Record Structure

Introduction

This term categorizes record type according to its position in the Record Trees MediaHaven or Record Trees DigiHaven. Each of the Record Typeshas as a property what its record structure is.

Values

Values

Description

Can have a file?

Since 24.1

MediaHaven Example

DigiHaven Example

Values

Description

Can have a file?

Since 24.1

MediaHaven Example

DigiHaven Example

Classifications

An object at the top of the tree (hence without parent) that has intellectual, data and flat data objects as children.

Disallowed

Classification

Series

Intellectual Objects

An object in upper half of the tree that offers structure without corresponding to a file or representation below it, i.e. a collection, dossier.

Disallowed

Mh2Collection, Newspaper, NewspaperPage

Dossier

Data Objects

An object that has a number of representations objects as direct children.

Required

Media

Document

Representation Object

An object that represents the data object in 4 forms. A representation can be a combination of these forms.

  • Original

  • Preservation

  • Access

  • Physical

Required

Representation

Representation

Flat Data Object

A data object which has the original and preview stored in itself. Files in MediaHaven 1.0 and 2.0 are currently stored using these flat data objects. In future MediaHaven 2.0 will switch to data objects for uploading files.

Allowed

Record

 

Composition