diff --git a/P5/Source/Guidelines/en/CO-CoreElements.xml b/P5/Source/Guidelines/en/CO-CoreElements.xml
index f5485697fd..a55c55c981 100644
--- a/P5/Source/Guidelines/en/CO-CoreElements.xml
+++ b/P5/Source/Guidelines/en/CO-CoreElements.xml
@@ -4201,6 +4201,17 @@ encoding of short-form references such as <mentioned>Baxter,
 1983</mentioned> is not as <gi>bibl</gi> elements but as
 cross-references to such elements; see section <ptr target="#COBIXR"/>
 below.  </p> 
+<p>
+  Bibliographic references encoded with <gi>bibl</gi>, <gi>biblFull</gi>, or <gi>biblStruct</gi> may link to another, possibly more detailed, bibliographic reference to the same resource using either the attribute <att>ref</att> or <att>key</att> defined in <ident type="class">att.canonical</ident>. The <att>ref</att> attribute performs this linking function using a URI that may point either within or outside the TEI document, as shown in the following example:
+  <egXML xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples" xml:id="COBITY-egXML-bibref" source="#NONE">
+    <bibl ref="https://search.worldcat.org/title/song-of-achilles/oclc/911117343"><title>The song of Achilles</title> by <author>Madeline Miller</author>.</bibl>
+  </egXML>
+  The <att>key</att> attribute, on the other hand, associates a bibliographical reference with an external or project-defined identifier as demonstrated here:
+  <egXML xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples" xml:id="COBITY-egXML-bibkey" source="#NONE">
+    <bibl key="Homer_Iliad.16">Book 16 of <author>Homer</author>'s <title>Iliad</title>.</bibl>
+  </egXML>
+  These attributes should not be used for encoding bibliographic pointers (short-form citations); for that purpose, see section <ptr target="#COBIXR"/> below.
+</p>
 <p>In cases where the encoder wishes to impose more structure on the
 bibliographic information, for example to make sure it conforms to a
 particular stylesheet or retrieval processor, the <gi>biblStruct</gi>
@@ -5476,8 +5487,8 @@ following example:
   normalize bibliographic references: <egXML xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples" xml:id="COBIXR-egXML-cc" source="#NONE">Nelson claims (<ref target="#NEL80">Nelson [1980]</ref> pages 13–37)
     ...</egXML> 
   If it is desired to capture additional information like this in a short-form
-  reference, then <gi>bibl</gi> may be used with the <att>corresp</att> attribute pointing to
-  the full bibliographic reference: <egXML xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples" xml:id="COBIXR-egXML-hi" source="#NONE">Nelson claims (<bibl corresp="#NEL80">Nelson [1980] pages <biblScope unit="page" from="13" to="37">13–37</biblScope></bibl>) ...</egXML>
+  reference, then <gi>bibl</gi> may be used with the <att>ref</att> attribute pointing to
+  the full bibliographic reference: <egXML xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples" xml:id="COBIXR-egXML-hi" source="#NONE">Nelson claims (<bibl ref="#NEL80">Nelson [1980] pages <biblScope unit="page" from="13" to="37">13–37</biblScope></bibl>) ...</egXML>
 </p>
 <p>The <gi>ref</gi> element may also be used to provide a reference to a copy of the bibliographic item itself, particularly if this is available online, as in the following example: 
   <egXML xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/Examples" xml:id="COBIXR-egXML-ad" source="#NONE">
diff --git a/P5/Source/Specs/bibl.xml b/P5/Source/Specs/bibl.xml
index 0ee30b97b8..33d96dbe49 100644
--- a/P5/Source/Specs/bibl.xml
+++ b/P5/Source/Specs/bibl.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     ausgezeichnet sein können.</desc>
   <classes>
     <memberOf key="att.global"/>
+    <memberOf key="att.canonical"/>
     <memberOf key="att.cmc"/>
     <memberOf key="att.declarable"/>
     <memberOf key="att.docStatus"/>
diff --git a/P5/Source/Specs/biblFull.xml b/P5/Source/Specs/biblFull.xml
index c65a5a3260..a227844da7 100644
--- a/P5/Source/Specs/biblFull.xml
+++ b/P5/Source/Specs/biblFull.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     strutturata nella quale sono presenti tutti i componenti di descrizione di un file TEI.</desc>
   <classes>
     <memberOf key="att.global"/>
+    <memberOf key="att.canonical"/>
     <memberOf key="att.cmc"/>
     <memberOf key="att.declarable"/>
     <memberOf key="att.docStatus"/>
diff --git a/P5/Source/Specs/biblStruct.xml b/P5/Source/Specs/biblStruct.xml
index 49e90392f6..afc179e706 100644
--- a/P5/Source/Specs/biblStruct.xml
+++ b/P5/Source/Specs/biblStruct.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     contenere solo altri elemento nell'ordine specificato.</desc>
   <classes>
     <memberOf key="att.global"/>
+    <memberOf key="att.canonical"/>
     <memberOf key="att.cmc"/>
     <memberOf key="att.declarable"/>
     <memberOf key="att.docStatus"/>