Bookmap content elements

In this section:

1. bookmap
   The <bookmap> element is a map specialization used to describe the relationships among a set of DITA topics intended to be configured as a traditional book. Bookmaps consist of references to topics organized as book content. The topic references therefore are labeled according to the book components they point to, such as booktitle, frontmatter, chapter, and appendix.
2. abbrevlist
   The <abbrevlist> element references a list of abbreviations. It indicates to the processing software that the author wants an abbreviation list generated at the particular location.
3. amendments
   The <amendments> element references a list of amendments or updates to the book. It indicates to the processing software that the author wants an amendments list generated at the particular location.
4. appendices
   The <appendices> element is an optional wrapper for <appendix> elements within a bookmap.
5. appendix
   The <appendix> element references a topic as a appendix within a book.
6. backmatter
   The <backmatter> element contains the material that follows the main body of a document and any appendices. It may include items such as a colophon, legal notices, and various types of book lists such as a glossary or an index.
7. bibliolist
   The <bibliolist> element references a topic containing a list of bibliographic entries within the book. It indicates to the processing software that the author wants a bibliography, containing links to related books, articles, published papers, or other types of material, generated at the particular location. If no href attribute is specified on the <bibliolist> element, an external processor may generate a list of bibliographic entries at this location.
8. bookabstract
   The <bookabstract> element references a topic used within a bookmap as a brief summary of book content, generally output as part of the book's frontmatter. It is used to help the reader quickly evaluate the book's purpose.
9. booklibrary
   The <booklibrary> element contains the library information for a book. Library entries contain information about the series, library, or collection of documents to which the book belongs.
10. booklist
    The <booklist> element is a general purpose element, designed for use in specializations, that references a topic or map containing a list of items within the book. For example, it could be used to reference a topic that contains a list of authors for the book. When a more specific element is already available, such as <tablelist> for a list of tables, that element should be used instead.
11. booklists
    The <booklists> element references lists of various kinds within the book. For example, it can be used within frontmatter to reference a <toc>, <tablelist>, and <figurelist>, or within backmatter to reference a <glossarylist>, <indexlist>, and <abbrevlist>. It indicates to the processing software that the author wants the lists generated at the <booklists> location.
12. booktitle
    The <booktitle> element contains the title information for a book, including the library title, main title, subtitle, and other titles (as required).
13. booktitlealt
    The <booktitlealt> element contains the alternative title, subtitle, or short title for a book. It may be specialized into a specific element for those or other purposes.
14. chapter
    The <chapter> element references a topic or map as a chapter within a book.
15. colophon
    The <colophon> element references a topic describing how this document was created. In publishing, a colophon describes details of the production of a book. This information generally includes the typefaces used, and often the names of their designers; the paper, ink and details of the binding materials and methods may also receive mention. In the case of technical books, a colophon may specify the software used to prepare the text and diagrams for publication. The colophon may appear in the frontmatter or backmatter.
16. dedication
    The <dedication> element references a topic containing a dedication for the book, such as to a person or group.
17. draftintro
    The <draftintro> element references a topic used as an introduction to the draft of this book.
18. figurelist
    The <figurelist> element references a topic containing a list of figures in the book. It indicates to the processing software that the author wants a list of figures generated at the particular location. If no href attribute is specified on the <figurelist> element, an external processor may generate a list of figures at this location.
19. frontmatter
    The <frontmatter> element contains the material that precedes the main body of a document. It may include items such as an abstract, a preface, and various types of book lists such as a <toc>, <tablelist>, or <figurelist>.
20. glossarylist
    The <glossarylist> element references a list of glossary entries within the book. It indicates to the processing software that the author wants a glossary list generated at the particular location.
21. indexlist
    The <indexlist> element indicates to the processing software that the author wants an index at the particular location. If no href attribute is specified on the <indexlist> element, an external processor may generate an index at this location. If the href attribute references a topic or map, that topic or map should contain a manually created index.
22. mainbooktitle
    The <mainbooktitle> element contains the primary title information for a book.
23. notices
    The <notices> element references a topic containing special notice information, for example, legal notices about supplementary copyrights and trademarks associated with the book.
24. part
    The <part> element references a part topic or a map that references part topics for the book. A new part is started. Use <part> to divide a document's chapters into logical groupings. For example, in a document that contains both guide and reference information, you can define two parts, one containing the guide information and the other containing the reference information.
25. preface
    The <preface> element references a topic or map containing introductory information about a book, such as the purpose and structure of the document.
26. tablelist
    The <tablelist> element references a topic that contains a list of tables within the book. It indicates to the processing software that the author wants a list of tables generated at the particular location. If no href attribute is specified on the <tablelist> element, an external processor may generate a list of tables at this location.
27. toc
    The <toc> element indicates to the processing software that the author wants a table of contents generated at the particular location. If no href attribute is specified on the <toc> element, an external processor may generate table of contents at this location. If the href attribute references a topic or map, that topic or map should contain a manually created table of contents.
28. trademarklist
    The <trademarklist> element references a topic that contains a list of trademarks within the book. It indicates to the processing software that the author wants a list of trademarks generated at the particular location. If no href attribute is specified on the <trademarklist> element, an external processor may generate a list of trademarks at this location.