INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT DEFINITIONS
Contributor

 

  • Element Attribute
  • Definition & Guidelines
NAME Contributor
OBLIGATION TO USE

Optional
DEFINITION Provides information about contributions made to the asset outside of the scope of the intellectual creation of the asset in its current form.
ELEMENT DEPENDENCIES Contributor Type
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY Free Text
QUANTITY PERMITTED 0-Unlimited
DATA TYPE Text String
NOTES/GUIDELINES

Look to an authoritative source such as the Library of Congress or the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) http://www.aacr2.org/index.html for guidance on the format for entering personal names, names of organizations, corporations, and other entities.  Determine the official name as it is mostly commonly known from a primary / original source.

Do not confuse the element Contributor with the other element called Vended By.
FORMAT/EXAMPLES

Format:
Enter personal names in inverted form using commas as indicated here:

LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix.
> Substitute a MiddleInitial for a MiddleName as appropriate, or ignore if not available.
> The suffix is any type of academic credential (Ph.D., Ed.D.) or familial lineage (Smithee, Alan, III)

For other entities such as corporations or organizations, use the most specific and commonly used official name. If a particular subdivision of an organization is the actual contributor, identify both the name of the subdivision as well as the larger entity as indicated below:
>  The hierarchy (main group and subdivision) starts with the main group, followed by <period space>, then the subdivision.

In some cases as shown in the example below, a narrative may be used containing the personal, organization, or corporate name(s).

Examples:
This media asset was adapted from KET's Electronic Field Trip to the Forest. (http://www.ket.org/trips/forest/)

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
VERSION NUMBER v 1.2

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