<ics-wrap>

ICS Code/Description Wrapper

A container element for ICS (International Classification for Standards) Codes that holds both the decimal ICS code (<ics>) and the expansion (descrition/name/title) of that code in natural language (<ics-desc>). When more than one ICS code applies to a standard, the element <ics-wrap> may repeat.

Remarks

Hierarchical ICS Codes The element <ics-wrap> is recursive, so a full hierarchy of ICS Codes/Descriptions can be recorded.
Code versus Code and Description: When NISO STS was being designed, it became clear that some standards organizations felt that only numeric ICS codes should be stored in the XML, while other organizations wished to record both the decimal code and the natural language expansion (description/name/title) of that code. So NISO STS has been designed to be used either way:
  • ICS decimal codes can be stored in the <ics> element in the standard’s metadata.
  • Alternatively, an <ics-wrap> grouping element can be used to hold both an ICS decimal code (<ics>) and the expansion of that code (<ics-desc>).
The (<ics-desc>) element takes a language attribute (@xml:lang) to name the language of the description/name/title.

Related Elements

NISO STS standards metadata describe key concepts that are not ICS terms as either keywords (inside the <kwd-group> element) or as subjects (inside <subj-group>). ICS codes use their own ICS-specific elements: <ics-wrap>, <ics>, and <ics-desc>.

Attributes

id Document Internal Identifier
specific-use Specific Use
vocab Vocabulary/Taxonomy Name
vocab-identifier Vocabulary/Taxonomy Identifier
xml:base Base

Model Description

The following, in order:

This element may be contained in:

<ics-wrap>, <iso-meta>, <nat-meta>, <reg-meta>, <std-doc-meta>, <std-meta>

Example 1

An ICS code with its description in German:
...
<nat-meta originator="SFS">
...
<secretariat>...</secretariat>
<ics-wrap>
<ics>13.310</ics>
<ics-desc xml:lang="de">Sicherheitstechnik</ics-desc>
</ics-wrap>
</nat-meta>
...

Example 2

An ICS code with two separate descriptions in Finnish and English:
...
<nat-meta originator="SFS">
...
<secretariat>...</secretariat>
<ics-wrap>
<ics>03.220.30</ics>
<ics-desc xml:lang="fi">Rautatiekuljetus</ics-desc>
</ics-wrap>
<ics-wrap>
<ics>03.220.30</ics>
<ics-desc xml:lang="en">Transport by rail</ics-desc>
</ics-wrap>
</nat-meta>
...

Example 3

Nested ICS codes and descriptions identifying classifications and sub-classifications:
...
<nat-meta originator="SFS">
...
<secretariat>...</secretariat>
<ics-wrap>
<ics>11</ics>
<ics-desc xml:lang="de">Medizintechnik</ics-desc>
<ics-wrap>
<ics>11.040</ics>
<ics-desc>Medizinische Ger&auml;te</ics-desc>
<ics-wrap>
<ics>11.040.25</ics>
<ics-desc>Injektionsger&auml;te. Kan&uuml;len. Katheter</ics-desc>
</ics-wrap>
</ics-wrap>
</ics-wrap>
</nat-meta>
...

NISO STS 1.0 Tag Suite Components

Version of October 2017

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