Bibliographic antecedent  [ant]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization responsible for a resource upon which the resource represented by the bibliographic description is based.  This may be appropriate for adaptations, sequels, continuations, indexes, etc.

Binder  [bnd]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person who binds an item.

RDA Collections:  Collection, Item, Other

Binding designer  [bdd]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization responsible for the binding design of a book, including the type of binding, the type of materials used, and any decorative aspects of the binding.

UF    Designer of binding

Blurb writer  [blw]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization responsible for writing a commendation or testimonial for a work, which appears on or within the publication itself, frequently on the back or dust jacket of print publications or on advertising material for all media.

Book designer  [bkd]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization involved in manufacturing a manifestation by being responsible for the entire graphic design of a book, including arrangement of type and illustration, choice of materials, and process used.

UF    Designer of book

Designer of e-book

Book producer  [bkp]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization responsible for the production of books and other print media.

UF    Producer of book

Bookjacket designer  [bjd]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization responsible for the design of flexible covers designed for or published with a book, including the type of materials used, and any decorative aspects of the bookjacket.

UF    Designer of bookjacket

Bookplate designer  [bpd]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization responsible for the design of a book owner's identification label that is most commonly pasted to the inside front cover of a book.

UF    Designer of bookplate

Bookseller  [bsl]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization who makes books and other bibliographic materials available for purchase. Interest in the materials is primarily lucrative.

Bowdlerizer

USE  Censor

Braille embosser  [brl]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person, family, or organization involved in manufacturing a resource by embossing Braille cells using a stylus, special embossing printer, or other device.

RDA Collections:  Collection, Manifestation, Manufacturer

Broadcaster  [brd]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person, family, or organization involved in broadcasting a resource to an audience via radio, television, webcast, etc.

RDA Collections:  Collection, Manifestation, Publisher

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