Orlando's content is structured by the unique XML tagset described in the Introduction and visualized in the Tag Diagrams. To assist in understanding Search result facets and Tag Search, this Glossary provides definitions for tags and attributes (descriptors associated with tags). Some attributes have set values. These are often explained within definitions of attributes. Other attribute values, such as genre names, are defined within the ontologies of the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory, which hosts Orlando’s production environment. Searches on this page retrieve tags, attributes, and definitions, but not necessarily attribute values.
RBESTKNOWNWORK is an element belonging to the RECEPTION aspect of entries, though available anywhere in the WRITING section. It identifies the single work whose reputation exceeds others, according to external criteria (best known in literary circles), and can occur once per genre for some writers. It encloses a statement, not just a title.
BIOGRAPHY is the large, all-encompassing element in all BIOGRAPHY sections of author profiles. It incorporates everything that goes into this section.
Birth is one of the 16 major BIOGRAPHY elements defined as integral to mapping a woman's life. It captures information concerning the date, place, birth position and context of a person's birth where known. This mandatory element is usually the second Div1 content element in a BIOGRAPHY section (after PERSONNAME). It will almost always include a chronstruct for date of birth, and has one sub-element, BIRTHPOSITION, for capturing position in family (attributes Eldest, Youngest, Only), or more general description.
BIRTHPOSITION is an optional sub-element located within BIOGRAPHY > BIRTH. It captures information about a writer's position within her family. In systematically capturing information about BIRTHPOSITION, we are providing material for investigating its influence, especially in relation to gender. It has values Eldest, Youngest, or Only.
BIRTHNAME is found in BIOGRAPHY. It captures all the names a person was assigned at birth. Inside DATASTRUCT and DATAITEM, it serves as a structural holding bucket for the elements SURNAME and GIVEN. It has two attributes: REG and WROTEORPUBLISHEDAS.
