EPUB Registry of Collection Roles

2 July 2015

This version
http://www.idpf.org/epub/vocab/package/roles/registry-20150702.html
Latest version
http://www.idpf.org/epub/vocab/package/roles
Previous version
http://www.idpf.org/epub/vocab/package/roles/registry-20141219.html
Document history

Overview

This document lists all IDPF-defined roles for use with the Package Document collection element.

This document is not tied to a particular version of the EPUBĀ® specification.

Revision Policy

This document is subject to change at any time as new roles are defined by IDPF Working Groups. The roles defined herein will never be removed, but may be deprecated.

Roles

dictionary
Identifies the set of Content Documents that compose a single instance of an dictionary. Refer to the EPUB Dictionaries and Glossaries specification for more information.
distributable-object [draft]
Identifies the set of resources necessary for the processing/rendering of a distributable object. Refer to the EPUB Manifest Role specification for more information.
index
Identifies the set of Content Documents that compose a single instance of an index. Refer to the EPUB Indexes specification for more information.
index-group
Identifies the set of Content Documents that compose a single instance of an index group. Refer to the EPUB Indexes specification for more information.
manifest [draft]
Identifies the set of resources necessary for the processing/rendering of a collection. Refer to the EPUB Manifest Role specification for more information.
preview [draft]
Identifies the set of Content Documents to use to generate a preview of the EPUB Publication. Refer to the EPUB Previews specification for more information.
scriptable-component [draft]
Identifies the set of resources that constitute an embedded Scriptable Component. Refer to EPUB Scriptable Components Packaging and Integration for more information.

Extensions

For a list of third-party implementations of the collection element, refer to the extensions wiki at http://www.idpf.org/epub/extensions/roles.