author — Gives name and contact information for originating party of the associated data
author : name, org, [xns], [email] (address* | contactInfo*)
name
The name of the author or last modifier of the associated element's data.
org
The author's organization.
xns
(optional) (deprecated) The eXtensible Name Service identifier for the author.
email
(optional) (deprecated) The e-mail address for the primary author.
author includes alternate means of identifying author using XNS or normal e-mail/address. The address sub-element is to be replaced with the more complete contactInfo sub-element.
fileHeader
modificationRecord
provenance
address
contactInfo
Both the xns and email attributes are deprecated and will be removed. XNS was a proposed Internet technology (eXtensible Name Service) to reduce spam that didn't catch on. It is replaced with the 'iname' sub-element as a single means to identify an individual or corporation in lieu of typical (and quickly dated) e-mail, phone, or address information. The address element itself is deprecated and should be replaced with the contactInfo element
2011-07-12