A model MODS document

mods.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mods xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-5.xsd">
    <titleInfo>
        <title/>
    </titleInfo>
    <name type="personal"/>
    <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource>
    <language>
        <languageTerm/>
    </language>
    <originInfo>
        <place>
            <placeTerm/>
        </place>
        <publisher/>
        <dateIssued/>
        <issuance>single unit</issuance>
    </originInfo>
    <abstract/>
    <subject>
        <topic/>
        <geographic/>
    </subject>
    <identifier/>
</mods>