The use of MODS provides several advantages compared to other metadata schemas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://presentations.ala.org/images/e/e3/Mccallum_guenther.pdf |title= Using MODS for discovery of LC’s rich collections |accessdate=2011-08-02}}</ref>:
High compatibility with existing resource descriptions▼
Less detail than MARC so various internal record element sets can be mapped to MODS▼
Item descriptions from outside in DC and other simpler formats can be mapped and enhanced▼
▲High compatibility with existing resource descriptions
▲Less detail than MARC so various internal record element sets can be mapped to MODS
▲Item descriptions from outside in DC and other simpler formats can be mapped and enhanced
