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<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
calendar
content-type
iso-8601-date
specific-use

Base Attributes

id
xml:base
xml:lang
Models and Context
May be contained in
<element-citation>, <mixed-citation>, <nlm-citation>, <related-article>, <related-object>
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

...
<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>
...