The Numismatic Description Standard (NUDS)
NUDS is a set of suggested field names for recording numismatic information in a column-oriented database. It is designed to capture information as it currently exists in databases deployed by museums and collectors in "real world" situations. It is flexible in that it can represent objects for which only very generic information is known or objects that have been described in detail. It does not mandate a set of required fields. A main goal in the design of NUDS is that it capture the distinctive categories of numismatic data that are fundamental to the discipline.
Initial work on the development of NUDS was undertaken at a series of workshops in 2006-2007, funded by the AHRC in the UK. Its current formulation is the work of Sebastian Heath.
Initial work on the development of NUDS was undertaken at a series of workshops in 2006-2007, funded by the AHRC in the UK. Its current formulation is the work of Sebastian Heath.
NUDS - XML
The NUDS field list has also served as the basis for the development of an XML schema for numismatics, implemented and and maintained by Ethan Gruber of the American Numismatic Society.
Documentation for the NUDS XML Schema may be found here.
Documentation for the NUDS XML Schema may be found here.