= Proposed New Model =

''This was developed by Josh and Sean over a few discussions on Feb 6-7. The syntax is ad hoc, but hopefully gets the point across.''

== Top-level types ==

'''Document'''
 * Title
 * '''Agent(s)''' (as ''Author(s)'')
 * Language
 * '''Location(s)'''
 * '''Reproduced in'''
   * ''This field refers to any other item, allowing for a particular kind of parent-child relationship to be drawn by users. Intended to be used in cases where a given item is reproduced within another; i.e. a '''letter''' reprinted in a '''book''', or a '''video broadcast''' embedded in a '''webpage''' ''

'''Communication (one-to-one)'''
 * '''Agent''' (as ''Sender'')
 * '''Agent''' (as ''Receiver'')
 * Date / Time
 * '''Location(s)'''
 * '''Reproduced in'''

'''Event'''
 * Name
 * Place
 * Date(s)

'''Agent'''
 * First Name
 * Surname
 * Single-string Name
 * Type (''Agent'', ''Institution'')

== Ancillary item types ==
''These don't show up in item lists, but are created via other item types''

'''Book Series'''
 * Series Title
 * Number of Volumes

'''Periodical'''
 * Title
 * Type (''Newspaper'', ''Magazine'', ''Journal'', ''Blog'')
 * ISSN

'''Periodical Issue'''
 * Volume
 * Issue
 * Date

'''Conference'''
 * '''Event'''

== Location Types ==
'' The idea here is that a given item can have any number of locations; different call numbers in different libraries, multiple URLs, etc.''

''' Web'''
 * URL
 * Date Accessed

'''Library'''
 * Library Name
 * Call Number

''' Archive'''
 * Archive Name
 * Collection
 * Series
 * Box

== Actual item types ==

'''Book'''
 * '''Document'''
 * '''Book Series'''
 * Volume Number
 * Series Number
 * Edition
 * Publisher
 * Place
 * Date
 * Pages
 * ISBN

'''Book Section'''
 * Section Title
 * '''Agent''' (as ''Section Author'')
 * ''' Book'''

'''Dictionary/Encyclopedia Entry'''
 * Entry Title
 * '''Agent''' (as ''Entry Author'')
 * '''Book'''

'''Article'''
 * '''Document'''
 * '''Periodical Issue'''
 * Pages 

'''Conference Proceedings'''
 * '''Book'''
 * '''Conference'''

'''Conference Paper'''
 * '''Document'''
 * '''Conference'''
 * '''Conference Proceedings'''

'''E-mail'''
 * '''Communication'''
 * Sender address
 * Receiver Address
 * Subject

'''Letter'''
 * '''Communication'''
 * Sender address
 * Receiver Address
 * Title

'''Instant Message'''
 * '''Communication'''
 * Sender handle
 * Receiver handle

'''Interview'''
 * '''Communication'''
 * Location

'''Media'''
 * '''Document'''
 * Date
 * Type (''Image'', ''Audio'', ''Moving Image'', ''Web Page'')
 * Medium

'''Broadcast'''
 * '''Media'''
 * Type (''Radio'', ''Television'', ''Podcast'')
 * Broadcaster

'''Bill'''
 * '''Document'''
 * Date
 * Number
 * Code
 * Volume
 * Section
 * Pages
 * Legislative Body
 * Session

'''Case'''
 * '''Event'''
 * Court

'''Brief'''
 * '''Case'''
 * ''needs fleshing out''

'''Decision'''
 * '''Case'''
 * ''needs fleshing out''

'''Hearing'''
 * '''Event'''
 * '''Agent(s)''' (as ''Contributor(s)'')
 * Committee
 * Legislative Body
 * Session

'''Patent'''
 * '''Document''' (''Author'' as ''Inventor'')
 * Date Issued
 * Place
 * '''Agent''' (as ''Assignee'')
 * Patent Number
 * Priority Numbers
 * References
 * Legal Status

'''Statute'''
 * '''Document'''
 * Date
 * Code
 * Code Number
 * Number
 * Pages
 * Section
 * Session

'''Threaded Discussion'''
 * ''needs fleshing out''

'''Threaded Comment'''
 * '''Threaded Discussion'''
 * ''needs fleshing out''