elocations > Location
This tab includes information about a storage location, allowing users to locate specimens in the collection or on exhibit. Most collections locations use the first three or four levels of the hierarchy, that is, building, room, cabinet/case, and drawer/shelf (Mineralogy typically omits the last level). Exhibit locations use a more flexible hierarchy, with the first two locations identifying the building and exhibit, the third through fifth levels describing more precise locations within the exhibit (for example, a topic area, a group of cases, and a specific case), and the sixth level the identifier assigned by Exhibits. The exhibit hierarchy was derived from the exhibit script and those locations vary widely in their specificity.
Location Code
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Location Code |
ColumnName |
LocLocationCode |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
A code used to identify a location, usually an exhibit case
Usage
Omit if no appropriate data is available
Allowed Values
NHB
MSC
Udvar Hazy
Barcode
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Barcode |
ColumnName |
LocBarcode |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
Not used
Location/Holder
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Location Type |
ColumnName |
LocLocationType |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
Type of storage location
Usage
Required
Unit Type
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Storage Type |
ColumnName |
LocStorageType |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
LookupName |
Storage Type |
Type of storage unit
Usage
Required
Examples
Desiccant cabinet
Exhibit
Quarter unit
Shelf
Level 1
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Level 1 |
ColumnName |
LocLevel1 |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
LookupName |
Location Hierarchy |
The name or abbreviation for a building
Usage
Required
Examples
MSC
NHB
Udvar Hazy
Level 2
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Level 2 |
ColumnName |
LocLevel2 |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
The room number or exhibit name
Usage
Required
Format
Usually the room number. Mineralogy includes a parenthetical with a short text description that identifies the location (like “Blue Room” or “Reference Collection”).
Examples
E431C (Blue Room)
E432A
E433
GGM
Level 3
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Level 3 |
ColumnName |
LocLevel3 |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
For collections, the identifier of a cabinet, case, or other storage unit. For exhibits, a description of where in the exhibit the case is found.
Usage
Required
Format
For collections locations, zero-pad the cabinet/case number to three characters.
Examples
001
010
100
Level 4
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Level 4 |
ColumnName |
LocLevel4 |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
For collections, the identifier of a drawer, shelf, or other storage sub-unit. For exhibits, a description of where in the exhibit the case is found.
Usage
Omit if no appropriate data is available
Format
For collections locations, zero-pad the drawer/shelf identifier to two characters.
Examples
01
10
Level 5
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Level 5 |
ColumnName |
LocLevel5 |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
For exhibits, a description of where in the exhibit the case is found.
Usage
Omit if no appropriate data is available
Level 6
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Level 6 |
ColumnName |
LocLevel6 |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
For exhibits, the case identifier
Usage
Omit if no appropriate data is available
Examples
MC-009
MC-010
Level 7
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Level 7 |
ColumnName |
LocLevel7 |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
Not used
Level 8
Field |
Value |
|---|---|
ItemPrompt |
Level 8 |
ColumnName |
LocLevel8 |
DataKind |
dkAtom |
DataType |
Text |
Not used