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The Relator Codes list contains valid and obsolete relator codes with their associated term.  Obsolete codes are identified by a hyphen ( - ) preceding the code.  The list is alphabetic by the code.  Tracings or references for variants of terms and use notes are only included in the Term Sequence list.  For more information, see Arrangement of the List.

Relator term codes are used in subfield $4 of fields 100, 110, 111, 270, 600, 610, 611, 700, 710, 711, and 720 of MARC 21 Bibliographic and Community Information records.  They are used in subfield $4 of fields 400, 410, 411, 630, 650, 651, 654, 662, 751, 800, 810, and 811 of Bibliographic records.

 

- A -

abr

Abridger

acp

Art copyist

act

Actor

adi

Art director

adp

Adapter

aft

Author of afterword, colophon, etc.

anl

Analyst

anm

Animator

ann

Annotator

ant

Bibliographic antecedent

ape

Appellee

apl

Appellant

app

Applicant

aqt

Author in quotations or text abstracts

arc

Architect

ard

Artistic director

arr

Arranger

art

Artist

asg

Assignee

asn

Associated name

ato

Autographer

att

Attributed name

auc

Auctioneer

aud

Author of dialog

aui

Author of introduction, etc.

aus

Screenwriter

aut

Author

 

- B -

bdd

Binding designer

bjd

Bookjacket designer

bkd

Book designer

bkp

Book producer

blw

Blurb writer

bnd

Binder

bpd

Bookplate designer

brd

Broadcaster

brl

Braille embosser

bsl

Bookseller

 

- C -

cas

Caster

ccp

Conceptor

chr

Choreographer

-clb

Collaborator

cli

Client

cll

Calligrapher

clr

Colorist

clt

Collotyper

cmm

Commentator

cmp

Composer

cmt

Compositor

cnd

Conductor

cng

Cinematographer

cns

Censor

coe

Contestant-appellee

col

Collector

com

Compiler

con

Conservator

cor

Collection registrar

cos

Contestant

cot

Contestant-appellant

cou

Court governed

cov

Cover designer

cpc

Copyright claimant

cpe

Complainant-appellee

cph

Copyright holder

cpl

Complainant

cpt

Complainant-appellant

cre

Creator

crp

Correspondent

crr

Corrector

crt

Court reporter

csl

Consultant

csp

Consultant to a project

cst

Costume designer

ctb

Contributor

cte

Contestee-appellee

ctg

Cartographer

ctr

Contractor

cts

Contestee

ctt

Contestee-appellant

cur

Curator

cwt

Commentator for written text

 

- D -

dbp

Distribution place

dfd

Defendant

dfe

Defendant-appellee

dft

Defendant-appellant

dgc

Degree committee member

dgg

Degree granting institution

dgs

Degree supervisor

dis

Dissertant

dln

Delineator

dnc

Dancer

dnr

Donor

dpc

Depicted

dpt

Depositor

drm

Draftsman

drt

Director

dsr

Designer

dst

Distributor

dtc

Data contributor

dte

Dedicatee

dtm

Data manager

dto

Dedicator

dub

Dubious author

 

- E -

edc

Editor of compilation

edm

Editor of moving image work

edt

Editor

egr

Engraver

elg

Electrician

elt

Electrotyper

eng

Engineer

enj

Enacting jurisdiction

etr

Etcher

evp

Event place

exp

Expert

 

- F -

fac

Facsimilist

fds

Film distributor

fld

Field director

flm

Film editor

fmd

Film director

fmk

Filmmaker

fmo

Former owner

fmp

Film producer

fnd

Funder

fpy

First party

frg

Forger

 

- G -

gis

Geographic information specialist

-grt

Graphic technician

 

- H -

his

Host institution

hnr

Honoree

hst

Host

 

- I -

ill

Illustrator

ilu

Illuminator

ins

Inscriber

inv

Inventor

isb

Issuing body

itr

Instrumentalist

ive

Interviewee

ivr

Interviewer

 

- J -

jud

Judge

jug

Jurisdiction governed

 

- K -

No codes assigned.

 

- L -

lbr

Laboratory

lbt

Librettist

ldr

Laboratory director

led

Lead

lee

Libelee-appellee

lel

Libelee

len

Lender

let

Libelee-appellant

lgd

Lighting designer

lie

Libelant-appellee

lil

Libelant

lit

Libelant-appellant

lsa

Landscape architect

lse

Licensee

lso

Licensor

ltg

Lithographer

lyr

Lyricist

 

- M -

mcp

Music copyist

mdc

Metadata contact

med

Medium

mfp

Manufacture place

mfr

Manufacturer

mod

Moderator

mon

Monitor

mrb

Marbler

mrk

Markup editor

msd

Musical director

mte

Metal-engraver

mtk

Minute taker

mus

Musician

 

- N -

nrt

Narrator

 

- O -

opn

Opponent

org

Originator

orm

Organizer

osp

Onscreen presenter

oth

Other

own

Owner

 

- P -

pad

Place of address

pan

Panelist

pat

Patron

pbd

Publishing director

pbl

Publisher

pdr

Project director

pfr

Proofreader

pht

Photographer

plt

Platemaker

pma

Permitting agency

pmn

Production manager

pop

Printer of plates

ppm

Papermaker

ppt

Puppeteer

pra

Praeses

prc

Process contact

prd

Production personnel

pre

Presenter

prf

Performer

prg

Programmer

prm

Printmaker

prn

Production company

pro

Producer

prp

Production place

prs

Production designer

prt

Printer

prv

Provider

pta

Patent applicant

pte

Plaintiff-appellee

ptf

Plaintiff

pth

Patent holder

ptt

Plaintiff-appellant

pup

Publication place

 

- Q -

No codes assigned.

 

- R -

rbr

Rubricator

rcd

Recordist

rce

Recording engineer

rcp

Addressee

rdd

Radio director

red

Redaktor

ren

Renderer

res

Researcher

rev

Reviewer

rpc

Radio producer

rps

Repository

rpt

Reporter

rpy

Responsible party

rse

Respondent-appellee

rsg

Restager

rsp

Respondent

rsr

Restorationist

rst

Respondent-appellant

rth

Research team head

rtm

Research team member

 

- S -

sad

Scientific advisor

sce

Scenarist

scl

Sculptor

scr

Scribe

sds

Sound designer

sec

Secretary

sgd

Stage director

sgn

Signer

sht

Supporting host

sll

Seller

sng

Singer

spk

Speaker

spn

Sponsor

spy

Second party

srv

Surveyor

std

Set designer

stg

Setting

stl

Storyteller

stm

Stage manager

stn

Standards body

str

Stereotyper

 

- T -

tcd

Technical director

tch

Teacher

ths

Thesis advisor

tld

Television director

tlp

Television producer

trc

Transcriber

trl

Translator

tyd

Type designer

tyg

Typographer

 

- U -

uvp

University place

 

- V -

vac

Voice actor

vdg

Videographer

-voc

Vocalist

 

- W -

wac

Writer of added commentary

wal

Writer of added lyrics

wam

Writer of accompanying material

wat

Writer of added text

wdc

Woodcutter

wde

Wood-engraver

win

Writer of introduction

wit

Witness

wpr

Writer of preface

wst

Writer of supplementary textual content

 

- X -

No codes assigned.

 

- Y -

No codes assigned.

 

- Z -

No codes assigned.

See also:

MARC Code List for Relators:  Contents