creator

• Obligation:  See Application Profiles
• Occurrence:  See Application Profiles
• Conditions:  See Application Profiles
• Scheme:  See Application Profiles

Element Semantics (Definition)

An entity primarily responsible for making the content of the resource.

General

• Name:  creator
• Label:  Creator
• Namespace:  http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/
• Registration Authority:  Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
• Notes:  Examples of a Creator include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Creator should be used to indicate the entity.

Best Practices

1. GEM discourages the use of the «creator» element and instead encourages the use of the «creator» refinement of the «contributor» element.
2. Personal names should be listed surname or family name first, followed by forename or given name. When in doubt, give the name as it appears, and do not invert.
3. In the case of organizations where there is clearly a hierarchy present, list the parts of the hierarchy from largest to smallest, separated by full stops (periods). If it is not clear whether there is a hierarchy present, or unclear which is the larger or smaller portion of the body, give the name as it appears in the entity being described.

   In the case of a long group or organization name that includes subordinate units, sometimes the name can be shortened by eliminating some of the hierarchical parts not considered necessary for uniquely identifying the body in question. For example, to enter the CIA as a contributor, use the form of the name as given in Library of Congress Authorities File (United States. Central Intelligence Agency) instead of the full hierarchical name (United States. National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency).

Metadata Encodings Examples

• Resource Description Framework (RDF/XML)
  

  <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
  <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'
      xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'>
  <rdf:Description>
      <dc:creator>
      Shakespeare, William
      </dc:creator>
  </rdf:Description>
  </rdf:RDF>

• XML (Tags & Attributes)
  

  <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
  <record xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'>
  <dc:creator>
      Shakespeare, William
  </dc:creator>
  </record>

• Crosswalks
  IEEE LOM: 2.3.2:LifeCycle.Contribute.Entity (When 2.3.1:LifeCycle.Contribute.Role = 'Author')
  MARC: 720$a