<conf-date> Conference Date (in a citation)

Within a citation (such as a <mixed-citation> or an <element-citation>), the date(s) on which a conference was held.

Usage/Remarks

Best Practice

Conference dates in standards bibliography can be stored in one of two forms: as a single date (“May 1906”), or as the first day and last day of the conference. Either form can be stored in the <conf-date> element. Dates that originate as separate first and last elements in the source should be combined.
Attributes

Base Attributes

Models and Context
May be contained in
Description
Text, numbers, or special characters, zero or more
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  conf-date    (#PCDATA %conf-date-elements;)*              >
Expanded Content Model

(#PCDATA)*

Tagged Sample

Describing a cited conference

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<ref id="ref_5">
 <label>[5]</label>
 <mixed-citation publication-type="paper"
  ><person-group
   ><string-name><surname>Cress</surname> 
    <given-names>Ann</given-names></string-name>, 
   <string-name><given-names>Kathy</given-names> 
    <surname>Halloran</surname></string-name>, and 
   <string-name><given-names>Kathy</given-names> 
    <surname>Munch</surname></string-name></person-group>. 
  <article-title>Floating Collections &mdash; Is 
   it time for your library to convert?</article-title> Presented at 
  <conf-name>Colorado Association of Libraries Conference</conf-name>, 
  <conf-date iso-8601-date="2007-11-09">November 9, 2007</conf-date>. 
  Presentation slides available at: 
  <ext-link 
    xlink:href="http://www.cal-webs.org/files/41696883.ppt"
  >http://www.cal-webs.org/files/41696883.ppt</ext-link></mixed-citation>
</ref>
...
...
<ref>
 <label>...</label>
 <mixed-citation publication-type="paper"
  ><person-group
   ><string-name><surname>Kowitz</surname> 
    <given-names>G.T.</given-names></string-name> 
   <etal>et al.</etal></person-group> 
  <article-title>From ERIC source documents to abstracts:  
   A problem in readability</article-title> Presented at the 
  <conf-name>Rocky Mountain Education Research 
   Association</conf-name>, <conf-loc>Tucson, AZ</conf-loc>,
  <conf-date iso-8601-date="1973-11-29">November 29, 1973</conf-date>. 
  <pub-id>ED0086243</pub-id>.</mixed-citation>
</ref>
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