Contributor Role

MODS Element: name

Definition

The role of a person, organization, or event (conference, meeting, etc.) associated in some way with the resource.

Form option	Role / Papel = drop down menu (contains both English and Spanish Role Terms)
Repeatable	Yes (as a child of Contributor)
Form Required?	Required (at least 1 role per contributor) (as a child of Contributor)
AILLA Required?	Required (at least 1 role per contributor) (as a child of Contributor)

Subelement/Attribute Name	Definition/Description	Examples	XPath Syntax	Dublin Core
Role Subelement	A term(s) that designates the role of the entity recorded in Contributor(s) in relation to the resource		mods:name/mods:role
Role term Subelement	Contains the textual form and attributes of a role		mods:role/mods:roleTerm
Type	Indicates that the role is expressed in textual form	text	mods:roleTerm[@type="text"]	to be added
Language	Specifies the language using the codes from ISO 639-2/b	eng AND spa	mods:roleTerm[@language="eng"] AND mods:roleTerm[@language="spa"]
Authority	The name of the authoritative list for a controlled value is recorded here.	aillaRoleTerms	mods:roleTerm[@authority="aillaRoleTerms"]

XML

<name>

<role>

<roleTerm type="text" lang="eng" authority="aillaRoleTerms">Actor, performer</roleTerm>

</role>

<role>

<roleTerm type="text" lang="spa" authority="aillaRoleTerms">Actor, Acrtriz</roleTerm>

</role>

</name>