1XX

1XX (Main Entry)

Required for all records.

Generally, enter the creator of the physical item, even for an adaptation of a work by another creator. 

For a photograph printed by someone other than the photographer: enter the photographer. 

For additional guidance, see DCRM(G) Appendix F, F1.3, Main and Added Entry Choices. 

Always use subfield ‡e (relator term). 

Always precede the subfield ‡e by a comma, unless the authorized access point ends in an open date. For example: Smith, R. D., ‡d 1949- ‡e photographer.

Relator terms are displayed in Orbis but are not indexed (as of 2014 September). 

Generally use one of the following terms: 

  • artist 
  • photographer 
  • printmaker 

Optionally use one of the following terms instead: 

  • architect 
  • associated name 
  • attributed name 
  • designer 
  • engraver 
  • illustrator 
  • landscape architect 
  • lithographer 
  • printer 
  • printer of plates 
  • publisher

For collections, use when appropriate: 

  • collector 
  • compiler 

Example:

100 1_ ‡a Smith, Joan, ‡d 1900-1950, ‡e photographer.