This attribute is used in two contexts:
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| birth | The birth date for a contributor |
| death | The death date for a contributor |
| flourished | The date or date range a contributor was most active or famous (Note: Date ranges will probably be expressed the element <string-date>, which is a child of <contrib-date>.) |
| Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. | |
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | Typically a word or phrase that names or describes the purpose of a date, for example, “received” for the date a work was received or accepted for the date a work was accepted. These values are an open list; the DTD does not constrain the values in any way. |
| Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. | |
Although designed to accept any text as its value, the following are suggested date types:
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accepted |
The date a work was accepted |
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created |
The date a work was originally created |
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edited |
The date a work was edited for inclusion in an online archive [New suggested value for Historical DTD] |
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first-published |
The date of original publication of a work (Note; This date may not be the same as any publication date <pub-date> in the metadata, since that date refers to a particular physical copy.) [New suggested value for Historical DTD] |
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received |
The date a work was received |
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rev-recd |
The date a revised work was received |
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rev-request |
The date revisions were requested or a work was returned |
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scanned |
The date a work was scanned into an electronic format [New suggested value for Historical DTD] |
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transcribed |
The date a print work was transcribed into an electronic one [New suggested value for Historical DTD] |
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translated |
The date a work was translated into a language other than that in which it was published [New suggested value for Historical DTD] |
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updated |
The date a work was last updated |