[osis-core] Proposed works syntax

[Patrick Durusau]

Greetings,

Is the following a step in the right direction for Steve's 
works-referenced syntax?

Add to header:

<references> contains only <work>*

<xs:element name="work">
          <xs:annotation>
            <xs:documentation>
                <p>The &lt;work&gt; element is used to allow easy reference to any work from within the OSIS
 document instance. It is most commonly used in connection with osisID to specify a particular work that 
is being referenced by the osisID in question.</p>
<xs:complexType>
		<xs:sequence>
			<xs:element ref="title" minOccurs="0"/>
			<xs:element ref="contributor" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="creator" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="subject" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="date" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="description" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="publisher" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="format" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="identifier" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="source" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="language" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="relation" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
			<xs:element ref="coverage" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
		</xs:sequence>
		<xs:attribute name="refWork" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
	</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

I just put the work attribute in as xs:string but that is just a place 
holder. Please suggest how we could enumerate values for use with our 
"x-" extension.

Reasoning being that by specifying the work attribute on osisID, there 
is a reference back to the <work> element(s) held in references. Note 
that this is not ID/IDREF so we can avoid the name restrictions in XML. 
So, would have to be enforced by application.

This does not solve the versification problem but does at least clear 
part of the way to that problem.

Comments, suggestions?

Patrick



-- 
Patrick Durusau
Director of Research and Development
Society of Biblical Literature
pdurusau@emory.edu