Witness  [wit]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person who verifies the truthfulness of an event or action.

UF    Deponent

Eyewitness

Observer

Onlooker

Testifier

Wood-engraver  [wde]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization who makes prints by cutting the image in relief on the end-grain of a wood block.

Woodcutter  [wdc]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization who makes prints by cutting the image in relief on the plank side of a wood block.

Writer of accompanying material  [wam]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person or organization who writes significant material which accompanies a sound recording or other audiovisual material.

Writer of added commentary  [wac]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person, family, or organization contributing to an expression of a work by providing an interpretation or critical explanation of the original work.

RDA Collections:  Collection, Expression, Contributor

Writer of added lyrics  [wal]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A writer of words added to an expression of a musical work.  For lyric writing in collaboration with a composer to form an original work, see lyricist.

RDA Collections:  Collection, Expression, Contributor

Writer of added text  [wat]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person, family, or organization contributing to a non-textual resource by providing text for the non-textual work (e.g., writing captions for photographs, descriptions of maps).

RDA Collections:  Collection, Expression, Contributor

Writer of introduction  [win]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person, family, or organization contributing to a resource by providing an introduction to the original work.

RDA Collections:  Collection, Expression, Contributor

Writer of preface  [wpr]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person, family, or organization contributing to a resource by providing a preface to the original work.

RDA Collections:  Collection, Expression, Contributor

Writer of supplementary textual content  [wst]  Authorities & Vocabularies

A person, family, or organization contributing to a resource by providing supplementary textual content (e.g., an introduction, a preface) to the original work.

RDA Collections:  Collection, Expression, Contributor

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