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Element irm:contributor

Namespace | urn:us:gov:ic:irm
Annotations | ded:CategoryDescription: Information about an organization, person, or entity, which contributed intellectual content to a resource, other than the publishing organization. ded:CategorySource: DCMI: contributor, v. 004 ded:CategoryComment: This category consists of one element. Examples of a contributor include a person, an organization, an entity, a service, or unknown. There is no maximum number of contributor elements in a ICResourceMetadataPackage, where it indicates a contributor to a described data asset. ICResourceMetadataPackage can optionally include one or more contributor elements when other creator, publisher, or pointOfContact elements exist. There is no maximum number of contributor elements in a metacardInfo, where it indicates a contributor to a metadata card. metacardInfo can optionally include one or more contributor elements when other creator, publisher, or pointOfContact elements exist. Each creator element can have one element of person, organization, service, or unknown. contributor may be marked according to SMP guidelines. ded:Definition: Information about an organization, person, or entity, which contributed intellectual content to a metadata card. Information about an organization, person, or entity, that contributed intellectual content to a resource, other than the publishing organization {DCMI: contributor, v. 004; IC MSP v. 1.0a: Contributor} When a creator is a service or an organization, and not an individual, it is expected that the contact authority (person or organization) for the resource will be listed. The relations provided in this schema are Organization, Person, Service, Unknown. See also, IRM Spec Category: Contributor. Contains person, organization, web service data, or unknown for an entity that is a contributor. ? ded:Obligation: (Mandatory With Exception) Mandatory to have at least one or more of creator, publisher, contributor, or pointOfContact in metacardInfo. Mandatory to have at least one or more of creator, publisher, contributor, or pointOfContact in ICResourceMetadataPackage. Optional in metacardInfo. ded:Comment: There is no maximum number of contributor elements in metacardInfo. In this context, the data contained in the contributor element describes an entity that is a contributor to the content of the metadata card. contributor may be marked according to SMP guidelines. Specifies the relationship of being a contributor. The data contained by the contributor element in ICResourceMetadataPackage describes an entity that is a contributor to the described data asset. metacardInfo can optionally include one or more contributor elements where it indicates a contributor to a metadata card. If the contributor category is used then it must contain a person, organization, or web service. contributor may be marked according to SMP guidelines. There is no maximum number of contributor elements in a resource. At least one of creator, contributor, publisher, or pointOfContact must be present.
Diagram |
Type | irm:ContactInfoType
Properties |
content | complex
Used by |
Complex Types | irm:ICResourceMetadataType , irm:MetacardInfoType
Model | irm:organization | irm:person | irm:service | irm:unknown
Children | irm:organization , irm:person , irm:service , irm:unknown
Instance |
    <irm:contributor pocType="" SchemaguideSecurityAttributesOptionGroup="" xmlns:irm="urn:us:gov:ic:irm">
      <irm:organization irm:acronym="">{1,1}</irm:organization>
      <irm:person>{1,1}</irm:person>
      <irm:service>{1,1}</irm:service>
      <irm:unknown>{1,1}</irm:unknown>
    </irm:contributor>
Attributes |
QName | Type | Use | Annotation
--- | --- | --- | ---
SchemaguideSecurityAttributesOptionGroup | xsd:NMTOKEN | optional | This attribute is only a placeholder so that all the ISM attributes are not shown in the schemaGuide for every element. If you refer to the documentation of the attribute group it will say what attributes should be here.
pocType | ismpoctype:CVEnumISMPocType | optional | Indicates that the element specifies a point-of-contact (POC) and the methods with which to contact that individual. As certain POCs are required for different reasons (ICD-710 compliance, DoD Distribution statements, etc), the values for this attribute specify the reason(s) why the POC is provided.
Source |
    <xsd:element name="contributor" type="irm:ContactInfoType">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:CategoryDescription">ded:CategoryDescription: Information about an organization, person, or entity, which contributed intellectual content to a resource, other than the publishing organization.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:CategorySource">ded:CategorySource: DCMI: contributor, v. 004</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:CategoryComment">ded:CategoryComment: This category consists of one element. Examples of a contributor include a person, an organization, an entity, a service, or unknown. There is no maximum number of contributor elements in a ICResourceMetadataPackage, where it indicates a contributor to a described data asset. ICResourceMetadataPackage can optionally include one or more contributor elements when other creator, publisher, or pointOfContact elements exist. There is no maximum number of contributor elements in a metacardInfo, where it indicates a contributor to a metadata card. metacardInfo can optionally include one or more contributor elements when other creator, publisher, or pointOfContact elements exist. Each creator element can have one element of person, organization, service, or unknown. contributor may be marked according to SMP guidelines.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Definition">ded:Definition: Information about an organization, person, or entity, which contributed intellectual content to a metadata card. Information about an organization, person, or entity, that contributed intellectual content to a resource, other than the publishing organization {DCMI: contributor, v. 004; IC MSP v. 1.0a: Contributor} When a creator is a service or an organization, and not an individual, it is expected that the contact authority (person or organization) for the resource will be listed. The relations provided in this schema are Organization, Person, Service, Unknown. See also, IRM Spec Category: Contributor. Contains person, organization, web service data, or unknown for an entity that is a contributor.</p>&#x2028;
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Obligation">ded:Obligation: (Mandatory With Exception) Mandatory to have at least one or more of creator, publisher, contributor, or pointOfContact in metacardInfo. Mandatory to have at least one or more of creator, publisher, contributor, or pointOfContact in ICResourceMetadataPackage. Optional in metacardInfo.</p>
          <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" ism:classification="U" ism:ownerProducer="USA" data-ded="ded:Comment">ded:Comment: There is no maximum number of contributor elements in metacardInfo. In this context, the data contained in the contributor element describes an entity that is a contributor to the content of the metadata card. contributor may be marked according to SMP guidelines. Specifies the relationship of being a contributor. The data contained by the contributor element in ICResourceMetadataPackage describes an entity that is a contributor to the described data asset. metacardInfo can optionally include one or more contributor elements where it indicates a contributor to a metadata card. If the contributor category is used then it must contain a person, organization, or web service. contributor may be marked according to SMP guidelines. There is no maximum number of contributor elements in a resource. At least one of creator, contributor, publisher, or pointOfContact must be present.</p>
        </xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:annotation>
    </xsd:element>
Schema location | IC-IRM.xsd Copy and paste this link to your file browser, clicking the link MAY open in the browser. Opening in an XML aware editor is best.

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