INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT DEFINITIONS
Creator Other

 

  • Element Attribute
  • Definition & Guidelines
NAME Creator Other
OBLIGATION TO USE

Optional
DEFINITION Identifies the person or organization that has made substantial contributions to the content within the digital asset.
ELEMENT DEPENDENCIES Creator Other 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.
FORMAT/EXAMPLES

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)

Example:
Smithee, Alan
Smithee, Alan, III
Grande, Lucida
Grande, Lucida B.
Hattenschweiler, Hans, Ph.D.

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.

Example:
WGBH Educational Foundation
The Foundation of Well Being. School Education Office

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