Hello,
I want to provide a 'model' record for training purposes for a resource which is a dictionary of biography. It has a consultant editor, 3 editors and 15 contributors. The latter presumably did most of the writing and are between them responsible for most of the intellectual/artistic content of the resource, but because they are responsible for different bits the work is a compilation, entered under title. 'editor of compilation' seems right for the 3 editors. I suppose that the consultant editor will have to be just 'editor', but that doesn't seem good for someone who presumably is offering guidance before and during the writing rather than tidying it afterwards. And what about the contributors? Is it legitimate to use 'author' for contributors to a work entered under a title? They are authors of their own bits, but not creators with respect to the work as a whole, and 'author' is in the creator list. (I only plan to name one contributor - the rest will be '[and fourteen others].') A similar case: a compilation of photographs by many different people, each, naturally, responsible for separate photos. Could they be 'photographer'? 'illustrator' is not good, since the text is slight and subordinate to the photos. And if a composer sets a pre-existing poem to music, what relator term should the poet get? None of the creator list terms are available, and 'writer of added lyrics' presumes that the music predates the text. Suggestions or clarifications would be very welcome. Thanks, Bernadette ******************* Bernadette O'Reilly Catalogue Support Librarian 01865 2-77134 Bodleian Libraries, Osney One Building Osney Mead Oxford OX2 0EW. *******************
