<refentry id="bibliosource.element" revision='4.2'>
<?dbhtml filename="bibliosource.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
</refentryinfo>

<refmeta>
<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>bibliosource</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>bibliosource</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>bibliosource</refname>
<refpurpose>&bibliosource.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

&bibliosource.synopsis.gen;

<refsect1 condition='ref.description'><title>Description</title>

<para>The <sgmltag>bibliosource</sgmltag> element satisfies the source
element of the <ulink url="http://dublincore.org/">Dublin Core
Metadata Initiative</ulink>.</para>

<para>The Dublin Core defines source as <quote>a reference to a
resource from which the present resource is derived.</quote>
It goes on to note that <quote>the present resource may be derived
from the source resource in whole or in part. Recommended best
practice is to reference the resource by means of a string or number
conforming to a formal identification system.</quote>
</para>

<para>DocBook 4.2 added <sgmltag>bibliocoverage</sgmltag>,
<sgmltag>bibliorelation</sgmltag>, and
<sgmltag>bibliosource</sgmltag> to make the DocBook meta-information wrappers
a complete superset of the Dublin Core.</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>&format.inline; &format.csuppress;
</para>
</refsect2>

&bibliosource.parents.gen;
&bibliosource.children.gen;
</refsect1>

<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.attrdesc'><title>Attributes</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>class</term>
<listitem>
<para>Identifies the encoding scheme of the identifier.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term>otherclass</term>
<listitem>
<para>Identifies the encoding scheme of the identifier when
<sgmltag class="attribute">class</sgmltag> is <literal>other</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>

