Metadata for cultural objects and visual resources
CDWA , CDWA Lite , LIDO Exercises and Sources

Tools

XML schema (XSD) for downloading (if you use an XML editor)

• cdwalite:
  http://www.getty.edu/CDWA/CDWALite/
  CDWALite-xsd-public-v1-1.xsd
• LIDO v.1.0
  http://www.lido-schema.org/schema/v1.0/lido-v1.0.xsd
  **LIDO v1.1
  **http://lido-schema.org/schema/v1.1/lido-v1.1.xsd
  

Best Practices

• CDWA Lite Specification: A list of Elements, Tags, Description, and Examples:
  http://www.getty.edu/research/publications/
  electronic_publications/cdwa/cdwalite.pdf
  
  
• "General Discussions" under each category
  http://www.getty.edu/research/publications/
  electronic_publications/cdwa/index.html
  
  
• Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO)
  **https://www.vraweb.org/cco
  From the webpage, access the Complete PDF version:
  
  **Access the complete PDF of Cataloging Cultural Objects

  
  *CCO Chapters
  

  Front Matter	7. Class
  Introduction	8. Description
  Part One - General Guidelines	9. View Information
  Part Two - Elements	Part Three - Authorities    A1 Personal Corporate Name
  1. Object Naming	A2 Geography Place
  2. Creator Information	A3 Concept
  3. Physical Characteristics	A4 Subject
  4. Stylistic, Cultural and   Chronological Information	Bibliography
  5. Location and Geography	Glossary
  6. Subject	Contributors and Index

  
  
  

CDWA and CDWA Lite Exercises

2.1 Analyze CDWA records

• From "Catalog Examples" page, click on any two items and study the record. Pay attention to the core* elements.
  https://www.getty.edu/research/publications/
  electronic_publications/cdwa/examples.html

2.2 Create CWDA Lite records for objects

• The Path through the Irises, 1914–17, Claude Monet
  https://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/110002463
  Note: Or you may paste the title " The Path through the Irises" into the search box to retrieve the image.
  
  Note: In addition to reading the information next to the image, make sure you also click on each of the fields listed below the image:
  
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
    
  • Gallery Label
    
  • Provenance
    
  • Exhibition History
    
  • References
    
  • See also
    
    
    
• Maiolica
  https://www.metmuseum.org/search-results?ft=Maiolica
  
  Note: You may type the title "Maiolica" in the search box and view all results. Are there other objects that share the same name? From the examples, what do you feel about the importance of titles in such records?
  

2.3 Analyze LIDO records

• Example 1 (painting): La Primavera
  
  
• Example 2 (architecture): Fontana del Moro
  
  

Use controlled vocabularies for museum objects

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)
  https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/
  Explanation of AAT fields:
  https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/about.html
  Please use it to find subject terms describing "The Path through the Irises" painting and the first Maiolica object.
  
  
• The Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)
  http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/ulan/
  Explanation of ULAN fields:
  http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/ulan/about.html
  Please use it for the authority entry of "Claude Monet".
  
  
• The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)
  http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/tgn/
  Explanation of TGN fields:
  http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/about.html
  Please use it for the authority entry of "Urbino". Note any historical name for Urbino.