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Contributor

Contributor

Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

Required Repeatable Multilingual

MODS Element name: <name>

Short definition: Person, organization, or event (conference, meeting, etc.) associated in some way with the resource.

Input guidelines: At least one contributor name or "no attribution" statement required. Multiple Contributors can be added to an asset's metadata. Designate a primary contributor, even if only one contributor is entered. If one contributor has multiple roles, repeat entire Contributor section with new role term. To input name and type, use authority list of names (NAF, VIAF, or local authority). If no authority is available for personal names, input Last Name, First Name. For local authorities, enter authority URI with a description of the authority file. For role terms, input MARC 21 Relator terms (not codes), ULAN terms or local authority terms.

Definition

Person, organization, or event (conference, meeting, etc.) associated in some way with the resource.

DAMS input form fields

(Entity name)

DAMS form field name

form field type

required

MODS element

Collections Portal display

notes

DAMS form field name

form field type

required

MODS element

Collections Portal display

notes

Contributor Name

text field

yes

namePart

If Role term value is 'publisher', name will display as:

  • Publisher

Otherwise, name will display as:

  • Creator/Contributor

Multiple name entries are concatenated.

Name parts should appear in the same order as in their authorized form (the authority cited in the metadata). If no authority is used for personal names, last name or family name should appear first, followed by a comma, followed by first or given names.

Enter "no attribution" if no contributor is provided in the resource and if no contributor information can be supplied.

Contributor type

dropdown selection

  • (empty/none)

  • personal

  • corporate

  • conference

  • family

  • not applicable

yes

name[@type]

(attribute of name)

N/A

Indicates what type of name is recorded. Choose "not applicable" if contributor information is "no attribution".

Primary contributor

dropdown selection

  • yes

  • no

yes

name[@usage]

(attribute of name)

N/A

When entering multiple contributors, designate one as primary for display and/or citation purposes. One contributor must be designated as primary even if only one contributor is entered.

Authority

dropdown selection

  • (empty/none)

  • naf

  • viaf

  • local

no, but recommended

name[@authority]

(attribute of name)

N/A

Authority control for names is strongly recommended. Consult one of the following if applicable:

Authority URI

text field

see note

name[@authorityURI]

(attribute of name)

N/A

When using a local authority file, provide a URI that identifies the file. The URI should identify the authority file as a whole, not a specific entry.

If you selected "naf" or "viaf" in the Authority form field, leave the field blank. The DAMS will automatically add URIs for LoCNAF and VIAF respectively.

Role

DAMS form field name

form field type

required

MODS element

Collections Portal display

notes

DAMS form field name

form field type

required

MODS element

Collections Portal display

notes

Role term

text field

yes

roleTerm

Role term value determines whether a name is displayed as Creator/Contributor or Publisher; see Entity name

Enter role term from a local or recommended vocabulary:

Enter "not applicable" if no attribution.

(Role) Authority

dropdown selection

  • (empty/none)

  • local

  • marcrelator

  • ulan

no

roleTerm[@authority]

(attribute of roleTerm)

N/A

Specify which vocabulary the role term comes from.

(Role) Authority URI

text field

no

roleTerm[@authorityURI]

(attribute of roleTerm)

N/A

When using a local authority file, provide a URI that identifies the file. The URI should identify the authority file as a whole, not a specific entry.

If you selected "marcrelator" or "ulan" in the Authority form field, leave this field blank. The DAMS will automatically add URIs.

Role term language

text field

yes

roleTerm[@lang]

(attribute of roleTerm)

N/A



MODS Element description

Element <name>

http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/userguide/name.html

Guidelines for use

name is a container element that contains all subelements related to name information.

Attributes



Attribute name

Details

XPath syntax examples

Attribute name

Details

XPath syntax examples

type



values:

  • personal

  • corporate

  • conference

  • family

  • not applicable

name[@type="personal"]

name[@type="corporate"]



authority

values: 

  • naf

  • viaf

  • local

name[@authority="naf"]

name[@authority="viaf"]

authorityURI

values: 



name[@authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names"]

name[@authorityURI="http://viaf.org/viaf/data"]

displayLabel

value:

  • Contributor name

This attribute provides additional text associated with the element if needed for display purposes. Currently, only the value "Contributor name" is supported in the DAMS.

name[@displayLabel="Contributor name"]

usage 

values:

  • primary

For additional contributors which are not primary, do not use the attribute.

name[@usage="primary"]

Subelements

The following subelements of name are used in the DAMS:

  • namePart

  • role

Subelement name/namePart

Guidelines for use

The name itself is always contained in a namePart subelement. Currently, the DAMS does not support breaking up names into parts (e.g. given and last name).

Attributes

Currently no attributes for namePart are implemented in the DAMS.

Subelements

No subelements for nameParts.

Subelement name/role

Guidelines for use

Attributes

No attributes for role.

Subelements

The following subelement of role is used in the DAMS:

  • roleTerm

Subelement name/role/roleTerm

Guidelines for use

Attributes

Attribute name

Details

XPath Syntax Examples

Attribute name

Details

XPath Syntax Examples

lang

values:

name/role/roleTerm[@lang="eng"]

type

values:

  • text

Currently, the DAMS does not implement the use of codes for a role/relation.

name/role/roleTerm[@type="text"]

authority 

values: 

  • local

  • marcrelator

  • ulan

name/role/roleTerm[@authority="marcrelator"]

authorityURI

values:

name/role/roleTerm[@authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators"]

Subelements

No Subelements for roleTerm.

XML Examples

<name authority="naf" authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names" type="personal" displayLabel="Contributor name" usage="primary"> <namePart>Evans, Walker, 1903-1975</namePart> <role> <roleTerm lang="eng" type="text" authority="marcrelator" authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators">Photographer </roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal" usage="primary" displayLabel="Contributor name"> <namePart >Owens, Mark</namePart> <role> <roleTerm lang="eng" type="text" authority="marcrelator" authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators">author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="corporate" displayLabel="Contributor name"> <namePart>Texas Architects</namePart> <role> <roleTerm lang="eng" type="text" authority="ulan" authorityURI="http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/">architectural firm</roleTerm> </role> </name>

Mappings

Dublin Core

Depending on the direction of mapping necessary, check

The following specific guidelines apply for the DAMS:

Dublin Core field

Mapping condition

MODS element

Notes

Dublin Core field

Mapping condition

MODS element

Notes

dc:creator

name/role/roleTerm[@type="text"]

has values

  • creator

  • author

name/namePart

dc:publisher

name/role/roleTerm[@type="text"]

has value

  • publisher

name/namePart

dc:contributor

name/role/roleTerm[@type="text"]

has other values

name/namePart

MARC 21

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