BiblioScope (biojava-legacy 1.9.5 API)

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	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 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
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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
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public String spatialLocation
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    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()
```