Martha Yee wrote:
It would be nice if RDA could find a better word than 'author' to
encompass actors, entertainers, musicians, sculptors, composers,
photographers, painters, etc., but perhaps there is no such word.
The imprecise term creator is used in some contexts. But I find it
hard to
[I'm resending this with more adequate contact/affiliation
information in my signature--sorry for the duplication.]
Why not personality? Surely Geronimo Stilton and Koko the Gorilla
and Racter are recognizable to us as such. Persoenlichkeit ...
Works in German, too!
In despair,
How about:
Someone Who Did Something
or
Person Who Did Something
of course that would eliminate non-human living entities. So, in order
not to be anthropomorphic, how about:
Being That Did Something
^^
Adam L. Schiff
Principal Cataloger
personality ... entity ... contributor ...
perpetrator ... I know -- how about main entry?!
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David M Pimentel : 734.657.3786
Doctoral Student : Information Science Technology
School of Information Studies : Syracuse University
entry
?
A. Ralph Papakhian, Indiana University Music Library
Bloomington, IN 47405 812/855-2970 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
co-owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Diane I. Hillmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gosh, I think lawyers use lots more terms than that. In my
experience, it's the computer scientists who use entity.
Wveryone was waiting to see what British Columbia would use on the
marriage license forms which would work for both heterosexual and
The term chosen was Party.
So, the main entry would be the party of the first part and the added
entries would be the parties of the second part? wink
Which leads to the primary party and secondary party or ...
main party and added (or additional) parties.
But getting serious again for
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