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Geographic location

Label: Geographic location
Mandatory/Recommended: Recommended
Controlled Vocab: TGN, NAF
Repeatable: Yes

Definition

Geographic aspects of the content of the resource

Instructions

If the content relates to one or more geographic places, record them here. Record multiple places as separate elements. Prefer terms from a controlled vocabulary such as the Getty Thesaurus of Geographical Names (https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/) or Library of Congress Geographic Headings (id.loc.gov). For topical subjects and for named subjects that are not geographical, use the element Subject.

Examples

TGN: Vesuvius, Mount (peak) or
Mount Vesuvius (volcano)

LCSH: Vesuvius (Italy)