[DCRM-L] Question about relator term #e depicted

[Lapka, Francis]

Allison,

I suppose there’s nothing to stop an agency from using the term in a narrow sense, e.g. paired only with individual persons.

But taking it as defined, depicted can be used with any entity – which means just about anything goes. An entity can be a person, group of persons, and so much more (any thing, real or fictional). Note also the MARC relator term setting:

Setting [stg]  An entity in which the activity or plot of a work takes place, e.g. a geographic place, a time period, a building, an event

There, examples of entities include “geographic place, a time period, a building, an event.” It seems normal to me (and useful!) that depicted should also be paired with the same variety of entities.

Francis




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Hi All:

I just worked with Ellen Cordes at the Lewis Walpole Library for a few days recently in order to learn how to catalogue graphic materials using DCRMG.

I had a fantastic time and Ellen is a wonderful teacher.

I started to put it into practice when I got back to my library and have run across a question which Ellen suggested I pose to the list:

It involves the correct usage of the relator term #e depicted.

The definition of the relator term reads:

"Depicted [dpc] -- An entity depicted or portrayed in a work, particularly in a work of art"

Does the word "entity" have any weight here. Can I use the term with a group of persons (e.g. Jesuits or Quakers) or can it only apply to a single person, whether real of fictional?

Thanks for your advice and input.

Best,

Allison



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John Carter Brown Library

Providence, Rhode Island

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