I.0 Scope

This appendix provides general guidelines on using relationship designators to specify the relationship between a resource and a person, family, or corporate body associated with that resource, and lists relationship designators used for that purpose.

I.1 General Guidelines on Using Relationship Designators

The defined scope of a relationship element provides a general indication of the relationship between a resource and a person, family, or corporate body associated with the resource (e.g., creator, owner). If the relationship element is considered sufficient for the purposes of the agency creating the data, do not use a relationship designator to indicate the specific nature of the relationship.

Relationship designators provide more specific information about the nature of the relationship (e.g., author, donor).

Use relationship designators at the level of specificity that is considered appropriate for the purposes of the agency creating the data. For example, the relationship between a screenplay and the screenwriter responsible for the work can be recorded using either the specific relationship designator screenwriter or the more general relationship designator author.

If none of the terms listed in this appendix is appropriate or sufficiently specific, use another concise term to indicate the nature of the relationship.

I.2 Relationship Designators for Persons, Families, and Corporate Bodies Associated with a Work

I.2.1 Relationship Designators for Creators

Record an appropriate term from the following list with the authorized access point or identifier for a creator of a work (see 19.2). Apply the general guidelines on using relationship designators at I.1.