7 Contributor
A person or group responsible for contributing to a resource/text. A contributor has likely been helpful in creating part of a resource or provided support throughout the creation of a resource in a significant way.
Question to Consider When Determining a Contributor
- Who are the individuals and/or organizations who were involved in the creation of the text and to what extent were they involved in the creation of the text?
- How much of the text you are documenting do you think should be creating by a group or individual in order to be considered an author?
- Who is already listed as an author or creator of a text and who might be listed as having another role in the creation of the text?
Contributor Examples
- An editor or editors of a book, digital file, etc.
- An illustrator of a picture book
- A translator of a text
- A person who developed the film of a photograph, but didn’t necessarily take the photograph
See Related Dublin Core Terms: Publisher, Creator