COTUS Monographs chapters (articles, sections, chapters, parts, etc.)
Use the chapter element to capture all the headings that appear in bold in the table of contents (TOC).
Determine which content to capture as chapter elements based on the structure and presentation of the text and not necessarily based on the enumerators.
In some instances, this means:
- That
article
headings receive the chapter element (e.g. Alabama). - That
part
headings receive the chapter element (e.g. New Hampshire) - That
chapter
headings receive the chapter element (e.g. Vermont). - That other mixed headings receive a chapter element depending on the
structure of the monograph.
For example, Maryland contains
article
headings that are captured as both div[1-7,N] divisions and chapter elements.
In some cases a bold heading in the TOC may not exactly match the true name of the chapter
title presented later in the book. (For instance, 'Preamble' and 'Article 1' may be listed
separately in the TOC but then presented as the same chapter titled 'Preamble and Article 1'.
In these instances only one of the headings may be bold in the TOC but the
chapter element must still be used (see Example).
Table of Contents, The Illinois State Constitution, p. v
Chapter Title, The Illinois State Constitution, p. 43
<chapter id="law-cotus-9780199766925-chapter-2" doi="10.1093/law/9780199766925/002">
<titleGroup><title>
<p>Preamble and Article 1</p></title><subtitle>
<p>The Bill of Rights</p></subtitle>
</titleGroup>
<textMatter><div1>
<titleGroup>
<title>
<p>Preamble</p>
</title>
</titleGroup>
<p>
<displayText class="prosequote">
<p>We, the People of the State of Illinois...</p>
</displayText>
</p></div1>
</textMatter>
</chapter>