10. Contact Information

• Identity of, and means to communicate with, person(s) and organization(s) associated with the data set. (Note: this section provides a means of identifying individuals and organizations, and is used by other sections of the metadata standard. This section is never used alone.)

Type:

compound

Short Name:

cntinfo

10. Contact Information (Mandatory)
     CONTAINS
     A CHOICE OF 1 OUT OF 2 ELEMENTS:
     { 10.1 Contact Person Primary (Mandatory)
     OR
     10.2 Contact Organization Primary (Mandatory) }
     AND
     10.3 Contact Position (Optional)
     AND
     10.4 Contact Address (Mandatory) (can be repeated unlimited times)
     AND
     10.5 Contact Voice Telephone (Mandatory) (can be repeated unlimited times)
     AND
     10.6 Contact TDD/TTY Telephone (Optional) (can be repeated unlimited times)
     AND
     10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone (Optional) (can be repeated unlimited times)
     AND
     10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address (Optional) (can be repeated unlimited times)
     AND
     10.9 Hours of Service (Optional)
     AND
     10.10 Contact Instructions (Optional)

     10.1 Contact Person Primary (Mandatory)
          CONTAINS
          10.1.1 Contact Person (Mandatory)
          AND
          10.1.2 Contact Organization (Optional)

     10.2 Contact Organization Primary (Mandatory)
          CONTAINS
          10.1.2 Contact Organization (Mandatory)
          AND
          10.1.1 Contact Person (Optional)

     10.4 Contact Address (Mandatory) (can be repeated unlimited times)
          CONTAINS
          10.4.1 Address Type (Mandatory)
          AND
          10.4.2 Address (Mandatory if Applicable) (can be repeated unlimited times)
          AND
          10.4.3 City (Mandatory)
          AND
          10.4.4 State or Province (Mandatory)
          AND
          10.4.5 Postal Code (Mandatory)
          AND
          10.4.6 Country (Optional)

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