COMARC/B Format for Bibliographic Data

PDFCOMARC/BMarch2023

H Relator Codes (70X4, 71X4)

The following global code list is uniform in all COBISS systems within COBISS.Net.

005actor

The person who principally exhibits acting skills in a musical or dramatic presentation or entertainment.

010adapter

Writer who modifies a work to make it accessible to another audience, different from the one it was intended for. Includes rewriting for motion pictures or another audiovisual medium, or to adapt a written text into a new one. For one who reworks a musical composition, usually for a different medium, use "030" – arranger.

018animator

Person who uses technology to give their artwork the illusion of movement.

020annotator

Writer of manuscript annotations in a printed book.

030arranger

One who transcribes a musical composition, usually for a different instrument or medium from that of the original; in an arrangement the musical substance remains essentially unchanged. See also "010" – adapter.

040artist

Painter, sculptor, etc. of a work.

050assignee

The person or organization to which a license for printing or publishing has been transferred. See also "490" – licensee.

060associated name

General relator for a name associated with or found in a book, which cannot be determined to be that of a Former owner (code "390" – former owner) or other designated relator indicative of provenance.

070author

The person or corporate body chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work. When more than one person or body jointly bears such responsibility, this code may be used in association with as many headings as is appropriate.

071co-author** (see 070)
080author of introduction, etc.

One who is the author of an introduction, preface, foreword, afterword, notes, other critical matter, etc., but who is not the chief author of the work.

090author of screenplay, etc.

The writer of dialogue or spoken commentary for a screenplay or sound recording.

100bibliographic antecedent

One who is the author of the work upon which the work reflected in the catalogue record is based in whole or in part. This relator may be appropriate in records for adaptations, indexes, continuations and sequels by different authors, concordances, etc.

110binder
120binding designer
130book designer

The person or corporate body responsible for the entire graphic design of a book, including arrangement of type and illustration, choice of materials, and process to be used.

140bookjacket designer
150bookplate designer
160bookseller
170calligrapher
180cartographer
190censor
200choreographer
206collector of field material

Person who collects, in the field, elements of musical, oral or natural heritage related to a given territory, population or species, either by transcription or by sound or audiovisual recording.

210commentator

(1) The person who writes commentary or explanatory notes about a text. For the writer of manuscript annotations in a printed book, use the code "020" – annotator.

(2) The person who provides interpretation, analysis, or a discussion of the subject matter on a recording, motion picture, or other audio-visual medium.

220compiler

One who produces a collection by selecting and putting together matter from works of various persons or bodies. Also, one who selects and puts together in one publication matter from the works of one person or body.

230composer

One who creates a musical work, usually a piece of music in manuscript or printed form.

240compositor
245conceptor

Person or corporate body responsible for the original idea on which a work is based. This includes the author of an audio-visual item and the conceptor of an advertisement or slogan.

250conductor

The person directing the group performing a musical work.

260copyright holder
270corrector

Scriptorium official who corrected the work of a scribe. For printed matter use "640" – proofreader.

275dancer

The person who principally exhibits dancing skills in a musical or dramatic presentation or entertainment.

280dedicatee

The person or organization to whom a book or manuscript is dedicated (not the recipient of a gift).

290dedicator

The author of a dedication. The dedication may be a formal statement or it may be in epistolary or verse form.

291name appearing in manuscript**
292signer of the manuscript**
293autograph**
300director

The person responsible for the general management of the work or who supervised the production of the performance for stage, screen, or sound recording.

305dissertant

Person who presents a thesis for a university or higher-level educational degree.

310distributor

Agent or agency that has exclusive or shared marketing rights for an item.

320donor

Donor of book to present owner. Donor to previous owner is designated as "390" – former owner.

330dubious author

One to whom the authorship of a work has been dubiously or incorrectly ascribed.

340editor

One who prepares for publication a work not his own. The editorial work may be either technical or intellectual. The code is used when the editorial work is not specifically determined. For more specific determination of the editorial work the codes "341" to "349" are used.

341member of editorial board*
342guest editor*

Person who edits a part of an issue of a journal that covers a certain topic.

343field editor*
344editor in chief*
345responsible editor*
346editor in chief and responsible editor*
347member of editorial council*
348president of editorial council*
349technical editor*
350engraver
360etcher
370film editor
380forger
390former owner

Person or organization owning an item at any time in the past. Includes a person or organization to whom the item was once presented as named in a statement inscribed by another person or organization. Person or body giving the item to present owner is designated as "320" – donor.

400funder/sponsor

Person or agencyresponsible for supporting financially a bibliographic resource or an exhibition or meeting which is associated with the bibliographic resource.

410graphic technician

Person responsible for the realization of the design in a medium from which an image (printed, displayed etc.) may be produced. If person who conceives the design (i.e. illustrator) also realizes it, codes for both functions may be used as needed ("440" – illustrator and "410" – graphic technician.

420honoree

Person in memory or honour of whom a book is donated.

430illuminator
440illustrator
445impresario

Manager or producer of a music or theatre production; also a director of an opera company.

450inscriber

Person who signs a presentation statement.

460interviewee
470interviewer
480librettist

Writer of the text of an opera, oratorio, etc.

490licensee

Original recipient of right to print or publish. See also "050" – assignee.

500licensor

Signer of license, imprimatur, etc.

510lithographer

Person who prepares the stone or grained plate for lithographic printing, including a graphic artist creating an original design while working directly on the surface from which printing will be done.

520lyricist

Writer of the text of a song.

530metal-engraver
540monitor/contractor

Person or organization that supervises the compliance with the contract and is responsible for the report and controls its distribution. Sometimes referred to as the grantee, or controlling agency.

545musician

Person who performs music or contributes to the musical content of a work. Use when it is not possible or desirable to identify more precisely the person's function.

550narrator

Speaker delivering the narration in a motion picture, sound recording or other type of work.

557organiser of meeting

Body responsible for organising the meeting reported to the resource.

560originator

Author or agency performing the work, i.e. the name of a person or organization associated with the intellectual content of the work. Includes person named in the work as investigator or principal investigator. This category does not include the publisher or personal affiliation, or sponsor except where it is also the corporate author.

570other

Use whenever a relator or relator code in a national format has no equivalent in UNIMARC.

580papermaker
590performer

The person or corporate body acting or otherwise performing in a musical or dramatic presentation or entertainment. Use if more specific codes are not required, e.g. actor, dancer, musician, singer.

600photographer

(1) The person who took a still photograph. This relator may be used in a record for either the original photograph or for a reproduction in any medium (1).

(2) The person responsible for the photography in a motion picture.

605presenter

Person who introduces and appears in a television or radio programme.

610printer

Printer of texts, whether from type or plates (e.g. stereotype).

620printer of plates

Printer of illustrations or designs from plates.

630producer

The person with final responsibility for the making of a motion picture, including business aspects, management of the productions, and the commercial success of the film.

632production designer

The person responsible for all the visual aspects of a production including lighting, scenary, costumes, etc.

635programmer

The person or corporate body responsible for the creation of computer program design documents, source code, or machine-executable digital files and supporting documentation.

637project manager

The person who manages a programme of work towards a predefined objective.

640proofreader

Corrector of printed matter only. For manuscripts use "270" – corrector.

650publisher
660recipient

The person to whom letters are addressed.

670recording engineer

The person supervising the technical aspects of a sound or video recording session.

675critic

The person or corporate body responsible for the review of a book, motion picture, performance, etc.

680rubricator

The person who writes instructions, (liturgy) regulations in red ink for emphasis.

690scenarist

Author of a screenplay.

700scribe

Maker of penfacsimiles of printed matter and also an amanuensis or a writer of manuscripts proper.

710secretary

Redactor, or other person responsible for expressing the views of a body, being responsible for their intellectual content.

720signer

Use for signature which appears in a book without a presentation or other statement indicative of provenance.

721singer

The person who uses his or her voice or their voices with or without musical accompaniment to produce music. A singer's performance may or may not include actual words.

730translator

One who renders from one language into another, or from an older form of a language into the modern form, more or less closely following the original.

740type designer

The person who designed the type face used in a particular book.

750typographer

The person primarily responsible for choice and arrangement of type used in a book. If the person who selects and arranges type is also responsible for other aspects of the graphic design of a book, i.e. Book designer, codes for both functions may be needed ("130" – book designer and "750" – typographer).

760wood-engraver
770writer of accompanying material

Writer of significant material which accompanies a sound recording or other audiovisual material.

900author of dictionary** (see 080)
901reviewer*
902redactor** (see 010, 070, 340)
903translation editor*
904exhibitor*
905discussant*
906author of register** (see 080)
907author of text at reproductions** (see 080)
908music engraver*
909the person whose work is reproduced** (see 040)
910the person whose lecture is published** (see 070)
911author of conversation** (see 080)
912author of preface** (see 080)
913author of resume*
914resume translator*
915editor** (see 340)
916editor committee member** (see 341)
917cooperator** (see 070)
918bibliography composer** (see 080)
919plastic editor*
920author of drawings** (see 440)
921vignette author** (see 440)
922narrator** (see 550)
923sung by** (see 721)
924written down by** (see 070, 340)
925consultant*

The person engaged to provide an intellectual overview of a development research task or a project documentation.

926copy-reader*
927research coworker*

The person which is formally stated on the document (usually article) as a research coworker. The code is entered only for scientific works in the case of coworkers which are not the authors of a document.

928corresponding author*

The person in a group of authors stated as the contact person responsible for communicating with the publisher and other authors in the manuscript revision and acceptance process.

The code is only used for articles published in journals. The data source is either the article itself or an accompanying letter sent to the publisher with the article.

929legacy holder*

Author, collector; person, family or institution that created and/or collected items in a legacy collection.

991mentor*
992member of the commission*
993member of the commission for defense*
994comentor*