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LC-PCC policy statements for Family entity

Prerecording

Prerecording

LC/PCC practice: A family entity may also be a fictitious entity, or be composed of fictitious entities or real non-human entities.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Family elements.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Family: definition and scope.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Fictitious and Real Non-Human Entities.

Minimum description

Effective description

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Entity boundary

Recording

Recording an unstructured description

Recording a structured description

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Elements

  • abridger family of
  • access point for family
  • actor family of
  • address of family
  • addressee family of
  • aggregator family of
  • animator family of
  • appellation of family
  • architect family of
  • architect family of
  • arranger family of music of
  • art director family of
  • artist family of
  • assigner family of
  • audio engineer family of
  • audio producer family of
  • author family of
  • authorized access point for family
  • binder family of
  • book artist family of
  • book designer family of
  • braille embosser family of
  • broadcaster family of
  • calligrapher family of
  • cartographer family of work of
  • caster family of
  • casting director family of
  • category of family
  • censor family of
  • choral conductor family of
  • choreographer family of
  • collection registrar family of
  • collector family of
  • collotyper family of
  • colourist family of
  • commentator family of
  • commissioning family of
  • compiler family of
  • composer family of work of
  • conductor family of
  • consultant family of
  • contributor family of cartography of
  • contributor family of choreography of
  • contributor family of computer content of
  • contributor family of moving image of
  • contributor family of music of
  • contributor family of object of
  • contributor family of speech of
  • contributor family of still image of
  • contributor family of text of
  • contributor family to aggregate of
  • contributor family to amalgamation of
  • contributor family to performance of
  • corporate body member of family
  • costume designer family of
  • court reporter family of
  • creator family of expression of
  • creator family of manifestation of
  • creator family of work of
  • current owner family of
  • custodian family of
  • dancer family of
  • dedicatee family of item of
  • dedicatee family of work of
  • dedicator family of
  • depositor family of
  • descendant family of family
  • descendant family of family of
  • descendant family of person of
  • designer family of
  • director family of
  • director family of photography of
  • distributor family of
  • DJ family of
  • donor family of
  • draftsman family of
  • dubbing director family of
  • editor family of
  • editor family of moving image work of
  • editorial director family of
  • engraver family of
  • etcher family of
  • family described by
  • family described with metadata by
  • family history
  • family member of collective agent of
  • family member of corporate body of
  • family member of family
  • family member of family of
  • field of activity of family
  • film director family of
  • film distributor family of
  • film producer family of
  • filmmaker family of
  • former owner family of
  • founded corporate body of family
  • founder family of work of
  • hereditary term of honour
  • honouree family of item of
  • honouree family of work of
  • host family of
  • identifier for family
  • illuminator family of
  • instructor family of
  • instrumental conductor family of
  • instrumentalist family of
  • interviewee family of expression of
  • interviewee family of work of
  • interviewer family of expression of
  • interviewer family of work of
  • inventor family of
  • issuing family of
  • landscape architect family of
  • language of family
  • letterer family of
  • librettist family of
  • lighting designer family of
  • lithographer family of
  • lyricist family of
  • makeup artist family of
  • manufacturer family of
  • minute taker family of
  • mixing engineer family of
  • moderator family of
  • modifier family of
  • music programmer family of
  • musical director family of
  • name of family
  • narrator family of
  • note on family
  • onscreen participant family of
  • onscreen presenter family of
  • organizer family of
  • owner family of
  • panelist family of
  • papermaker family of
  • performer family of
  • period of activity of family
  • person member of family
  • photographer family of work of
  • platemaker family of
  • predecessor of family
  • preferred name of family
  • presenter family of
  • printer family of
  • printmaker family of
  • producer family of
  • producer family of unpublished manifestation of
  • production designer family of
  • programmer family of
  • prominent member of family
  • publisher family of
  • puppeteer family of
  • radio director family of
  • radio producer family of
  • rapporteur family of
  • recording engineer family of
  • recordist family of
  • related agent of family
  • related collective agent of family
  • related corporate body of family
  • related entity of family
  • related expression of family
  • related family of family
  • related item of family
  • related manifestation of family
  • related nomen of family
  • related person of family
  • related place of family
  • related RDA entity of family
  • related timespan of family
  • related work of family
  • remix artist family of
  • researcher family of
  • restorationist family of expression of
  • restorationist family of item of
  • reviser family of
  • screenwriter family of
  • sculptor family of
  • seller family of
  • singer family of
  • software developer family of
  • sound designer family of
  • speaker family of
  • special effects provider family of
  • sponsored corporate body of family
  • sponsored work of family
  • stage director family of
  • storyteller family of
  • subject family of
  • successor of family
  • surveyor family of
  • television director family of
  • television producer family of
  • transcriber family of
  • translator family of
  • variant access point for family
  • variant name of family
  • visual effects provider family of
  • voice actor family of

Document Date: 2025/06/09
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-9e92bbfa-c28e-3258-ad3e-ee61bae616b4

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