes:

type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
ISBN Electronic   mods/Identifier

Attributes:

type="isbn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/isbn"
Series name   mods/relatedItem/titleInfo/title  
Publisher name   mods/relatedItem/originInfo/publisher  
ISSN print   mods/relatedItem/identifier

Attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
ISSN Electronic   mods/relatedItem/identifier

Attributes:
type="issn"

typeURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/identifiers/issn"
Volume  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="volume"
Number  

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/number

mods/relatedItem/part/detail/caption

detail Attribute:

type="edition"
Publisher link      
Publisher name   mods/originInfo/publisher  

 

Published at January 13, 2025

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Table of Contents
  1. Publication fields, common for all publication types
  2. Contribution to journal
  3. Chapter in book
  4. Book/report
  5. Contribution to specialist publication
  6. Working paper
  7. Contribution to conference
  8. Non-textual form
  9. Patent
  10. Thesis
  11. Memorandum
  12. Contribution to Memorandum
  13. Other contribution
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