Lower-level structural content
Instructions on low-level structural elements, attributes, and processing-instructions such as IDs, divisions of text, headings, cross-references, lists, and graphics.
Instructions on low-level structural elements, attributes, and processing-instructions such as IDs, divisions of text, headings, cross-references, lists, and graphics.
Capture abbreviations using the abbrev element. Capture expanded abbreviations using the abbrevExpansion element.
Capture added or deleted passages of content with the appropriate class attribute.
Capture algorithms and flowcharts as images using the XML structure for figures.
Where the source includes alternate versions of text such as for translations or for the addition of specific features such as QR codes, capture the alternate version at the same level in the XML structure as the original and capture the version type in the versionType attribute.
Capture boxed matter outside the normal flow of text, in a floatGroup element.
To override the automatic chunking, isChunk can be applied to elements.
Capture citations in bibItem elements.
If no XML structure is available, capture complex text layouts such as musical notation, linguistics, etc. using an image.
Capture cross-references using xrefGrp and xref elements by capturing the id of the target in the cross-reference ref attribute.
Capture standard dates as the textual representation of the date within the content of the element and add the ISO dates in the isoDate, isoStart and isoEnd attributes.
Capture each block of dialogue or conversation in a displayText class="dialogue" element.
Capture email addresses like web links, but have an additional role="email" on the url element, and mailto: at the start of the webUrl attribute value.
Capture tinted backgrounds for sections of text, highlighted words, or individual words or phrases at the start of sections of text by adding the attribute role="emphasis" to their container.
Enumerators are used in numbered or bulleted lists, in numbered chapters, sections, or in paragraphs of text.
Capture a cross-reference to an element in a different XML document using an extRef element.
Where required by the product, capture extracts of case studies (extracts of medical case studies, extracts from psychological evaluations, etc) in the extract element. Otherwise, capture them as quotes in displayText.
Where required by the product, capture extracts of legal documents (legislation, or fragments of other judgments) or structured quotes (e.g. quotes containing heading levels, div structures) in the extract element. Otherwise, capture them as quotes in displayText.
Capture figures outside the normal flow of text, in a floatGroup element. Capture each figure within a figureGroup element. Figures generally consist of one or more images and a caption. A figure may have a title instead of a caption. A figure may have a source.
Capture figure, table, media, or boxed-matter floating elements in floatGroup elements within the same section as their position in the text, and mark the position in the text of each one using a processing instruction. Processing instructions must be captured in their own p element.
Use the span element with a role attribute of blank, dotted or ruled to capture blank spaces to be filled in as simple forms.
Instructions for the production of image files, formats and DPI, colour, etc have been moved out of the TCIs as of June 2019.
Graphics look like figures but do not have a caption, title or source. Graphics can be inline or block level.
Where two or more lines or items in a list are grouped together e.g. with a brace to a label, use the group element to contain both the items and the label.
When a word or phrase is presented above another in the main line of text, use interlineation mark-up.
Key Terms are words or phrases that are given a particular color or font to indicate common value and function.
In frontlist content, where the typecode LANG:ISO is used, capture foreign languages in headings using a span element with attribute xml:lang set with a value of the ISO 639 three digit code for languages.
Capture a line number by using a milestone within the line element.
Capture lists and sub-lists in list elements and specify the list type in the type attribute. list elements must be captured within their own p element.
Use an element's display attribute if its content is specific to either online, print, or ebook only.
Capture all mathematics according to the W3C MathML 2.0 specification. Prefix all math elements with the namespace m.
Where content is deliberately laid out in columns that are needed to convey meaning, capture the text in a table with the attribute class="columnText".
Capture information about non-XML content (such as video or audio files) outside the normal flow of text as media, in a floatGroup element.
Insert a milestone into the XML to provide a marker.
When requested to do so by another topic in the TCIs, capture names and their role in a nameGrp element and capture the different parts of a name in the appropriate attributes.
Notes include endnotes, footnotes, marginal notes, block notes and table notes. Indicate the type of note using the type attribute of the note element.
When required in the data, capture page numbers using processing instructions (PI) and a page milestone element embedded in the text between the text at the end of one page and that at the start of the next.
Capture all paragraphed text in p elements.
Facing pages are sometimes used to present two related texts, for example a translation opposite its original language version. In such cases, each passage runs over only the verso or recto pages.
Where form documents in a text have been identified (either because they are called out as forms, i.e. Form 1.1, or because they have been specifically identified in a manifest or title passport), capture these as PDFs according to the specifications given on the title passport or manifest. Reference the PDF in XML using mediaGroup.
In OUP books, questions and their answers generally divide into four types: Non-multiple choice questions, Single Best Answer (SBAs), True or False Multiple Choice Questions (TFMCQs), and Extended Matching Questions (EMQs).
Readings are long excerpts of previously published material that can contain Themed Features and extracts and are distinct from author written text. Mark readings using a role attribute on the divN set to 'RD#', where the # represents the number of the reading in that text.
Capture headings for sections of a document in titleGroup title elements.
Divide the XML into sections and subsections using typecodes, headings, or numbered headings.
Capture tables outside the normal flow of text, in a floatGroup element. To display the table in its usual position, insert a processing instruction in the text.
Themed features are elements in a title or series that have a particular theme or design which indicates a common meaning or function.
Capture typographic features in cases where occasional words or phrases are in bold or italic.
Capture links to external URLs and references to websites in the url element with the full URL in the webUrl attribute value including the http://, https:// or ftp:// prefix.