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Technical Definition
Specifies the nature of the piece of writing, generally “article”.
Category Notes
This field appears in only three databases and always as a multiple-choice option. MODS:genre URI: loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/genre.html. In METS, it is an optional string attribute. URI: loc.gov/standards/mets/docs/mets.v1-5.html#metsType.
Individual Collection Notes
DEMP: Value is always “Text” for elements in this collection.
PPAL: A string to identify the type of composed block (e.g. table, advertisement).
Instantiations
| B1GI | issue\page\article@type | MCH | Article |
| B2GI | issue\page\article@type | MCH | Article |
| DEMP | didl:DIDL\didl:Item\didl:Item\didl:Item\didl:Component\didl:Resource\srw_dc:dcx\dc:type | STR | Text |
| DEMP | didl:DIDL\didl:Item\didl:Component\didl:Resource\srw_dc:dcx\dc:type | STR | Text |
| DEMP | didl:DIDL\didl:Item\didl:Item\didl:Item\didl:Component\srw_dc:dcx\dc:type | STR | Text |
| EUME | METS:mets\mets:structMap\mets:div\mets:div\mets:div\mets:div\mets:div@TYPE | STR | ARTICLE |
| PPAL | alto\Layout\Page\PrintSpace\ComposedBlock@TYPE | STR | Advertisement |
| PPME | mets\structMap\div\div\div\div\div\div\div@TYPE | MCH | Advertisement |
| SBME | mets:mets\mets:structMap[@TYPE=“LOGICAL”]\mets:div\mets:div\mets:div\mets:div\mets:div\mets:div@TYPE | MCH | article |
| TDAG | issue\page\article@type | MCH | Article |
| TRME | mets:mets\mods:dmdSec\mods:mdWrap\mods:xmlData\mods:mods\mods:genre | MCH | Article |
| TRME | mets:mets\mets:structMap[@type=“Logical”]\mets:div\mets:div@TYPE | MCH | Article |