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### Collections
* Collections are the highest record in the hierarchy
* Collections can contain Containers and/or Items
* Collections can contain containers and/or items
* Collections generally mimic the organization of the physical collection
* Collection records are typically imported from a finding aid or catalog record
* Collection records may also be created in MMS where no source finding aid or catalog record exists, although this is less common

### Containers
* Containers are intermediary records
* Containers can contain other Containers and/or Items
* Containers must be contained by a Collection
* A Collection can have zero or an unlimited number of Containers
* Containers can contain other containers and/or items
* Containers must be contained by a collection
* A collection can have zero or an unlimited number of containers

### Items
* Items can be standalone or contained in Collections
* Items in Collections can be contained just by a Collection and/or any of the Collection's Containers
* Collections and Containers can contain an unlimited number of Items
* Items can be standalone or contained in collections
* Items in collections can be contained just by a collection and/or any of the collection's containers
* Collections and containers can contain an unlimited number of items

### Captures
* Captures are attached to Item records
* Each Capture can have a single corresponding image, video, or audio asset
* An Item can have zero or an unlimited number of Captures
* Captures are attached to item records
* Each capture can have a single corresponding image, video, or audio asset
* An item can have zero or an unlimited number of captures
* Capture records do not have [MODS elements](/metadata-documentation/metadata/element/) associated with other record types
* Besides system-generated fields, Captures have two editable fields:
* Besides system-generated fields, captures have two editable fields:
* **Name**: typically the same as the image ID generated during digitization process, but can be manually edited if deemed necessary
* **Relationship**: a drop-down menu of values that can provide detail about what the capture is or how it relates to the item

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## See Also
* [Inheritance](/metadata-documentation/metadata/guidelines/#inheritance) for an explanation of how metadata elements from Collections and Containers can be set to inherit down to contained Containers and/or Items
* [By Element](/metadata-documentation/metadata/element/) for field-specific metadata guidance, which may include guidelines for specific record types
* [Digital Collections API: A note about our data model](https://api.repo.nypl.org/#data-model) for an explanation of record types in relation to the application programming interface for Digital Collections
* [Digital Collections API: A note about our data model](https://api.repo.nypl.org/#data-model) for an explanation of record types in relation to the application programming interface for Digital Collections

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