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At the Performing Arts Data Service we have devised a DC qualifier standard which allows us to quantify roles and activities without the need for a huge subject-specific list of authoritative qualifiers. We deal in digital materials from 5 distinct subject areas and we are part of a wider Arts and Humanities project which aims to promotote interoperable DC description throughout the wide variety of subject areas covered. Our solution uses a dual numerical and role statement pairing as follows: DC.Creator.1= Scott, Francis George DC.Creator.Role.1 = composer DC.Creator.2 = Little, Elizabeth DC.Creator.Role.2 = arranger DC.Date.1 = 1899 DC.Date.Role.1 = first published In this way we can deal with the multiple creators and dates often associated with music, film and other performing arts data without compromising the integrity of the core elements. We found that the 'Other Contributors' element was not always a useful descriptor for our resources where it was difficult, if not impossible to define a single progenitor and we do not generally use this element in our cataloguing. For more examples, please visit our website at: http://www.pads.ahds.ac.uk/ We would be very grateful for feedback on our work. Catherine Owen Collection Co-Ordinator Performing Arts Data Service Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies University of Glasgow G12 8QQ 0141 330 3810 [log in to unmask] http://pads.ahds.ac.uk %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%