Subjects Tab
This tab was designed to record different subjects related to the described item or folder. Note: The subjects (people, corporations, laces) differ from the contributor people, corporations, and places. For example, the contributors of a German video made by pioneers from the GDR about the Soviet pioneer movement and Lenin will be the German pioneers while the subject will be Lenin as a person and the Soviet pioneer organization as a corporation.
Spatial Coverage (Countries)
Format: Controlled vocabulary, drop-down list field. Purpose: Countries (including historical) covered in the content of the item. Rule: Input countries covered in the unit of archival description.
Spatial Coverage (Places)
Format: Controlled vocabulary, drop-down list field. Purpose: Use this field to input historical places or other geographic entities covered in the unit of archival description. Rule: This field requires a link to a VIAF authority file or an authority file from another recognized source. This is a controlled value for a reference to a place (including historical), referred to elsewhere in the record, i.e. Place of Creation or Administrative History. Use terms from Authority Files.
Read more on the Naming Convention Appendix of the OSA Cataloging Manual.
Subjects (People)
Format: Controlled vocabulary, drop-down list. Purpose: Use this field to input a personal subject name covered in the unit of archival description. Add from the existing controlled list or create a new entry. Rule: To add a new Subject (People) name, this field will require a link to a VIAF authority file or an authority file from another recognized source. Example: Rev, Istvan https://viaf.org/processed/LC%7Cn%202004029591
Read more on the Naming Convention Appendix of the OSA Cataloging Manual.
Subjects (Corporations)
Format: Controlled vocabulary, drop-down list field. Purpose: Use this field to input the name of a corporation subject covered in the unit of archival description. Add from the existing controlled list or create a new entry. Rule: To add a new Subject (Corporation) name, this field will require a link to a VIAF authority file or an authority file from another recognized source. Example: Open Society Archives https://viaf.org/processed/LC%7Cno%2000070623
Read more on the Naming Convention Appendix of the OSA Cataloging Manual.
Keywords
Select keywords from the drop-down list, see the already existing ones or create a new one by clicking the Keyword list button.
