ContentDetailsAlternativeLanguages

RIXML 2.5 Element

Required

Container element that holds multiple ContentDetails elements, each providing comprehensive content description information in specific non-default languages. Designed to maintain backward compatibility with v2.4 while adding multilingual capabilities for content metadata.

Usage

Optional element within Content that contains one or more required ContentDetails elements. Use when content descriptions need to be provided in languages other than the default document language.

Business Context

Supports international research distribution by enabling content titles, abstracts, and descriptions in multiple languages, accommodating global client bases and ensuring proper content comprehension across diverse linguistic markets.

Source:data-dictionary-2.5.1

Schema:RIXML-Common-2_5.xsd:2340

Where It Fits

Canonical Path

Research/Product/Content/ContentDetailsAlternativeLanguages

Children

ContentDetails

Definition

Type
Namespace	`http://www.rixml.org/2017/9/RIXML`
Min Occurs	1
Max Occurs	1

Attributes

No attributes defined for this element

Children

ContentDetailsContentDetailsType1..unbounded

requiredSince 2.5

Example

<ContentDetailsAlternativeLanguages>
  <ContentDetails> ... </ContentDetails>
</ContentDetailsAlternativeLanguages>

Version History

Unchanged since introduction in RIXML 2.5

Business Rules

SHOULD

Publishers should use ContentDetailsAlternativeLanguages to provide content details in multiple languages for global business operations

ContentDetailsAlternativeLanguages

globalizationbest-practicecontent-management

Design Decisions

Created new container element to hold multiple ContentDetails elements for different languages

Enables publishers to offer title, subtitle, synopsis, and abstract information in multiple non-default languages to support global business operations

RIXML Release Notes v2.5, p.26

Added ContentDetailsAlternativeLanguages as a container element for ContentDetails elements in non-default languages

To avoid breaking compatibility with v2.4 while supporting multilingual content titles and descriptions, a duplicative construct was added beneath Content to house title data in other languages

RIXML Research Data Dictionary v2.5.1, p.37

Semantic Relationships

Broadens1 relationship

→ContentDetailsSHOULD

ContentDetailsAlternativeLanguages extends multilingual support by containing multiple ContentDetails elements for different language versions

RIXML Release Notes v2.5, p.26— Names in Multiple Languages