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Field | Description | CSV | JSON | Value |
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UUID | The unique identifier for the item. This is always present. | UUID | UUID | string |
Database ID | The item's identifier from our database. This is always present. | Database ID | databaseID | integer |
Title | The primary title of the item. This should always be present. | Title | title | string |
Alternative title | Any additional or alternative titles for the item. | Alternative Title | alternativeTitle | array of strings |
Contributor | A list of people or organziations who contributed to the creation of the item. An item may have zero or more contributors. | Contributor | contributor | array of strings (CSV) / array of objects (JSON) |
Contributor name | (JSON) The name of the contributor. | - | contributor.contributorName | string |
Contributor type | (JSON) The type of contributor name. This is usually 'personal' for individuals or 'corporate' for groups or organizations. | - | contributor.contributorType | string |
Contributor role | (JSON) The role(s) the contributor played in the creation of the item, if available. | - | contributorRole | array of strings |
Contributor URI | (JSON) The VIAF URI for the contributor, if available. | - | contributor.contributorURI | string |
Date | The date the item was originally created or published. Zero or more dates may be recorded. Many dates are encoded in YYYY-MM-DD format, but others are in free text format, like 'ca. 1890', '1760-1770?' or '1920s'. | Date | date | array of strings |
Date start | The earliest date recorded for the item. This could be the earliest of multiple single dates or the start date of a date range. | Date Start | dateStart | string |
Date end | The latest date recorded for the item. This could be the latest of multiple single dates or the end date of a date range. | Date End | dateEnd | string |
Language | The language of the item. An item may have zero or more languages. | Language | language | array of strings |
Description | A summary or description of the contents of the item, if available. | Description | description | string |
Note | A list of notes associated with the item. In the CSV, each note in the list is prefaced by a label denoting the note type, like 'General Note: ' | Note | note | array of strings (CSV) / array of objects (JSON) |
Note type | (JSON) The type of note. | - | note.type | string |
Note text | (JSON) The text of the note. | - | note.text | string |
Topical subject | A list of topical subjects. Most terms are taken from LCSH or LCTGM. Complex subject headings are usually broken down into individual subjects. | Subject Topical | subjectTopical | array of strings (CSV) / array of objects (JSON) |
Topical subject text | (JSON) The text of the topical subject. | - | subjectTopical.text | string |
Topical subject URI | (JSON) A URI for the topical subject, if available. | - | subjectTopical.URI | string |
Name subject | A list of people or organizations described or depicted in the contents of the item. Most terms come from the LC Name Authority File. | Subject Name | subjectName | array of strings (CSV) / array of objects (JSON) |
Name subject text | (JSON) The name of the subject. | - | subjectName.text | string |
Name subject URI | (JSON) A URI for the name subject, if available. | - | subjectName.URI | string |
Geographic subject | A list of places described or depicted in the contents of the item. Most terms come from LCNAF and LCSH. | Subject Geographic | subjectGeographic | array of strings (CSV) / array of objects (JSON) |
Geographic subject text | (JSON) The name of the place. | - | subjectGeographic.text | string |
Geographic subject URI | (JSON) A URI for the geographic subject, if available. | - | subjectGeographic.URI | string |
Temporal subject | A list of time periods related to the contents of the item. Many terms come from LCSH. | Subject Temporal | subjectTemporal | array of strings (CSV) / array of objects (JSON) |
Temporal subject text | (JSON) The text of the time period. | - | subjectTemporal.text | string |
Temporal subject URI | (JSON) A URI for the temporal subject, if available. | - | subjectTemporal.URI | string |
Title subject | A list of titles described or depicted in the contents of the item. Most terms come from LCNAF. | Subject Title | subjectTitle | array of strings (CSV) / array of objects (JSON) |
Title subject text | (JSON) The text of the title. | - | subjectTitle.text | string |
Title subject URI | (JSON) A URI for the title subject, if available. | - | subjectTitle.URI | string |
Type of resource | A list of broad resource types categorizing the content of the resource. Terms are drawn from the following list: (text , still image, moving image, cartographic, notated music, sound recording, three dimensional object, mixed material). | Resource Type | resourceType | array of strings |
Genre | A list of terms that describe the nature of the content or function of the resource at a greater level of specificity than Type of Resource. This field is currently very uncontrolled, with some terms representing physical form and many items without genre terms at all. Most terms are taken from LCTGM, with some coming from AAT, LCSH, and LCGFT. | Genre | genre | array of strings (CSV) / array of objects (JSON) |
Genre text | (JSON) The text of the genre. | - | genre.text | string |
Genre URI | (JSON) The URI of the genre, if available. | - | genre.URI | string |
Identifier - Bnumber | The catalog identifier, if the item is represented in the NYPL catalog. | Identifier BNumber | identifierBNumber | string |
Identifier - Accession number | The accession number of the item, if available. | Identifier Accession Number | identifierAccessionNumber | string |
Identifier - Call number | The call number of the physical item, if available. | Identifier Call Number | identifierCallNumber | string |
Identifier - ISBN | The ISBN of the item, if available. | Identifier ISBN | identifierISBN | string |
Identifier - ISSN | The ISSN of the item, if available. | Identifier ISSN | identifierISSN | string |
Identifier - Interview ID | The interview id of interview items, if available. | Identifier Interview ID | identifierInterviewID | string |
Identifier - Postcard ID | The publisher series number of the postcard item, if available. | Identifier Postcard ID | identifierPostcardID | string |
Identifier - LCCN | The LCCN of the item, if available. | Identifier LCCN | identifierLCCN | string |
Identifier - OCLC/RLIN | The OCLC or RLIN number of the item, if available. | Identifier OCLC/RLIN | identifierOCLCRLIN | string |
Physical description - Extent | The number and dimensions of the physical item, if available. | Physical Description Extent | physicalDescriptionExtent | array of strings |
Physical description - Form | A list of terms describing the physical format or medium of the item. | Physical Description Form | physicalDescriptionForm | array of strings |
Publisher | The publisher of the item content. | Publisher | publisher | array of strings |
Place of publication | The place(s) where the item was created or published. | Place Of Publication | placeOfPublication | array of strings |
Collection UUID | The UUID of the item's parent collection, if applicable. | Collection UUID | collectionUUID | string |
Container UUID | The UUID of the item's immediate parent container, if applicable. Use this identifier to find an item's parent collection metadata in the Collections data. | Container UUID | containerUUID | string |
Collection title | The title of the item's parent collection, if applicable. | Collection Title | collectionTitle | string |
Container Title | The title of the item's immediate parent container, if applicable. | ContainerTitle | containerTitle | string |
Parent hierarchy | The hierarchy of the item's direct ancestors, from collection to item. | Parent Hierarchy | parentHierarchy | string |
Number of captures | The number of images comprising the item. | Number of Captures | numberOfCaptures | integer |
First image | (CSV) A link to the full-size image of the item's first capture. | First Image | - | string |
Captures | (JSON) A list of links to the full-size jpgs for an item's captures. | - | captures | array of strings |
Digital Collections URL | A link to the item in Digital Collections. | Digital Collections URL | digtalCollectionsURL | string |
Field | Description | CSV | JSON | Value |
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Number of Items | The number of public domain items contained in the collection. | Number of Items | numberOfItems | integer |
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streams in this repository, to give you an idea of what the various elements described above might contain.