org.biojava.bibliography

Class BiblioScope

java.lang.Object

org.biojava.bibliography.BiblioScope

public class BiblioScope
extends Object

It represent an extent or scope of the content of the cited resource. It can include spatial location (a place name or geographic co-ordinates), temporal period (a period label, date, or date range), or both. Finally, it can have additional dynamic properties such as jurisdiction.

Since:

1.3

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Martin Senger

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
Hashtable	properties It may contain additional properties related to the extend or scope of the cited resource.
String	spatialLocation It defines a spatial location of the cited resource.
String	temporalPeriod It defines temporal period of the cited resource.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BiblioScope()

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

properties

public Hashtable properties

It may contain additional properties related to the extend or scope of the cited resource. For example:

    jurisdiction => government
 

As with all properties, it is recommended to use a controlled vocabulary. Such vocabulary should be named BibRefSupport.ATTR_SCOPE.

spatialLocation

public String spatialLocation

It defines a spatial location of the cited resource.

This specification does not suggest any rules for representing geographical names but implementations may consider Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names, or MARC lists of countries and MARC list of geographical areas.

temporalPeriod

public String temporalPeriod

It defines temporal period of the cited resource. It may be a period label, date, or date range.

Constructor Detail

BiblioScope

public BiblioScope()