Metadata Object Description Schema
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| Abbreviation | MODS |
|---|---|
| Status | Published |
| Year started | 2002 |
| Latest version | 3.8 September 2022 |
| Related standards | MARC |
| Domain | Bibliography |
| Website | www |
The Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) is an XML-based bibliographic description schema developed by the United States Library of Congress' Network Development and Standards Office. MODS was designed as a compromise between the complexity of the MARC format used by libraries and the extreme simplicity of Dublin Core metadata.