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

[Allison Rich]

Thank you for all the responses I got. I am glad that I can be more 
broad in my application of the #e depicted relator term.

I can't wait now until I have a print with a bunch of Quakers or Jesuits 
in Paraguay on it!!

Best regards and, as always, many thanks!
~Allison Rich

> 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
>
> *From:*dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] 
> *On Behalf Of *Allison Rich
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 25, 2016 7:45 AM
> *To:* DCRM Revision Group List <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] Question about relator term #e depicted
>
> Hi All:
>
> I just worked with Ellen Cordes at the Lewis Walpole Library for a few 
> days recently in order to learn how to cataloguegraphicmaterials 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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> "Outside of a dog,
> a book is probably man's best friend,
> and inside of a dog,
> it's too dark to read.
> - Groucho Marx"
> Allison Rich
> Rare Materials Cataloguer
> ESTC and NACO Coordinator
> John Carter Brown Library
> Providence, Rhode Island
> Allison_Rich at brown.edu <mailto:Allison_Rich at brown.edu>
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"Outside of a dog,
a book is probably man's best friend,
and inside of a dog,
it's too dark to read.
- Groucho Marx"

Allison Rich
Rare Materials Cataloguer
ESTC and NACO Coordinator

John Carter Brown Library
Providence, Rhode Island
Allison_Rich at brown.edu

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