end_date

End Date

Date on which the document stops being free-to-read or ends the given license, as defined in NISO RP-22-2015, Access License and Indicators.

Remarks

Best Practice: NISO RP-22-2015 recommends that the end date be given in the ISO-8601 format “YYYY-MM-DD”, without inclusion of a time or a time zone.

Used on Element: <ali:free_to_read>

ValueMeaning
Text, numbers, or special charactersThe ISO 8601 date on which the document stops being free-to-read. If this attribute is not used, it indicates that the document is permanently free-to-read.
Restriction@end_date is an optional attribute; there is no default.

Example

Free-to-read flag with both start and end dates. The document is free to read after the start date. After the end date, the document will no longer be free to read:
...
<permissions>
<ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" 
start_date="2014-01-01" end_date="2014-12-31"/>
</permissions>
...