<identifier>

An alpha-numeric string that establishes the identity of the described material.
Module MEI.shared
Attributes
@analog(optional)Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system to which this MEI element is comparable. Value of datatype string. att.bibl
@authURI(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value is taken. Value conforms to data.URI. att.authorized
@authority(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value is taken. Value of datatype string. att.authorized
@facs(optional)Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone which corresponds to it. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces. att.facsimile
@label(optional)Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any string. Value of datatype string. att.commonPart
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation for an element. Value conforms to token. att.common
@subtype(optional)Provide any sub-classification for the element, additional to that given by its type attribute. Value of datatype NMTOKEN. att.typed
@type(optional)Characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology. Value of datatype NMTOKEN. att.typed
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references. Value conforms to data.URI. att.commonPart
@xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value. Value of datatype ID. att.id
Member of
Contained by
May contain
Declaration
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.authorized"/>
<memberOf key="att.bibl"/>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.typed"/>
<memberOf key="model.identifierLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<rng:zeroOrMore>
<rng:choice>
<rng:text/>
<rng:ref name="model.textphraseLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.editLike" />
<rng:ref name="model.transcriptionLike" />
</rng:choice>
</rng:zeroOrMore>
</content>
Remarks

Examples include an International Standard Book/Music Number, Library of Congress Control Number, publisher's number, a personal identification number, an entry in a bibliography or catalog, etc. The type attribute may be used to indicate the system from which the identifier was derived.