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

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

535 580 856

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.

For Museum Accreditation cataloguing requirements see the Spectrum procedure.

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