Guidelines
for Usage |
According
to Dublin
Core, the intent of specifying this field is to identify the entity
that provides access to the resource. If the Creator and Publisher
are the same, do not repeat the name in the Publisher area. If the
nature of the responsibility is ambiguous, the recommended practice
is to use Publisher for organizations, and Creator for individuals.
In cases of lesser responsibility, other than creation, use Contributor.
A distributor may be considered as a publisher.
AMIA defines
a distributor as "the person or corporate body which sells,
leases, rents, or in some matter makes available moving image works."
Use of an authority file to enter names and organizations is preferred.
PBCore recommends the following rules:
FOR PERSONAL NAMES:
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 both if not available. The suffix is any type of academic
credential (Ph.D., Ed.D.) or familial lineage (Smithee, Alan,
III)
FOR CORPORATE OR ORGANIZATIONAL NAMES:
Enter corporate names in full direct form. Use the most specific
and commonly used official name if it is distinctive enough
to identify the organization. Otherwise use the higher,
more encompassing
organization name, followed by the unit or subdivision name.
In the case of a corporate hierarchy (e.g. main division. subdivision),
separate the components with <period space>, e.g., State
of Utah. Film Commission.
For a very enlightening discussion on the complexities
of displaying names, see "Representing
People's Names in Dublin Core." |
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