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OBJECT SUB-TYPE - Humanities
- Field label
- OBJECT SUB-TYPE
- Field mnemonic
- OST
- Field name
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- Object Sub-type
- Sous-type de l'objet
- Field definition
- This field contains the secondary descriptive modifier of the object.
- 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 secondary descriptive modifier. Attributed data should be followed by space "?". A semicolon and a space should separate multiple entries.
- Cataloguers rules
- See also, Object Name (OB).
- Data type
- alpha-numeric string
- Examples
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- linseed oil
- rapid-fire
- quick loading ?
- antistatic
- self-correcting
- espresso
- de Venise
- amovible
- expresso ?
- Discipline
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- Multidiscipline
- Field label (French)
- SOUS-TYPE DE L'OBJET
- Field mnemonic (French)
- STOB
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