VRA Core 3.0
Introduction | VRA Core Categories, Version 3.0 | Compendium of Examples | MARC Mapping
VRA CORE CATEGORIES,
Version 3.0
Record Type | Type | Title
| Measurements | Material | Technique
| Creator |
Date
| Location
| ID Number
| Style/Period
| Culture
| Subject
| Relation | Description
| Source | Rights
Record Type
Qualifiers: None
Definition: Identifies the record as being either a WORK record, for the physical or created object, or an IMAGE record, for the visual surrogates of such objects.
Data Values (controlled):work, image
VRA Core 2.0: None
CDWA: None
Dublin Core: TYPE
Type
Qualifiers: None
Definition: Identifies the specific type of
Work or Image being described in the record.
Data Values (controlled): recommend AAT
VRA Core 2.0: W1 Work Type; V1 Visual
Document Type
CDWA: Object/Work - Type; Related Visual Documentation-Image
Type
Dublin Core: TYPE
Title.Variant
Title.Translation
Title.Series
Title.Larger Entity
Definition: The
title or identifying phrase given to a Work or an Image. For complex works or
series the title may refer to a discrete unit within the larger entity (a print
from a series, a panel from a fresco cycle, a building within a temple complex)
or may identify only the larger entity itself. A record for a part of a larger
unit should include both the title for the part and the title for the larger entity.
For an Image record this category describes the specific view of the depicted
Work.
Data Values: formulated according to data
content rules for titles of works of art
VRA Core 2.0: W2 Title; V7 Visual Document
View Description
CDWA: Titles or Names-Text; Related Visual
Documentation-View; Related Visual Documentation-View- Indexing Terms
Dublin Core:TITLE
Measurements.Dimensions
Measurements.Format
Measurements.Resolution
Description:The size,
shape, scale, dimensions, format, or storage configuration of the Work or Image.
Dimensions may include such measurements as volume, weight, area or running time.
The unit used in the measurement must be specified.
Data Values: formulated according to standards
for data content (e.g., AACR, etc.)
VRA Core 2.0: W3 Measurements; V2 Visual
Document Format; V3 Visual Document Measurements
CDWA: Measurements-Dimensions; Measurements-Shape;
Measurements-Format; Related Visual Documentation-Image Measurements
Dublin Core: FORMAT
Material.Medium
Material.Support
Description: The
substance of which a work or an image is composed.
Data Values (controlled): AAT
VRA Core 2.0: W4 Material
CDWA: Materials and Techniques-Materials-Name,Materials
and Techniques-Materials-Role
Dublin Core: FORMAT
Technique
Qualifiers: None
Description: The production or manufacturing
processes, techniques, and methods incorporated in the fabrication or alteration
of the work or image.
Data Values (controlled): AAT
VRA Core 2.0: W5 Technique
CDWA: Materials and Techniques-Processes or
Techniques- Name
Dublin Core: FORMAT
Creator.Role
Creator.Attribution
Creator.Personal name
Creator.Corporate name
Description: The names, appellations, or other
identifiers assigned to an individual, group, corporate body, or other entity
that has contributed to the design, creation, production, manufacture, or alteration
of the work or image.
Data Values (controlled): recommend
ULAN and AAAF (LC authority files).
Comment: Controlled list for
role (e.g., artist, engraver, architect, etc.) and attribution (e.g., school of,
workshop of, circle of, style of, follower of, attributed to, etc.) in development.
VRA Core 2.0: W6 Creator; W7 Role
CDWA: Creation-Creator-Identity-Names, Creation-Creator-Identity-Qualifier,
Creation-Creator-Identity-Roles
Dublin Core: CREATOR, CONTRIBUTOR
Date.Creation
Date.Design
Date.Beginning
Date.Completion
Date.Alteration
Date.Restoration
Description: Date or range of dates
associated with the creation, design, production, presentation, performance, construction,
or alteration, etc. of the work or image.Dates may be expressed as free text or numerical.
Data Values: formulated according to
standards for data content (e.g., AACR, DC dates, etc.)
VRA Core 2.0: W8 Date; V4 Visual Document
Date
CDWA: Creation-Date
Dublin Core: DATE, COVERAGE
Location.Current Site
Location.Former Site
Location.Creation Site
Location.Discovery Site
Location.Current Repository
Location.Former Repository
Description: The geographic
location and/or name of the repository, building, or site-specific work or other
entity whose boundaries include the Work or Image.
Data Values (controlled): BHA index, AAAF
(LC), Grove's Dictionary of Art Location Appendix
VRA Core 2.0: W9 Repository Name; W10 Repository
Place;V5 Visual Document Owner
CDWA: Current Location-Repository Name, Current
Location-Geographic Location, Context-Architectural-Building/Site, Context-Architectural-Building/Site-Place,
Context-Archaeological-Excavation Place; Related Visual Documentation-Image Ownership-Owner's
Name
Dublin Core: CONTRIBUTOR, COVERAGE
ID Number.Current Repository
ID Number.Former Repository
ID Number.Current Accession
ID Number.Former Accession
Description: The unique identifiers
assigned to a Work or an Image.
Data Values:
VRA Core 2.0: W11 Repository Number; V6 Visual
Document Owner Number
CDWA: Current Location-Repository Numbers;
Related Visual Documentation-Image Ownership-Owner's Number
Dublin Core: IDENTIFIER
Style/Period.Style
Style/Period.Period
Style/Period.Group
Style/Period.School
Style/Period.Dynasty
Style/Period.Movement
Description: A defined style, historical period, group, school, dynasty, movement, etc. whose
characteristics are represented in the Work or Image.
Data Values (controlled): recommend
AAT
VRA Core 2.0: W14 Style/Period/Group/Movement
CDWA: Styles/Periods/Groups/Movements-Indexing
Terms
Dublin Core: COVERAGE, SUBJECT
Culture
Qualifiers: None
Description: The
name of the culture, people (ethnonym), or adjectival form of a country name from
which a Work or Image originates or with which the Work or Image has been associated.
Data Values:recommend AAT, LCSH
VRA Core 2.0: W15 Nationality/Culture
CDWA: Creation-Creator-Identity-Nationality/Culture/Race-Citizenship;
Creation-Creator-Identity-Nationality/Culture/Race-Culture
Dublin Core: COVERAGE
Subject
Qualifiers: None
Description: Terms
or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the Work or Image and what it
depicts or expresses.These may include proper names (e.g., people or events),
geographic designations (places), generic terms describing the material world,
or topics (e.g., iconography, concepts, themes, or issues).
Data Values: recommend
AAT, TGM, ICONCLASS, Sears Subject Headings
VRA Core 2.0: W16 Subject; V8 Visual Document
Subject
CDWA: Subject Matter-Description-Indexing
Terms; Subject Matter-Identification-Indexing Terms; Subject Matter-Interpretation-Indexing
Terms, Related Visual Documentation-View-Indexing Terms
Dublin Core: SUBJECT
Relation.Identity
Relation.Type
Description: Terms or
phrases describing the identity of the related work and the relationship between
the Work being cataloged and the related work. Note: If the relationship is essential (i.e. when the described work includes the referenced works, either physically
or logically within a larger or smaller context), use the Title.Larger Entity
element.
Data Values:
VRA Core 2.0: W17
Related Work; W18 Relationship Type
CDWA: Related Works-Relationship
Type; Related Works-Identification
Dublin Core: RELATION
Description
Qualifiers: None
Description: A
free-text note about the Work or Image, including comments, description, or interpretation,
that gives additional information not recorded in other categories.
Data Values:
VRA Core 2.0: W19 Notes
CDWA: the "Remarks" section for various categories;Physical Description
Dublin Core: DESCRIPTION
Source
Qualifiers: None
Description: A
reference to the source of the information recorded about the work or the image.For a work record, this may be a citation to the authority for the information
provided. For an image, it can be used to provide information about the supplying
Agency, Vendor or Individual; or,in the case of copy photography, a bibliographic
citation or other description of the image source. In both cases, names, locations,
and source identification numbers can be included.
Data Values:
VRA Core 2.0: V9 Source
CDWA: Related Visual Documentation-Image-Source-Name;
Related Visual Documentation-Image-Source
Dublin Core: SOURCE
Rights
Qualifiers: None
Description: Information about rights management;
may include copyright and other intellectual property statements required for
use.
Data Values:
VRA Core 2.0: None
CDWA: Related Visual Documentation-Copyright
Restrictions
Dublin Core: RIGHTS