# Metadata Crosswalk


Metadata Framework Elements	MARC / Sierra fields*	CALM fields	SPECTRUM
Identification Number: unique ID	001 Reference No 524 Citation Item shelfmark	RefNo PublicRef	Object Number
Identification Number: additional numbers	541 \|e Accession No 903 Other Identifier - Public 904 Other Identifier - Private	Previous_Numbers AccNo Custodial_History Other_Number	Other Number related object number
Number of Objects	300 a Extent	Extent	Number of Objects
Object Type	007 Spec Mat 300 a Extent 655 Genre	Extent Object_Name MaterialType PhysicalDescr	Object Name
Creator	100 a b c d e j q 110 111 700 710 711 500 508 264 b	Creator_Name Admin_History Credit_Line	Artist, maker or manufacturer Associated people, person, organisation
Creator: Biographical note	545 Biographical note	Admin_History
Title/Brief Description	245 Title (Preferred title: Given, Inscribed, Descriptive) 246 Alternative title 246 16 Inscribed Title 246 1_ Previous title	Title Alternative_Title Description	Brief Description or Image
Title: source of Title	500	Title_Type Notes
Inscription / Marks	514 246 16 Inscribed Title	Title Inscription Inscription_Description	Inscription content inscription description
Date of creation	008 264 c	Date	Object production date Brief description
Place of creation	Leader: COUNTRY 008 264	Publication_Production	Place of production
Dimensions	300 c	PhysicalDescr Dimensions	Dimension: measured part, value, date, unit
Technique & Materials	007 Spec Mat 007 PriSupM 300 b 655 Genre	PhysicalDescr Object_Name	Material, Physical description
Colour	007 Colour 264 b	Description PhysicalDescr	Colour
Edition	250	Description	Edition Number
State	251	Description
Language	Leader: LANG 008 Language 041 546 Language note	Language Description
Subjects	600 Personal name 610 Corporate name 648 Chronological 650 Topical 651 Geographic	Subject	Content concept
Wellcome Legacy Subject Classification		Private_Notes
Provenence	541 Acquisition note 561 Ownership; custodial history Item record: Order record: non public data	Custodial_History Object_History_Note Previous_Numbers Previous_Number_Type	Object history note Associated: person, people, activity, event, organisation, place, type Source: donor, vendor
Detailed Visual Description	520 500	Description	Object description information: Age, colour, content: activity, date, concept, description, position, organisation, people, place, person, event name, style
Citation	524	Citation	Reference
Sources of Information	510 581	PubIn_Note	Reference
Exhibition Information	585	Exhibition_Note
Related Material	535 580 773 774 787 856	RelatedMaterial Originals Copies Description	Related object number, association information

Condition	591 item: Display note item: PHYS COND.	Condition
Copyright	540 542	Copyright
Location	Leader: LOCATION item: LOCATION item: IMESSAGE item: BARCODE item: FORMER LOCATION item: Current location	CountryCode RepositoryCode StorageSite Location BoxNumber	Current Location (Location reference name/number)
Cataloguing History	Cat Date	DescriptionDate
Current Owner			Current Owner (if owned a record of where it came from)
Recorder			Recorder
Recording Date			Recording Date

The data/fields listed above relates to new (post 2021), not legacy data. **\***For MARC data in Sierra this is not a comprehensive list of the fields in use. A **full crosswalk** including legacy MARC data, RiC, CCO, WC Inventory data, WC Mimsy, wellcomecollection.org/collections can be found [**here**](https://wellcomecloud.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/sites/wc2/cr/ci/Cataloging/Cataloguing%20research/Visual%20and%20Material%20Culture%20\(Sara,%20Stephanie,%20Vicky\)/MetadataCrosswalk_2026.xlsx?d=wd753f7ae67284100b311614170374ab7\&csf=1\&web=1\&e=QxuvJi)**.** For Museum Accreditation cataloguing requirements see the [**Spectrum**](https://collectionstrust.org.uk/resource/cataloguing-suggested-procedure) procedure. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.wellcomecollection.org/visual-and-material-culture-cataloguing/metadata-framework/metadata-crosswalk.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.