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OBJECT TYPE - Humanities
- Field label
- OBJECT TYPE
- Field mnemonic
- OT
- Field name
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- Object Type
- Type de l'objet
- Field definition
- This field contains the descriptive modifier or secondary descriptor of the object term. In the case where a museum uses a combined object term, the term is entered into the Object Name field.
- Heading
- IDENTIFICATION FIELDS
- Comments
- NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
- Entry rules
- Enter the descriptive modifier. Multiple terms should be separated by a semicolon and a space. Attributed data should be followed by space "?".
- Cataloguers rules
- CHIN's standard is to split the object term into two fields: Object Name (OB) and Object Type (OT).
- Data type
- alpha-numeric string
- Reference
- Delroy, Stephen H. 1994. Object Name and Related Standards. Canadian Heritage Information Network, Ottawa.
- Examples
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- oil
- mini
- flintlock
- conversion ?
- electric
- demitasse
- de dentelle
- d'exposition
- à dentelle
- de dentellière
- à ragoût ?
- demi-tasse
- Discipline
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- Multidiscipline
- Source
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- History Task Force
- Field label (French)
- TYPE DE L'OBJET
- Field mnemonic (French)
- TOB
Contact information for this web page
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