Medium specific features (print or digital)
Where a manuscript contains alternative content for medium specific features (print or digital), the OUP provide typecodes to indicate the required medium.
| :ALTER | Indicates an element has alternative forms |
| :ONLINE | Online-only element |
| Print-only element |
@versionType="altDigital" @versionType="altPrint"
Each alternative version must refer to the other alternatives using their id value in the versionOf attribute.
For print medium, set attribute versionType="altPrint". For digital media, set attribute versionType="altDigital".
These attributes are used instead of display set to 'print' or 'online' because the display attributes may be applied to single pieces of content that do not necessarily have a counterpart. versionType is used for content that has a clear counterpart. For instance, QR codes are necessary for print but a hyperlink to would be more useful online. The version attributes are used to link the two versions of the same piece of content together and ensure there is appropriate content available for each audience (either the print user or the online user) that may come across it.
Example
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<div2 doi="10.1093/he/9780199699285.003.004.022.0259" id="he-9780199699285-chapter-4-div2-259" versionOf="he-9780199699285-chapter-4-div2-260" versionType="altPrint" role="prelim">
<p>
<graphic sysId="he_9780199699285_graphic_044.gif" id="he-9780199699285-chapter-4-graphic-48" role="display"/>
</p>
<p fullOut="Y">For suggested approaches to answering these questions scan here or visit the
Online Resource Centre.</p>
</div2>
<div2 doi="10.1093/he/9780199699285.003.0004.022.0260" id="he-9780199699285-chapter-4-div2-260" versionOf="he-9780199699285-chapter-4-div2-259" versionType="altDigital" role="prelim">
<p fullOut="Y">For suggested approaches to answering these questions, see the <url webUrl="http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199699285/01student/chapter_qs/clarkegreer3e_ecq_ch02.pdf">Online Resource Centre</url>.</p>
</div2>