Codes are developed by the metadata coordinator and indicate the provider, the type of institution hosting the resources, and a numeric sequence number. For more details, see Code Naming Schema
Commentary
This administrative field is used to group and track records based upon where they are harvested. This is frequently an identical value to "Member Of". The value will differ for records that are retired (these are removed from "Member Of") and records that are part of a subcollection.
Controlled Vocabulary
yes-strict
Example value
12d-01
Element Set
B1G
Status
Label
Status
URI
b1g_status_s
Profile ID
b1g-02
Obligation
Optional
Multiplicity
0-1
Field type
string
Purpose
To indicate if a record is currently active, retired, or unknown. It can also be used to indicate if individual data layers from website has been indexed in the Geoportal.
Entry Guidelines
Plain text string is acceptable
Commentary
This is a legacy admin field that was previously used to track published vs retired items. The current needs are still TBD.
Controlled Vocabulary
no
Example value
Active
Element Set
B1G
Accrual Method
Label
Accrual Method
URI
b1g_dct_accrualMethod_s
Profile ID
b1g-03
Obligation
Required
Multiplicity
1-1
Field type
string
Purpose
To describe how the record was obtained
Entry Guidelines
Some values, such as "ArcGIS Hub" should be entered consistently. Others may be more descriptive, such as "Manually entered from text file."
Commentary
This allows us to find all of the ArcGIS records in one search. It also can help track records that have been harvested via different methods within the same collection.
Controlled Vocabulary
no
Example value
ArcGIS Hub
Element Set
B1G/ Dublin Core
Accrual Periodicity
Label
Accrual Periodicity
URI
b1g_dct_accrualPeriodicity_s
Profile ID
b1g-04
Obligation
Optional
Multiplicity
0-1
Field type
string
Purpose
To indicate how often a collection is reaccessioned
Entry Guidelines
Enter one of the following values: Annually, Semiannually, Quarterly, Monthly, As Needed
Commentary
This field is primarily for collection level records.
Controlled Vocabulary
yes-not strict
Example value
As Needed
Element Set
B1G/ Dublin Core
Date Accessioned
Label
Date Accessioned
URI
b1g_dateAccessioned_s
Profile ID
b1g-05
Obligation
Required
Multiplicity
1-1
Field type
string
Purpose
To store the date a record was harvested
Entry Guidelines
Enter the date a record was harvested OR when it was added to the geoportal using the format yyyy-mm-dd
Commentary
This field allows us to track how many records are ingested into the portal in a given time period and to which collections.
Controlled Vocabulary
no
Example value
2021-01-01
Element Set
B1G
Date Retired
Label
Date Retired
URI
b1g_dateRetired_s
Profile ID
b1g-06
Obligation
Conditional
Multiplicity
0-1
Field type
string
Purpose
To store the date the record was removed from the geoportal public interface
Entry Guidelines
Enter the date a record was removed from the geoportal
Commentary
This field allows us to track how many records have been removed from the geoportal interface by time period and collection.
Controlled Vocabulary
no
Example value
2021-01-02
Element Set
B1G
Child Record
Label
Child Record
URI
b1g_child_record_b
Profile ID
b1g-07
Obligation
Optional
Multiplicity
0-1
Field type
string boolean
Purpose
To apply an algorithm to the record that causes it to appear lower in search results
Entry Guidelines
Only one of two values are allowed: true or false
Commentary
This is used to lower a record's placement in search results. This can be useful for a large collection with many similar metadata values that might clutter a user's experience.
Controlled Vocabulary
string boolean
Example value
true
Element Set
B1G
Mediator
Label
Mediator
URI
b1g_dct_mediator_sm
Profile ID
b1g-08
Obligation
Conditional
Multiplicity
0-0 or 1-*
Field type
string
Purpose
To indicate the universities that have licensed access to a record
Entry Guidelines
The value for this field should be one of the names for each institution that have been coded in the GeoBlacklight application.
Commentary
This populates a facet on the search page so that users can filter to only databases that they are able log into based upon their institutional affiliation.
Controlled Vocabulary
yes
Example value
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Element Set
B1G/ Dublin Core
Access
Label
Access
URI
b1g_access_s
Profile ID
b1g-09
Obligation
Conditional
Multiplicity
0-0 or 1-1
Field type
string JSON
Purpose
To supply the links for restricted records
Entry Guidelines
The field value is an array of key/value pairs, with keys representing an insitution code and values the URL for the library catalog record. See the Access Template for entry.
Commentary
This field is challenging to construct manually, is it is a JSON string of institutional codes and URLs. The codes are used instead of the actual names in order to make the length of the field more manageable and to avoid spaces.
Enter an image file using a secure link (https). Acceptable file types are JPEG or PNG
Commentary
This link is used to harvest an image into the Geoportal server for storage and display. Once it has been harvested, it will remain in storage, even if the orginal link to the image stops working.
Enter a value in the format "http://sws.geonames.org/URI"
Commentary
This URI provides a linked data value for one or more place names. It is optional as there is currently no functionality tied to it in the GeoBlacklight application
Controlled Vocabulary
yes
Example value
https://sws.geonames.org/2988507
Element Set
B1G
Publication State
Label
Publication State
URI
b1g_publication_state_s
Profile ID
b1g-12
Obligation
Required
Multiplicity
1-1
Field type
string
Purpose
To communicate to Solr if the item is public or hidden
Entry Guidelines
Use the dropdown or batch editing functions to change the state
Commentary
When items are first added to GEOMG, they are set as Draft by default. When they are ready to be published, they can be manually changed to Published. If the record is retired or needs to be hidden, it can be changed to Unpublished
Controlled Vocabulary
yes
Example value
Draft
Element Set
B1G
Language string
Label
Language string
URI
b1g_language_sm
Profile ID
b1g-13
Obligation
Required
Multiplicity
1-*
Field type
string
Purpose
To display the spelled out string (in English) of a language code to users
Entry Guidelines
This field is automatically generated from the Language field in the main form
Commentary
The OGM schema specified using a 3-digit code to indicate lanuage. In order to display this to users, it needs to be translated into a human-readable string.
Controlled Vocabulary
yes
Example value
French
Element Set
B1G
Creator ID
Label
Creator ID
URI
b1g_creatorID_sm
Profile ID
b1g-14
Obligation
Optional
Multiplicity
0-*
Field type
string
Purpose
To track the URI of a creator value
Entry Guidelines
This field is entered as a URI representing an authority record
Commentary
These best practices recommend consulting one or two name registries when deciding how to standardize names of creators: the Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) or the Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF). FAST is a controlled vocabulary based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) that is well-suited to the faceted navigation of the Geoportal. The LCNAF is an authoritative list of names, events, geographic locations and organizations used by libraries and other organizations to collocate authorized creator names to make searching and browsing easier.