Format or medium of the document (for example, print
). This element has several uses:
to describe the format/medium of a standards document for a publication date or other lifecycle date (<release-date>) or for an organization-specific lifecycle date (<meta-date>);
to name the format/medium of a document being cited as part of a bibliographic reference; or
to name the format/medium for an ISBN or similar identifier.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | The format for the publication of this standards document, for example, online, epub. This value is not constrained, so any standards organization is free to use the values it needs for processing. |