<main>

Main Title Part

Main portion of the standard’s title, indicating the principal subject of the document.

Related Elements

Parts of a Main Title: A simple main title should be tagged using the <main> element. If the main title has a label or subtitles, the <main-title-wrap> element is used to hold all the main title components together.
Tagging the Title of a Standard: The title of a standard may be tagged as a whole (<full>) or divided into introductory, main, and complementary components:
  • Introductory: The optional introductory title(s) are the initial part(s) of a standard’s title, which typically indicate the broad context of the standard or of a sponsoring group or provide a stock phrase, such as “Standard Specification for”. Each introductory title may contain only text or include its own label and subtitles.
  • Main: The optional main portion of the standard’s title, which typically indicates the principal subject of the standard. A main title may contain only text or include its own label and subtitles.
  • Complementary: The optional complementary title(s) are the final part(s) of a standard’s title. Complementary titles follow the <main> title and typically provide details concerning which particular aspect of the general topic is treated by the standards document. Each complementary title may contain only text or include its own label and subtitles.

Attributes

id Document Internal Identifier
xml:base Base
xml:lang Language of an Element

Model Description

Any combination of:

This element may be contained in:

<main-title-wrap>, <title-wrap>

Example 1

Main title of a standard:
...
<title-wrap>
 <intro>2015 ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code</intro>
 <main-title-wrap>
  <label>III</label>
  <main>Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components</main> 
 </main-title-wrap>
 <compl level="1">Division 1</compl>
 <compl-title-wrap level="2">
  <compl>Subsection NH</compl> 
  <subtitle>Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service</subtitle>
 </compl-title-wrap>
 <full>2015 ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code, Section III: Rules 
  for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components, Division 1, 
  Subsection NH: Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service</full>
</title-wrap>
...

Example 2

Main title in a co-produced standard:
...
<title-wrap>
 <intro>Information Technology</intro>
 <main-title-wrap>
  <main>Telecommunications and information exchange between 
   systems</main>
  <subtitle>Local and metropolitan area networks</subtitle>
 </main-title-wrap>
 <compl level="1">Technical reports and guidelines</compl>
 <compl-title-wrap level="2">
  <label>Part 5:</label>
  <compl>Media Access Control (MAC) Bridging of Ethernet V2.0 in 
   Local Area Networks</compl>
 </compl-title-wrap>
 <full>Information Technology — Telecommunications and information 
  exchange between systems — Local and metropolitan area networks — 
  Technical reports and guidelines — Part 5: Media Access Control 
  (MAC) Bridging of Ethernet V2.0 in Local Area Networks</full>
</title-wrap>
...

Example 3

Main title (twice) for a bilingual standard:
...
<iso-meta id="profile.int">
 <title-wrap xml:lang="de">
  <intro>Sicherheit von Maschinen</intro>
  <main>Sicherheitsbezogene Teile von Steuerungen</main>
  <compl>Teil 1: Allgemeine Gestaltungsleitsätze</compl>
  <full>Sicherheit von Maschinen — Sicherheitsbezogene Teile von 
   Steuerungen — Teil 1: Allgemeine Gestaltungsleitsätze</full>
 </title-wrap>
 <title-wrap xml:lang="en">
  <intro>Safety of machinery</intro>
  <main>Safety-related parts of control systems</main>
  <compl>Part 1: General principles for design</compl>
  <full>Safety of machinery — Safety-related parts of control 
   systems — Part 1: General principles for design</full>
 </title-wrap>
 ...
</iso-meta>
...

NISO STS 1.0 Tag Suite Components

Version of October 2017

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