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Repository
Overview
(Req, Rep, LOC Authorities)
Repository is technically considered a location type, but for the purposed of our database we treat it separately. If the work you are cataloging is a movable object use the Repository field to record where the work is currently housed. Avoid abbreviations when possible.
Fields
Repository name
This is a field to record the display value for the place in which the work is housed or person or other entity in possession of the work. Use ULAN or Library of Congress to formulate the display value. If there is no entry in ULAN or LOC for the repository, use the repository's website to see what they call themselves.
Repository name variant
If there are alternative names for the repository record them in this field.
Repository location
Record where the repository is located. Use “City, State”, “City, Province”, or “City, Country”.
Repository ID number
If the museum or collection number for the work is known, record that here. This is not a place to record a refid from the thesaurus used to create Repository record.
Repository type
Use Repository type to record the type of repository, e.g. museum, archives, etc. Try to use only those values currently in Luna. If none of these values are appropriate for the work your cataloging, see Brian or Steve.
Examples
Repository name: Museum of Modern Art
Repository location: New York, New York
Repository ID number:
Repository type: museum
Repository name: Personal Collection
Repository location: Cleveland, Ohio
Repository ID number:
Repository type: private collection
Repository name: Musee du Vin de Bourgogne
Repository location: Beaune, France
Repository ID number: 853.2.l
Repository type: museum
