Workbook on Digital Private Papers > Arranging and cataloguing digital and hybrid archives > Arranging and cataloguing websites
Arranging and cataloguing websites
Suggested elements for use at c04 (item) level
Elements in the <did>
<unitid> The shelfmark.
<unittitle> Use a term to indicate the element of the site preserved, e.g. Website or Homepage, and the title that appears at the top of the home page in inverted commas; e.g. Website: "Rt Hon Politician MP, Member of Parliament for xxx".
<unitdate> Record the date on which the snapshot was taken. Dates of original creation or publication of the site can be recorded at series level. Ensure that this is normalised to ISO 8601 to facilitate information retrieval.
<origination> Use this element to record the name of the site's author. If there are multiple authors, list the principal author first; use controlled access terms based on the NCA Rules.
<physdesc<>extent> May be used to record the number of pages represented by the capture and size in MB.
<dao> Use to link to the digital object in its METS wrapper (DIP).
Other elements
<scope and content> Possibly use this element to record the URL of the original site and the address of the archived location for citation purposes.
<controlaccess> This is probably the most important element of descriptive metadata for websites: researchers are likely to want to search or browse on subjects or individuals and then have direct access to the websites themselves. Include extensive subject access terms.
DIP metadata about websites
In addition to the information recorded in the EAD catalogue and the recommended generic DIP metadata, the DIP metadata for websites should also include information on the snapshot software used by the digital repository.
