The citation element contains general information about a literature resource that is being documented, or a piece of literature that is being cited in support of a given resource, such as a dataset. It contains sub-elements that are specific to a literature resource such as a book, a journal article, a thesis, etc. It extends the generic resource elements with literature specific fields.

The contact field contains information about an alternate person to be contacted about this citation. Usually, the first author serves as the contact for a citation resource, e.g., a reprint request. In some cases, an alternate individual(s) may serve that function, and can be indicated here. Since contact is of the type rp:ResponsibleParty, a reference may be used.

The article field provides sub-fields for a full citation of an article in a journal or other periodical.

The book field provides sub-fields for a full citation of a book.

The book chapter allows citation of a single chapter or section of a book. The "creator" for a book chapter are the chapter's authors, while the "editor" is the book editors. Likewise, "title" is the chapter title, while "bookTitle" is the title of the whole book.

The edited book represents a book which was edited by one or more editors, but whose chapters were possibly authored by others. The editors of an edited book should be listed in the "creator" field.

The manuscript field provides sub-fields for a full citation of an unpublished manuscript.

The report may be self published by the institution or through a publisher. They usually are available by request to the institution or can be purchased from the publisher.

Information about a thesis that has been written as part of a degree requirement and is frequently published in small numbers by the degree awarding institution.

The published notes, papers, presentations, etc..., of a conference.

This could be a widely distributed memo, an e-mail, a transcript from a conversation or interview, etc...

This element describes the map that is being cited or cataloged, including its geographic coverage and scale.

This reference type was created for references that do not fit in to the other existing reference types.

This reference type is meant to cover all forms of audio and visual media, including film, video, broadcast, other electronic media.

An unpublished presentation from a conference, workshop, workgroup, symposium, etc. It will be provided upon request in either in paper and/or electronic form. If the presentation was actually published in a proceedings, use the conferenceProceedings type instead.

The name of the journal, magazine, newspaper, zine, etc... in which the article was published.
Example(s):
"Ecology"
"New York Times"
"Harper's"

The volume field is used to describe the volume of the journal in which the article appears.
Example(s):
"Volume I"

The issue field is used to describe the issue of the journal in which the article appears.
Example(s):
November 2001

The page range field is used for the beginning and ending pages of the journal article that is being documented.
Example(s):
115-122

The organization that physically puts together the article and publishes it.
Example(s):
Harper Collins
University Of California Press

The location at which the work was published. This is usually the name of the city in which the publishing house produced the work.
Example(s):
New York
London

The ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number that has been assigned to this literature resource.
Example(s):
ISSN 1234-5679

The organization that physically puts together the book and publishes it.
Example(s):
Harper Collins
University Of California Press

The location at which the work was published. This is usually the name of the city in which the publishing house produced the work.
Example(s):
New York
London

The edition field is to document the edition of the book that is being described.
Example(s):
Second Edition

The volume field is used to describe the volume number of a book that is part of a multi-volume series of books.
Example(s):
Volume 2

Number of volumes in a collection
Example(s):
12

The total pages field is used to describe the total number of pages in the book that is being described.
Example(s):
628

the total figures field is used to describe the total number of figures, diagrams, and plates in the book that is being documented.
Example(s):
45

The total tables field is used to describe the total number of tables that are present in the book that is being documented.
Example(s):
10

The ISBN, or International Standard Book Number that has been assigned to this literature resource.
Example(s):
ISBN 1-861003-11-0

The chapter number of the chapter of a book that is being described.
Example(s):
7

The book editor field is used to document the name of the editor of the book that is being described. The editor may be a person, organization, or a role within an organization.
Example(s):
Tom Christiansen
Institute of Marine Science
Publication Manager

The book title field is used to document the title of the book that is being described.
Example(s):
War and Peace

The page range field is used to document the beginning and ending pages of a chapter in a book.
Example(s):
25-122

The name of the conference whose proceedings have been published.
Example(s):
North American Science Symposium

The date the conference was held.
Example(s):
November 1-6, 1998

The location where the conference was held.

The institution information field is used to provide contact and address information that would be needed to request an unpublished manuscript
Example(s):
Please see the individual sub-fields for specific examples.

The total pages field is used to describe the total number of pages in the manuscript that is being described.
Example(s):
628

The report number field is used to describe the unique identification number that has been issued by the report institution for the report being described.
Example(s):
22

The organization that physically put together the report and publishes it.
Example(s):
Harper Collins
University Of California Press

The location at which the work was published. This is usually the name of the city in which the publishing house produced the work.
Example(s):
New York
London

The total pages field is used to describe the total number of pages in the report that is being described.
Example(s):
628

The organization that physically puts together the communication and publishes it.
Example(s):
Harper Collins
University Of California Press

The location at which the work was published. This is usually the name of the city in which the publishing house produced the work.
Example(s):
New York
London

The type of personal communication. Could be an email, letter, memo, transcript of conversation either hardcopy or online.
Example(s):
memo
letter
email

The person, place or thing the personal communication was sent to.
Example(s):
Schmedley, Joe
jschmedley@lternet.edu

The organization that physically puts together the map and publishes it.
Example(s):
Harper Collins

The edition field is to document the edition of the map that is being described.
Example(s):
Second Edition

This element describes the geographic area which the map covers. Could be descriptive text or Cartesian coordinates of the area.

The Map's scale
Example(s):
1:25,000

Organization which actually distributes the video, film, the broadcaster etc...
Example(s):
LTER Network Office
Public Broadcasting
Pacifica Radio

The location at which the work was published. This is usually the name of the city in which the publishing house produced the work.
Example(s):
New York
London

The performers involved in acting, narrating, or shown in the audio visual production.
Example(s):
Jim Nabors
Sir Lawrence Olivier

The ISBN, or International Standard Book Number that has been assigned to this literature resource.
Example(s):
ISBN 1-861003-11-0

The organization which physically puts together the reference and publishes it.
Example(s):
Harper Collins
University Of California Press

The location at which the work was published. This is usually the name of the city in which the publishing house produced the work.
Example(s):
New York
London

The reference type describes the type of reference this generic type is being used to represent.
Example(s):
zine
film
radio program

The volume field is used to describe the volume number of a reference that is part of a multi-volume series of references.
Example(s):
Volume 2

Number of volumes in a collection
Example(s):
"12"

The total pages field is used to describe the total number of pages in the references that is being described.
Example(s):
628

The total figures field is used to describe the total number of figures, diagrams, and plates in the reference that is being documented.
Example(s):
45

The total tables field is used to describe the total number of tables that are present in the reference that is being documented.
Example(s):
10

The edition field is to document the edition of the generic reference type that is being described.
Example(s):
Second Edition

Supplemental information about the original publication of the current reference.
Example(s):
Date
Publisher

Reference for current edition that was originally published under a different title.
Example(s):
Stream Research in the LTER Network, 1993

Use for articles, chapters, audio visual, etc. that are critical review of books, cinema, art, or other works.
Example(s):
Structure and Function of an Alpine Ecosystem Niwot Ridge, Colorado Edited by WILLIAM D. BOWMAN and TIMOTHY R. SEASTEDT, University of Colorado, Boulder

The ISBN, or International Standard Book Number that has been assigned to this literature resource.
Example(s):
ISBN 1-861003-11-0

The ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number that has been assigned to this literature resource.
Example(s):
ISSN 1234-5679

The degree field is used to describe the name or degree level for which the thesis was completed.
Example(s):
Ph.D.
M.S.
Master of Science

The degree institution field is used to name the institution from which the degree was awarded for the thesis being described.
Example(s):
Western Washington University

The total pages field is used to document the number of pages that are present in the thesis that is being described.
Example(s):
356

The name of the conference at which this presentation was given.
Example(s):
North American Science Symposium

The date the conference was held.
Example(s):
November 1-6, 1998

The location where the conference was held.

Type: res:IDType

Use: optional

Type: res:SystemType

Use: optional

Type: res:ScopeType

Use: optional

Default value: document

The article field provides sub-fields for a full citation of an article in a journal or other periodical.

The book field provides sub-fields for a full citation of a book.

Derived from: Book (by xs:extension)

The book chapter allows citation of a single chapter or section of a book. The "creator" for a book chapter are the chapter's authors, while the "editor" is the book editors. Likewise, "title" is the chapter title, while "bookTitle" is the title of the whole book.

Derived from: Chapter (by xs:extension)

The published notes, papers, presentations, etc..., of a conference.

The manuscript field provides sub-fields for a full citation of an unpublished manuscript.

The report may be self published by the institution or through a publisher. They usually are available by request to the institution or can be purchased from the publisher.

This could be a widely distributed memo, an e-mail, a transcript from a conversation or interview, etc...

This element describes the map that is being cited or cataloged, including its geographic coverage and scale.

This reference type is meant to cover all forms of audio and visual media, including film, video, broadcast, other electronic media.

Information about a thesis that has been written as part of a degree requirement and is frequently published in small numbers by the degree awarding institution.

An unpublished presentation from a conference, workshop, workgroup, symposium, etc. It will be provided upon request in either in paper and/or electronic form by contacting the authors. If the presentation was actually published in a proceedings, use the conferenceProceedings type instead.