OBJECT STATE - Humanities
- Field label
- OBJECT STATE
- Field mnemonic
- OPS
- Field name
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- Object State
- Etat physique de l'objet
- Field definition
- This field indicates the physical state of the object and is not meant to replace the condition fields.
- 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 physical state whether "complete" or "incomplete", "new" or "used", "working" or "not working". Attributed data should be followed by space "?". A semicolon and a space should separate multiple entries.
- Cataloguers rules
- See also, Initial Condition (KIC) and Object Portion (OP).
- Data type
- alpha-numeric string
- Examples
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- complete
- new
- working order
- incomplete
- used
- inoperable ?
- complet
- neuf
- fonctionne
- incomplet
- usagé
- ne fonctionne pas ?
- inutilisable
- Discipline
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- Multidiscipline
- Field label (French)
- ETAT PHYSIQUE DE L'OBJET
- Field mnemonic (French)
- EPOB
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