Metadata Crosswalk

Comparison of the Wellcome Framework Metadata Elements with current Wellcome cataloguing systems and Museum Accreditation requirements (Spectrum)

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	tbc	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	535 580 856	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	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.

For Museum Accreditation cataloguing requirements see the Spectrum procedure.