Identifies the “role” of the persons being named in the <person-group> element, for example, a group of authors, a group of editors, members of the G&S chorus, etc.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | The role played by the person group in the creation/production of the article, for example “editors”. This attribute may take any value, but see the list of suggested values below. |
| Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. | |
Although this attribute may contain any text, suggested types include:
|
author |
Content creators |
|
compiler |
Persons who put together a composite work from multiple sources |
|
director |
Director |
|
editor |
Content editors |
|
transed |
Editors of a translated version of a work |
|
translator |
Persons who translated the cited work from one language into another |