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Metadata Object Description Schema

XML-based bibliographic description schema
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Summary

Metadata Object Description Schema is a bibliographic data format[1]. It draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (bibliographic data format category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: metadata standard[3]
  • Software version identifier: 3.5[4]
  • Inception: 2002[5]
  • Start time: June 1, 2002[6]
  • Official website: https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/[7]
  • Main subject: bibliographic metadata[8]
  • Alexa rank: 5188[9]
  • Short name: MODS[10]

Why It Matters

Metadata Object Description Schema has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Alexa rank → {'amount': '+5188'}
    Official website → https://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/
    Instance of → bibliographic data format, metadata standard
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 2615, Add qualifier to File Format Wiki page ID `MODS`"
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