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M40 DESCRIPTION

XML Element Name

naa:Description

Definition

A description, in free text prose, of the content and/or purpose of the record.

Purpose

This element enables searching based on words and phrases describing the record. It allows for more detail than that provided by means of a titling scheme alone.

Obligation

Optional

Repeatable

Yes

NAA Metadata

Yes

Default Value

Attributes

Attribute Name/Type

Definition

 

vers:schemeCDATA

(Optional) A reference to the scheme that controls the values of this element. Would normally only be present if there is a published scheme that can be referred to by a viewer.

Comments

This element may contain an abstract or summary of a textual record, or a textual description of a non-textual record (e.g. an image).

The content of this element is intended to be displayed to users in normal operation to allow them to determine that this record is of interest. There is frequently secondary descriptive information that is not of high quality, or only of interest to a small number of users. For this secondary descriptive information use M153 AUXILIARY DESCRIPTION.

Related Elements

M153 Auxiliary Description

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