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References to a Contribution (Book or Similar Publication)

If your bibliography needs to comply with ISO 690 and reference a contribution to a book, make sure you include the required elements. You will need to reference each contribution separately. For example, if you reference chapters 4 and 10, you will need two separate references, one for chapter 4 and one for chapter 10. This is because each chapter of the book has different authors.

Note

For some elements, you will need to add attributes and values. For instructions on adding these to an element, see Add Attributes.

Required elements

You must include the following elements in your bibliography entry structure:

  • biblioentry element with a role attribute. Set the value of the attribute to contribution. This is a wrapper element. All of the other elements for this bibliography entry must be children of this biblioentry element.

    For example:

    <biblioentry role="contribution">
    <!-- other elements for bibliography entry details -->
</biblioentry>

  • biblioset with relation attribute and value set to part.

    This is a wrapper element for the contribution creator details and the title.

    <biblioset relation="part">
        <!-- other elements for reference to part -->
</biblioset>

  • Use the author details define the name of the contributors.

  • Use for the title of the chapter or section that you are referencing.

  • biblioset with role attribute and value set to book.

    This is a wrapper element for details about the book in its entirety. Inside the biblioset, you must include the elements listed below. These elements are mostly the same as those used for a monograph reference, so refer to References to a Monograph (Book or Similar Publication) for more detail and examples.

Optional elements

The following elements are optional:

  • The following elements are optional inside a biblioset with role attribute and value set to book:

Contribution Reference for ISO 690 Bibliography

The following code shows the structure for a bibliography reference for a contribution. Note that it includes details of the contribution and also the entire book, of which the contribution is a part. We have included comments to show where the information is defined.

<biblioentry role="contribution">
<abbrev>R100</abbrev>
    <!-- Contribution information -->
    <biblioset relation="part">
        <author>
            <personname>
                <surname>Allsop</surname>
                <firstname>RB.</firstname>
            </personname>
        </author>
        <title>Data Processing in Orbital Mechanics</title>
        <subtitle>Enhancing Satellite Trajectory Calculations</subtitle>
        <!-- Overall Book Title -->
        <biblioset relation="book">
            <author>
                <personname>
                    <surname>Keane</surname>
                    <firstname>DJ.</firstname>
                </personname>
            </author>
            <title>Advancements in Space Technology</title>
            <publisher>
                <publishername>SpaceTech Foundation</publishername>
                <address>
                    <city>London</city>
                </address>
            </publisher>
            <pubdate>2022</pubdate>
            <volumenum>vol. 3</volumenum>
            <pagenums>p. 155-167</pagenums>
        </biblioset>
    </biblioset>
</biblioentry>