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The elements and attributes described in this document are defined in the IndexCatalogueRecordSet.dtd and are used in the IndexCatalogue XML output files. The IndexCatalogueRecordSet.dtd is available at https://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/dtd/nlmindexcataloguerecordset_130401.dtd

An alphabetical list of all element names and their attributes in the IndexCatalogueRecordSet.dtd is available at https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/indexcat/ic_elements_alphabetical.html

Structure of the IndexCatalogueRecordSet.dtd:
The IndexCatalogueRecordSet.dtd defines a XML structure for records in the Index-Catalogue collection. At the highest level, the DTD requires a root element named "IndexCatalogueRecordSet". The <IndexCatalogueRecordSet> root element is comprised of one or more instances of the top-level <IndexCatalogueRecord> element, and may optionally contain one instance of the top-level <DeleteIndexCatalogueRecord> element.

The <DeleteIndexCatalogueRecord> element is present in the <IndexCatalogueRecordSet> when records have been deleted from the Index-Catalogue collection. The <DeleteIndexCatalogueRecord> element contains only the unique identifier of each deleted record and is defined more fully at the end of this document.

Structure of the element descriptions in this document:
Following a description of <IndexCatalogueRecord> parent element, this document continues with descriptions of its 15 child elements based on the alphabetical order of the IndexCatalogue XML file. The <IndexCatalogueRecord> child elements are numbered for convenience and readability.

Each of the 15 numbered sections includes the following information, if applicable:

• Required indicates Yes/No whether or not the element is required to appear within its parent envelope
• Repeatable indicates Yes/No whether or not the element can be repeated within its parent envelope
• Attributes are applied to an element to provide additional information about that element
• Child elements are elements contained within a parent element envelope
• A brief description of the element and its content
• Examples -
  • In most cases, multiple examples are given within the Example(s) section. When an example shows multiple occurrences of the same element without intervening blank lines, the intent is to demonstrate that the element repeats within a single parent envelope. Examples with blank lines between multiple occurrences of the same element indicate distinct instances of that element from different parent envelopes.

Additional Information:

Some terms in the printed Index-Catalogue are spelled with æ 'ae' and œ 'oe' ligatures. Series 1-3 consistently applies ligatures in several key areas - <Keyword> , <Author>, and <Title>. Ligatures are dropped in <Keyword> in Series 4 and 5. However, some records continue to use oe and ae spellings in <Title>.

For more information about the printed Index-Catalogue, the Index-Catalogue collection and project history see - https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/indexcat/abouticatalogue.html, https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/indexcat/aboutic.html and https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/indexcat/abouticproject.html

Descriptions

I. <IndexCatalogueRecord>

• Required: Yes
• Repeatable: Yes
• Attributes: SeriesNumber, SeriesVolume, SeriesPage
• Child Elements: See numbered elements 1-15 below

<IndexCatalogueRecord>, a top-level or parent element within <IndexCatalogueRecordSet>, encloses or envelopes a single record.

Example :

<IndexCatalogueRecordSet>
  <IndexCatalogueRecord 
SeriesNumber="1" SeriesVolume="1" SeriesPage="35">
    <IndexCatalogueID>10100351050</IndexCatalogueID>
    <Author>
      <LastName>Abercrombie</LastName>
      <ForeName>John</ForeName>
      <Initials>J</Initials>
      <DatesAssociatedWithName>[1781-1844]</DatesAssociatedWithName>
    </Author>
    <GeneralNote>1. ed. was 1828. In German, Bremen, 1829; in French, Paris, 1832.
      </GeneralNote>
    <GeneralNote NoteType="Author">For his Obituary, see Lancet, Lond., 1844, ii,
      267.</GeneralNote>
    <GeneralNote NoteType="Reference">Also: Arch. gén. de méd., Par., 1845, 4. s.,
      vii, 250.</GeneralNote>
    <GeneralNote NoteType="Reference">Also: Edinb. M. &amp; S. J., 1845, lxiii, 225:
      1854, lxxxi, 429.</GeneralNote>
    <GeneralNote NoteType="Author">See, also, Maclagan (D.)</GeneralNote>
    <Language>fr</Language>
    <PublicationInfo>
      <Pagination>vii, 540 pp.</Pagination>
      <Place>Bruxelles</Place>
      <Publisher>établissement encyclographique</Publisher>
      <PubDate>1837</PubDate>
    </PublicationInfo>
    <Size>18°.</Size>
    <SortData>10100351050 Abercrombie, John [1781-1844]. Des maladies de l'encéphale
      et de la moelle épinière; ... trad. ... et augmenté de notes ... par A.-N.
      Gendrin. 3. éd. revue et augmentée d'additions adressées par l'auteur et de
      nouvelles notes par le traducteur. 1837.</SortData>
    <Title>Des maladies de l'encéphale et de la moelle épinière; ... trad. ... et 
      augmenté de notes ... par A.-N. Gendrin. 3. éd. revue et augmentée d'additions
      adressées par l'auteur et de nouvelles notes par le traducteur.</Title>
    <TypeOfResource>Monograph</TypeOfResource>
  </IndexCatalogueRecord>
</IndexCatalogueRecordSet>

In the top-level element <IndexCatalogueRecord> there are three required attributes -

• SeriesNumber indicates the series number of the printed Index-Catalogue.
• SeriesVolume indicates the volume of the printed Index-Catalogue.
• SeriesPage indicates the page number in the volume of the printed Index-Catalogue.

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II. <DeleteIndexCatalogueRecord>

Required: No
Repeatable: No
Attributes: (none)
Child Elements:

<IndexCatalogueID>
Required: Yes
Repeatable: Yes
Attributes: (none)

<DeleteIndexCatalogueRecord> contains unique identifiers for those records in IndexCatalogue that were deleted since the last IndexCatalogue XML distribution.

Example(s):

<DeleteIndexCatalogueRecord>

<IndexCatalogueID>20100011020</IndexCatalogueID>
<IndexCatalogueID>30200741460</IndexCatalogueID>

</DeleteIndexCatalogueRecord>

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