| CONTENTdm Field (Element) Name | Required |
Mandatory, if applicable |
Recommended | Optional | Repeatable | Searchable | Hidden |
| Contributor(s) | X | X | X | ||||
| Creator(s) | X | X | X | ||||
| Date | X | ||||||
| Date (YYYY-MM-DD) | X | X | Maybe[1] | ||||
| Description | X | X | |||||
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Digital Exhibit |
X | X | |||||
| Digital Format | X | ||||||
| Digital Publisher | X | ||||||
| Extent | X | X | |||||
| Funded By | X | ||||||
| Identifier | X | X | |||||
| Item Location | X | X | |||||
| Keywords[2] | X | X | |||||
| Language | X | X | |||||
| Language Code | X | X | |||||
| Linked Resource | X | X | |||||
| Location | X | X | X | ||||
| Medium | X | ||||||
| Notes | X | X | |||||
| Original Collection | X | X | |||||
| Permissions | X | X | |||||
| Preservation Notes | X | Maybe[3] | X | ||||
| Relation | X | Maybe[4] | |||||
| Rights and Reproductions | X | ||||||
| Source | X | ||||||
| Staff Notes | X | X | Maybe[3] | X | |||
| Standard Number | X | X | X | ||||
| Subjects[2] | X | X | |||||
|
Suggested Citation |
X | ||||||
|
Time Period |
X | X | |||||
| Title | X | X | |||||
| Alternate Title | X | X | X | ||||
| Transcript | X | X | |||||
| Type | X | X | |||||
| Type (AAT) | X | X | X |
[1] Hide if using the textual Date element.
[2] Subjects recommended; Keywords required if Subjects not used.
[3] Because Preservation Notes and Staff Notes will always be hidden, consider carefully whether they should be made searchable.
[4] If used, decide on a project-by-project basis whether this element should be made searchable.
9/5/2014