MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema)

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XML schema authority data schema metadata schema

MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema) is an XML-based schema used primarily by libraries and related institutions to structure and manage authority data for names, subjects, and other controlled vocabularies.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema) canonical	1
Metadata Authority Description Schema	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6519665 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema)
Context triple: [Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office, maintainsStandard, MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema)]

A. MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema)
MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) is an XML-based bibliographic description standard designed to provide a flexible, user-friendly alternative to MARC for describing and sharing library and cultural heritage resources.
B. S-100 metadata framework
The S-100 metadata framework is an IHO-developed standard that defines a flexible, interoperable structure for describing and managing geospatial and hydrographic data within the broader S-100 universal hydrographic data model.
C. MARC
MARC is a regional planning and coordination agency serving the Kansas City metropolitan area, focusing on transportation, emergency services, environmental planning, and community development.
D. MARC
MARC is a commuter rail service in Maryland that connects Washington, D.C. with Baltimore and other regional destinations.
E. METS
METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard) is an XML-based standard for encoding descriptive, administrative, and structural metadata for complex digital library objects.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema)
Target entity description: MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema) is an XML-based schema used primarily by libraries and related institutions to structure and manage authority data for names, subjects, and other controlled vocabularies.

A. MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema)
MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema) is an XML-based bibliographic description standard designed to provide a flexible, user-friendly alternative to MARC for describing and sharing library and cultural heritage resources.
B. S-100 metadata framework
The S-100 metadata framework is an IHO-developed standard that defines a flexible, interoperable structure for describing and managing geospatial and hydrographic data within the broader S-100 universal hydrographic data model.
C. MARC
MARC is a regional planning and coordination agency serving the Kansas City metropolitan area, focusing on transportation, emergency services, environmental planning, and community development.
D. MARC
MARC is a commuter rail service in Maryland that connects Washington, D.C. with Baltimore and other regional destinations.
E. METS
METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard) is an XML-based standard for encoding descriptive, administrative, and structural metadata for complex digital library objects.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	XML schema ⓘ authority data schema ⓘ metadata schema ⓘ
abbreviation	MADS ⓘ
applicationArea	archives ⓘ digital libraries ⓘ library catalogs ⓘ museum information systems ⓘ
dataModelType	XML element-based model ⓘ
developedBy	Library of Congress ⓘ
domain	information science ⓘ library science ⓘ
fullName	Metadata Authority Description Schema ⓘ linked to: MADS (Metadata Authority Description Schema)
hasComponent	elements for identifiers ⓘ elements for names ⓘ elements for relationships between authorities ⓘ elements for subjects ⓘ elements for variant forms ⓘ
maintainedBy	Library of Congress ⓘ
primarySerializationFormat	XML ⓘ
purpose	to provide a machine-readable format for authority records ⓘ to structure authority data for libraries and related institutions ⓘ to support interoperability of authority data ⓘ
relatedTo	MARC 21 ⓘ linked to: MARC standards MARC 21 Authority Format ⓘ linked to: MARC standards MODS ⓘ RDF ⓘ SKOS ⓘ
supports	authority control ⓘ complex relationships between authority records ⓘ controlled subject access ⓘ corporate body authority records ⓘ geographic name authority records ⓘ name authority records ⓘ personal name authority records ⓘ subject authority records ⓘ temporal authority records ⓘ topic authority records ⓘ
supportsEncodingOf	authority identifiers ⓘ broader-narrower relationships ⓘ preferred forms of names ⓘ related term relationships ⓘ see-also references ⓘ variant forms of names ⓘ
targetUsers	archives ⓘ libraries ⓘ museums ⓘ other cultural heritage institutions ⓘ
usedFor	authority data ⓘ controlled vocabularies ⓘ names ⓘ subjects ⓘ