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Re: Is Definition List the best solution here?

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From: Swift, Daniel P.
Date: Jun 14, 2017 11:57AM

I think a table is actually best since it's data about books.

Dan Swift
Senior Web Specialist
Enterprise Services
West Chester University
610.738.0589

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Subject: [WebAIM] Is Definition List the best solution here?

Hello,
I'd like some opinions/explanations on whether using <dl><dt> and <dd> is the best way to approach something similar to what follows here where we need to display multiple instances of the same terms, but they would have different definitions.

<dl>
<dt>Book Title: </dt><dd>foo</dd>
<dt>Author: </dt><dd>foo</dd>
<dt>ISBN: </dt><dd>foo</dd>
<dt>Year Published: </dt><dd>foo</dd>

<dt>Book Title: </dt><dd>foo</dd>
<dt>Author: </dt><dd>foo</dd>
<dt>ISBN: </dt><dd>foo</dd>
<dt>Year Published: </dt><dd>foo</dd>

Etc.
</dl>

Or would each set be a separate definition list <dl>? Or is there some other better way to handle this?

Thanks




Angela French
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Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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