# A Modular Ontology for MODS -- Metadata Object Description Schema

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00116 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2308.00116/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 2 of its 11 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 31 Jul 2023.

## Builds on (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [MODL: A Modular Ontology Design Library](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1904.05405/) (2019)
- [An Ontology Design Pattern for Role-Dependent Names](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2305.02077/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) was developed to describe bibliographic concepts and metadata and is maintained by the Library of Congress. Its authoritative version is given as an XML schema based on an XML mindset which means that it has significant limitations for use in a knowledge graphs context. We have therefore developed the Modular MODS Ontology (MMODS-O) which incorporates all elements and attributes of the MODS XML schema. In designing the ontology, we adopt the recent Modular Ontology Design Methodology (MOMo) with the intention to strike a balance between modularity and quality ontology design on the one hand, and conservative backward compatibility with MODS on the other.