The scope note and examples of E82 Actor Appellation do not clearly convey the idea that the appellation must be of a form that is characteristically an appellation of an actor. This is causing confusion in the user community.
One alternative is to retire E82 altogether and the other is to update the scope note. I would vote for deprecation/retirement. I have also suggested a new scope note and changed examples:- E82 Actor Appellation Subclass of: E41 <> Appellation Scope note: This class comprises any sort of name, number, code or symbol characteristically used to identify an E39 Actor. An E39 Actor will typically have more than one E82 Actor Appellation, and instances of E82 Actor Appellation in turn may have alternative representations. The distinction between corporate and personal names, which is particularly important in library applications, should be made by explicitly linking the E82 Actor Appellation to an instance of either E21 Person or E74 Group/E40 Legal Body. If this is not possible, the distinction can be made through the use of the P2 has type mechanism. Examples: * John Doe * Doe, J * the U.S. Social Security Number 246-14-2304 * the Artist Formerly Known as Prince * the Master of the Flemish Madonna * Raphaels Workshop * the Brontë Sisters * ICOM * International Council of Museums E82 Actor Appellation Subclass of: E41 <> Appellation Scope note: This class comprises any sort of name, number, code or symbol characteristically used to identify an E39 Actor. That is the very form of the name indicates that it is an appellation of an instance of E39 Actor. An E39 Actor will typically have more than one E82 Actor Appellation, and instances of E82 Actor Appellation in turn may have alternative representations. The distinction between corporate and personal names, which is particularly important in library applications, should be made by explicitly linking the E82 Actor Appellation to an instance of either E21 Person or E74 Group/E40 Legal Body. If this is not possible, the distinction can be made through the use of the P2 has type mechanism. Examples: * the U.S. Social Security Number 246-14-2304 * UK Company Number 2374216 * Leonardo da Vincis ULAN identifier ULAN500010879 Rgds SdS Stephen Stead Director Paveprime Ltd 35 Downs Court Rd Purley, Surrey UK, CR8 1BF Tel +44 20 8668 3075 Fax +44 20 8763 1739 Mob +44 7802 755 013 E-mail <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] LinkedIn Profile <http://uk.linkedin.com/in/steads> http://uk.linkedin.com/in/steads
