NCBI Book DTD and NCBI Collection DTD Tag Library version 2.3

<meta-name>

Metadata Data Name for Custom Metadata

Definition

The field name of a custom metadata element, inserted to capture metadata information that is beyond this Tag Set

Remarks

Some tag sets allow for metadata above and beyond that which is specified in the NCBI Book DTD and NCBI Collection Tag Set. To capture this metadata during conversion, use the <custom-meta> element, which contains one name/value pair with few constraints on the length or content of the value. For example, the DTD previously used by NCBI included a metadata element <acidfree>, which has no counterpart in the NCBI Book Tag Set and NCBI Collection Tag Set; the content of this element, however, may be preserved by use of the <custom-meta> element, with a <meta-name> of “acidfree” and a <meta-value> containing a statement about the paper of the book.

Related Elements

The element <custom-meta-wrap> acts as a wrapper element to contain an infinite number of <custom-meta> elements. Each <custom-meta> element houses a name/value pair, <meta-name> and <meta-value> respectively, which name and provide a value for a single metadata field.

Model Information

Content Model

<!ELEMENT  meta-name    (#PCDATA %meta-name-elements;)*              >

Description

Any combination of:

This element may be contained in:

<custom-meta> Custom Metadata

Tagged Example


...
<book-meta>
...
<custom-meta-wrap>
<custom-meta>
<meta-name>acidfree</meta-name>
<meta-value>yes</meta-value>
</custom-meta>
<custom-meta>
<meta-name>price</meta-name>
<meta-value>US $28.50</meta-value>
</custom-meta>
<custom-meta>
<meta-name>miscinfo</meta-name>
<meta-value>CDs included, Windows XP required; 1GB processor, 
512 MB RAM recommended</meta-value>
</custom-meta>
</custom-meta-wrap>
...
</book-meta>
...

Module

common.ent

NCBI Book DTD and NCBI Collection DTD Tag Library version 2.3

Version of March 2007