Person, group, or entity responsible for creating an annotation, for example the NLM editor
The agent may not be known (for example, for a penciled annotation); if it is not, this attribute should not be used.
Value | Meaning |
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Text, numbers, or special characters | Name of the party responsible for creating an annotation |
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. |
Although designed to accept any text as its value, the following are suggested annotation agents:
author |
Original content creator |
editor |
Original content editor |
compiler |
Person putting together a composite work from multiple sources |
librarian |
Person performing cataloging or other library processing |
owner |
Owner of known collection who annotated his/her property |
translator |
Person translating work from one language to another |