Collections: API: Special Metadata Formats

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    The metadata format used by the Brooklyn Museum API to represent objects was developed to split the difference between simplicity and granularity. As an alternative, some responses are also available in CDWA-Lite and Dublin Core. These formats are essentially alternate representations of our default Object response. The fields exposed and XML structure vary greatly from the default object response.

    Note that not all method calls can disseminate these alternate formats. (e.g. There is no natural CDWA-Lite or Dublin Core representation of a contactinfo response.) The only methods for which these special formats are appropriate are collection.search and collection.getItem. In both cases the item_type parameter must be object.

    CDWA-Lite

    CDWA-Lite provides a high degree of data granularity. By specifying format=cdwalite, the body of all <object> elements in the response will be replaced by <cdwalite:cdwaliteWrap> elements. Review the CDWA-Lite spec or XSD for more details. Here's an example object response with format=cdwalite:

    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
<response status="success" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/api/api.xsd">
  <object id="2103" uri="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2103/Storage_Unit">
<cdwalite:cdwaliteWrap xmlns:cdwalite="http://www.getty.edu/CDWA/CDWALite" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.getty.edu/CDWA/CDWALite http://www.getty.edu/CDWA/CDWALite/CDWALite-xsd-public-v1-1.xsd"><cdwalite:cdwalite><cdwalite:descriptiveMetadata><cdwalite:titleWrap><cdwalite:titleSet><cdwalite:title>Storage Unit</cdwalite:title></cdwalite:titleSet></cdwalite:titleWrap><cdwalite:displayCreator>Charles Eames (American, 1907-1978); and Ray Eames (American, born Bernice Alexander Kaiser, 1912-1988); The Herman Miller Company (established 1923)</cdwalite:displayCreator><cdwalite:indexingCreatorWrap><cdwalite:indexingCreatorSet><cdwalite:nameCreatorSet><cdwalite:nameCreator>Charles Eames</cdwalite:nameCreator></cdwalite:nameCreatorSet><cdwalite:nationalityCreator>American</cdwalite:nationalityCreator><cdwalite:vitalDatesCreator birthdate="1907" deathdate="1978">1907-1978</cdwalite:vitalDatesCreator><cdwalite:roleCreator>designer</cdwalite:roleCreator></cdwalite:indexingCreatorSet><cdwalite:indexingCreatorSet><cdwalite:nameCreatorSet><cdwalite:nameCreator>and Ray Eames</cdwalite:nameCreator></cdwalite:nameCreatorSet><cdwalite:nationalityCreator>American</cdwalite:nationalityCreator><cdwalite:vitalDatesCreator birthdate="1912" deathdate="1988">born Bernice Alexander Kaiser, 1912-1988</cdwalite:vitalDatesCreator><cdwalite:roleCreator>designer</cdwalite:roleCreator></cdwalite:indexingCreatorSet><cdwalite:indexingCreatorSet><cdwalite:nameCreatorSet><cdwalite:nameCreator>The Herman Miller Company</cdwalite:nameCreator></cdwalite:nameCreatorSet><cdwalite:nationalityCreator>American</cdwalite:nationalityCreator><cdwalite:vitalDatesCreator birthdate="1923" deathdate="1923">established 1923</cdwalite:vitalDatesCreator><cdwalite:roleCreator>manufacturer</cdwalite:roleCreator></cdwalite:indexingCreatorSet></cdwalite:indexingCreatorWrap><cdwalite:displayMeasurements>Overall:  58 1/2 x 46 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (148.6 x 119.0 x 42.9 cm)
Drawers: 3 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. ( 9 x 56.5 x 41 5 cm); without drawer handle, depth: 15 5/8 in. ( 39.7 cm)
</cdwalite:displayMeasurements><cdwalite:displayMaterialsTech>Birch plywood, masonite, black plastic laminate veneer, chrome-plated steel, white metal, rubber</cdwalite:displayMaterialsTech><cdwalite:displayCreationDate>1948-1954</cdwalite:displayCreationDate><cdwalite:indexingDatesWrap><cdwalite:indexingDatesSet><cdwalite:earliestDate>1948</cdwalite:earliestDate><cdwalite:latestDate>1954</cdwalite:latestDate></cdwalite:indexingDatesSet></cdwalite:indexingDatesWrap><cdwalite:locationWrap><cdwalite:locationSet><cdwalite:locationName type="currentRepository">Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, New York, US)</cdwalite:locationName><cdwalite:workID type="accession">1992.7</cdwalite:workID></cdwalite:locationSet><cdwalite:locationSet><cdwalite:locationName type="creationLocation">Zeeland, Michigan, USA</cdwalite:locationName></cdwalite:locationSet></cdwalite:locationWrap><cdwalite:classificationWrap><cdwalite:classification>Furniture</cdwalite:classification></cdwalite:classificationWrap><cdwalite:descriptiveNoteWrap><cdwalite:descriptiveNoteSet><cdwalite:descriptiveNote>Grid-like rectangular storage unit segmented into eight interchangeable compartments of cupboards, drawers, and open shelves.  Six white metal framing uprights are L-shaped in profile and perforated; they run from top to bottom where they end in six short legs with rubber pads.  Top of unit continuous rectangular piece with black plastic laminate veneer.  Four horizontal levels comprising arrangement of variable and interchangeable components (described from top to bottom by level, from left to right around the exterior): top level has two side-by-side compartments with dimpled molded birch plywood sliding doors, side and back panels in blue, yellow and red Masonite; second level is two open shelves separated by white Masonite divider, proper right back and side with crossed white metal rods in X shape, proper left back with perforated white metal, proper left side with white Masonite; third level has three metal and plywood drawers in proper right unit with U-shaped horizontal white metal handles, proper left unit is open shelf with no back, proper left side and proper right side and back with white Masonite; fourth level is two compartments with same sliding doors as first level, side panels of blue, white, red and blue Masonite.  All shelf bottoms are black plastic laminate veneer; interior side of all panels described is same color as their exterior.


CONDITION - Good,</cdwalite:descriptiveNote></cdwalite:descriptiveNoteSet></cdwalite:descriptiveNoteWrap><cdwalite:inscriptionsWrap><cdwalite:inscriptions>no inscription</cdwalite:inscriptions></cdwalite:inscriptionsWrap><cdwalite:rightsWork>Creative Commons-BY-NC</cdwalite:rightsWork></cdwalite:descriptiveMetadata><cdwalite:administrativeMetadata><cdwalite:recordWrap><cdwalite:recordID>o-2103</cdwalite:recordID><cdwalite:recordType>item</cdwalite:recordType><cdwalite:recordSource>OpenCollection, Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, NY)</cdwalite:recordSource><cdwalite:recordInfoWrap><cdwalite:recordInfoID></cdwalite:recordInfoID></cdwalite:recordInfoWrap></cdwalite:recordWrap><cdwalite:resourceWrap><cdwalite:resourceSet><cdwalite:linkResource>http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2103/Storage_Unit</cdwalite:linkResource><cdwalite:resourceType>web page</cdwalite:resourceType></cdwalite:resourceSet><cdwalite:resourceSet><cdwalite:linkResource>http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/images/objects/size2/1992.7_transp504.jpg</cdwalite:linkResource><cdwalite:resourceID>oai:brooklynmuseum.org:oi-7043</cdwalite:resourceID><cdwalite:resourceRelType>documentary image</cdwalite:resourceRelType><cdwalite:resourceType>digital image</cdwalite:resourceType><cdwalite:rightsResource>Creative Commons-BY-NC</cdwalite:rightsResource><cdwalite:resourceViewDescription>overall</cdwalite:resourceViewDescription><cdwalite:resourceViewDate earliestdate="2008-02-14" latestdate="2008-02-14">2008-02-14</cdwalite:resourceViewDate><cdwalite:resourceSource>Brooklyn Museum photograph</cdwalite:resourceSource></cdwalite:resourceSet><cdwalite:resourceSet><cdwalite:linkResource>http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/images/objects/size2/1992.7a-d_bw.jpg</cdwalite:linkResource><cdwalite:resourceID>oai:brooklynmuseum.org:oi-7044</cdwalite:resourceID><cdwalite:resourceRelType>documentary image</cdwalite:resourceRelType><cdwalite:resourceType>digital image</cdwalite:resourceType><cdwalite:rightsResource>Creative Commons-BY-NC</cdwalite:rightsResource><cdwalite:resourceViewDescription>overall</cdwalite:resourceViewDescription><cdwalite:resourceViewDate earliestdate="2008-05-27" latestdate="2008-05-27">2008-05-27</cdwalite:resourceViewDate><cdwalite:resourceSource>Brooklyn Museum photograph</cdwalite:resourceSource></cdwalite:resourceSet></cdwalite:resourceWrap></cdwalite:administrativeMetadata></cdwalite:cdwalite></cdwalite:cdwaliteWrap>

  </object>
</response>

    Service URI: ?method=collection.getItem&item_type=object&item_id=2103&version=1&format=cdwalite

    Dublin Core

    The relatively simple Dublin Core metadata format may also be specified by requesting format=dublincore. By specifying format=dublincore, the body of all <object> elements in the response will be replaced by <dc:oai_dc> elements. Review the Dublin Core spec or XSD for more details. Here's an example object response with format=dublincore:

    <?xml version="1.0" ?>
<response status="success" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/api/api.xsd">
  <object id="2103" uri="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2103/Storage_Unit">
<dc:oai_dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Storage Unit</dc:title><dc:creator>Charles Eames (American, 1907-1978)</dc:creator><dc:creator>and Ray Eames (American, born Bernice Alexander Kaiser, 1912-1988)</dc:creator><dc:creator>The Herman Miller Company (established 1923)</dc:creator><dc:format>Birch plywood, masonite, black plastic laminate veneer, chrome-plated steel, white metal, rubber; Overall:  58 1/2 x 46 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (148.6 x 119.0 x 42.9 cm)
Drawers: 3 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. ( 9 x 56.5 x 41 5 cm); without drawer handle, depth: 15 5/8 in. ( 39.7 cm)
</dc:format><dc:date>1948-1954</dc:date><dc:description>Grid-like rectangular storage unit segmented into eight interchangeable compartments of cupboards, drawers, and open shelves.  Six white metal framing uprights are L-shaped in profile and perforated; they run from top to bottom where they end in six short legs with rubber pads.  Top of unit continuous rectangular piece with black plastic laminate veneer.  Four horizontal levels comprising arrangement of variable and interchangeable components (described from top to bottom by level, from left to right around the exterior): top level has two side-by-side compartments with dimpled molded birch plywood sliding doors, side and back panels in blue, yellow and red Masonite; second level is two open shelves separated by white Masonite divider, proper right back and side with crossed white metal rods in X shape, proper left back with perforated white metal, proper left side with white Masonite; third level has three metal and plywood drawers in proper right unit with U-shaped horizontal white metal handles, proper left unit is open shelf with no back, proper left side and proper right side and back with white Masonite; fourth level is two compartments with same sliding doors as first level, side panels of blue, white, red and blue Masonite.  All shelf bottoms are black plastic laminate veneer; interior side of all panels described is same color as their exterior.


CONDITION - Good,</dc:description><dc:rights>Creative Commons-BY-NC</dc:rights><dc:coverage>1948 C.E. - 1954 C.E.</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>Zeeland, Michigan, USA</dc:coverage><dc:type>Furniture</dc:type><dc:relation>/opencollection/images/objects/size2/1992.7_transp504.jpg</dc:relation><dc:relation>/opencollection/images/objects/size2/1992.7a-d_bw.jpg</dc:relation><dc:type>PhysicalObject</dc:type><dc:identifier type="dcterms:URI">http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2103/Storage_Unit</dc:identifier></dc:oai_dc>

  </object>
</response>

    Service URI: ?method=collection.getItem&item_type=object&item_id=2103&version=1&format=dublincore

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