>> b) A minimalist list could be adopted. It could consist of the three
terms
>> we have already found unsatisfactory (Creator, Publisher, Contributor) or
>> it could include a few more:
I was working on this topic with regard to Medline and thought I'd send over
the National Library of Medicine approach and how their "creator" metadata
translates. ........gary.
>> Author - for creators of the intellectual content of textual and
>> non-textual works, including composer, artist, photographer etc. =20
1. NLM: author(s)
If a given article has individual authors, includes information
about these authors.
2. NLM: "CollectiveName"
The name of the authoring committee or organization. This tag is
used
in place of LastName, FirstName, and MiddleName for
non-individual
authors. The tags for individual author names or a collective
author must be supplied, but not both.
>> Publisher - (we need a very traditional definition here that would
restrict
>> to formal issuance by corporate agencies)
1. NLM: traditional publishers
>> Disseminator - for distribution that doesn't fit formal publication, like
>> me posting my own paper on a website
>> Producer - for those responsible for funding and technical production=
>> aspects
1. What's wrong with publisher for these or publisher/Disseminator
and publisher/Producer
>> Contributor - for none of the above
1. NLM: Affiliation - the institution(s) that the principal Author
is affiliated with.
gary
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