author — An author of a publication
The author
element contains the name
of an author of a work or publication. It may also reference a
previously-defined name
through its name
attribute. In this case, the element will
be processed and displayed as if it were actually the referenced name.
name
The name
attribute contains
the id
of a name
element.
If an author
element
specifies this attribute, it should not have any content. In
other words, there should be a single tag with a reference
(<author name="joe.smith"/>
)
instead of two tags enclosing content
(<author>Joe Smith</author>
).
<pub> <bookTitle>Nuclear Engineering for Dummies</bookTitle> <author>Edgar Neutron</author> </pub>
<name id="shirly.mendoza"> <firstname>Shirly</firstname> <surname>Mendoza</surname> </name> <pub> <artTitle>Cooking Wire-Core Pretzels</artTitle> <author name="shirly.mendoza"/> <bookTitle>Journal of Metal-Reinforced Confections</bookTitle> </pub>