Metadata crosswalks
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AtoM has templates for describing archives using ISAD(G), RAD, MODS, Dublin Core and DACS metadata standards. The table below provides a crosswalk between the standards, using ISAD(G) as its basis. It also displays the EAD export for the fields.
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XML crosswalk sample files
The following files have been created for testing and local crosswalking. They are XML sample exports from AtoM, where every field in the AtoM content standard templates have been filled out with the corresponding content standard name and rule, and then exported as XML. You can study these files as a way of understanding how the various XML metadata standards and the content-standard based AtoM templates crosswalk in the application. We recommend that you try importing them into a test AtoM instance yourself to see how the file import behaves.
EAD 2002 XML
MODS XML
DC XML
EAC-CPF XML
CSV crosswalks
The AtoM CSV templates include sample data from the related content standards that can be used for crosswalking and test imports. For more information, see:
Legacy crosswalks
Previously, full AtoM crosswalks were maintained on earlier versions of the AtoM wiki. The most recent of these has been copied to this wiki for reference.
Warning
This page is currently out of date! It's a work in progress. See the Data entry templates section in our documentation for the most recent release, for an up-to-date guide to each template. We will be updating this section soon, as we are able.
3.1 Identity Statement Area
| ISAD(G) | RAD | DACS | DC | MODS | EAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 Reference code | 1.8B11. Alpha-numeric designations | 2.1.3 Local identifier | identifier | <identifier> | <unitid> |
| 3.1.2 Title | 1.1B. Title proper | 2.3 Title | title | <titleInfo><title> | <unittitle> |
| 3.1.3 Date(s) | 1.4B. Date(s) of creation | 2.4 Date | coverage (temporal)
date (created) |
<originInfo><dateCreated> | <unitdate> |
| 3.1.4 Level of description | <archdesc level="___"> | ||||
| 3.1.5 Extent and medium | 1.5B. Extent of descriptive unit (including specific material designation) | 2.5 Extent | format (extent)
format (medium) |
<physicalDescription><extent>
<genre> |
<physdesc><extent> |
3.2 Context area
| ISAD(G) | RAD | DACS | DC | MODS | EAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2.1 Name of creator(s) | 21.1 Provenance access points | 2.6 Name of creator(s) | <name type="___"><namePart>
<name><role><roleTerm type="text">creator | ||
| 3.2.2 Administrative / biographical history | 1.7B Administrative history / biographical sketch | 2.7 Administrative / biographical history | |||
| 3.2.3 Archival history | 1.7C Custodial history | 5.1 Custodial history | |||
| 3.2.4 Immediate source of acquisition or transfer | 1.8B12 Immediate source of acquisition | 5.2 Immediate source of acquisition |
3.3 Content and structure area
| ISAD(G) | RAD | DACS | DC | MODS | EAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3.1 Scope and content | 1.7D Scope and content | ||||
| 3.3.2 Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information | |||||
| 3.3.3 Accruals | 1.8B19 Accruals | ||||
| 3.3.4 System of arrangement | 1.8B13 Arrangement |
3.4 Conditions of access and use area
| ISAD(G) | RAD | DACS | DC | MODS | EAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4.1 Conditions governing access | 1.8B16a Restrictions on access | ||||
| 3.4.2 Conditions governing reproduction | 1.8B16c Terms governing use and reproduction
1.8B16d Terms governing publication | ||||
| 3.4.3 Language / scripts of material | 1.8B14 Language | ||||
| 3.4.4 Physical characteristics and technical requirements | 1.8B9a Physical condition | ||||
| 3.4.5 Finding aids | 1.8B17 Finding aids |
3.5 Allied materials area
| ISAD(G) | RAD | DACS | DC | MODS | EAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5.1 Existence and location of originals | 1.8B15a Location of originals | ||||
| 3.5.2 Existence and location of copies | 1.8B15b Availability of other formats | ||||
| 3.5.3 Related units of description | 1.8B18 Associated material
1.8B20 Related groups of records external to the unit being described 1.8B20a Related groups of records within the same fonds, series or collection | ||||
| 3.5.4 Publication note |
3.6 Notes area
| ISAD(G) | RAD | DACS | DC | MODS | EAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6.1 Notes |
3.7 Description control area
| ISAD(G) | RAD | DACS | DC | MODS | EAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7.1 Archivist's note | |||||
| 3.7.2 Rules or conventions | |||||
| 3.7.3 Date(s) of description |