Contributor roles for books

Cature the specific role of an author or editor in a role child of the contrib element.

contrib-group/contrib/role

The allowed values of role for contrib contrib-type="author" are:

Role	Definition
Artist	The role of the creator of drawings that accompany but are not the primary content. If the drawings are the primary content, see Artist.
Author	The role taken by a person who is the writer of content. Preparation, creation and/or structure of content of the published work, specifically writing the initial draft.
Cartographer	The role of one who created or otherwise contributed maps supplementary to the content.
Colourist	The role of one who contributed colouring to artwork in the process of drawing/inking/colouring/finishing when this process is done by multiple separate contributors.
Comic Script Author	The role of one who writes dialogue, captions, and other text in comic book content following an outline by the primary writer.
Composer	The role of the primary author of music.
Concept Creator	The role of one who provided the idea or core concept for the work if they are separate from the primary author.
Continuing Author	The role of one who has in this work provided a direct continuation of an original work by another author.
Contributor	The role of one who has contributed additional text which accompanies but does not make up the main text of the work. Note that the role of the person who has written the main text of a chapter should be 'Author' rather than 'Contributor'.
Cover Artist	The role of the artist who created the cover art image for the work.
Creator	The role of one who originally created the work and has significant input on the format/direction of an ongoing series, usually in televsion/film.
Designer	The role of one who authored the original design for the content.
Expert Commentator	The role of a person who has provided expert commentary as part of a piece of content.
Illustrator	The role of the artist who created illustratons accompanying the content, or who created/pencilled the original linework of a graphic novel or comic.
Inker	The role of one who finalises the linework of the original illustrator.
Interviewee	The role of the one being interviewed by an interviewer.
Interviewer	The role of the one conducting the interview of an interviewee.
Letterer	The role of one who creates text balloons and other text elements for text created by a separate contributor.
Libretto Author	The role of the author of text accompanying a musical work such as an opera.
Lyricist	The role of the primary author of the lyrics of a song.
Lyrics Author	The role of a secondary author of the lyrics of a song.
Original Author	The role of the author of the first edition of a work who is not an author of this current edition.
Other Primary Creator	The role of the primary creator of the content when their relationship to the work is not covered by any other available roles.
Paper Engineer	The role of the designer or paper engineer of die-cuts, press-outs or of pop-ups in a pop-up book.
Photographer	The role of the creator of photographs which accompany but do not comprise the primary content of the work.
Preliminary Work Author	The role of one who contributed the preliminary work on which the creation of the work by separate contributors is based.
Primary Artist	The role of the primary creator of visual artwork which comprises the work.
Primary Photographer	The role of the primary creator of photographs which comprise the work.
Screenplay Author	The role of the author of the screenplay or script of a film or video.
Secondary Author	The role of one who has acted as an author of the main text of the work in lesser part than any of the primary authors. A secondary author.
Software Author	The role of the author/coder of software which is ancillary to the primary content.
Text Author	The role of the author of text which accompanies the primary work when the work is not primarily textual.

The allowed values of role for contrib contrib-type="editor" are:

Role	Definition
Abridging Editor	The role of one who has abridged the content, forming a shortened version of the original.
Adapting Editor	The role of the editor responsible for adapting the content from one genre or medium to another.
Assistant	The generic role of one who provideded assistance to another contributor in their editing role, but not to such a degree that the assistant can be given that other role.
Associate Editor	The role of an editor who is delegated work from the editor-in-chief or more senior editor.
Consultant Editor	The role of an editor brought on in an advisory capacity to contribute their knowledge to the editorial process around the publication fo the work.
Dramatising Editor	The role of one reponsible for the adaptation of content into a dramatic form.
Editor	The role of a person or organization who commissions or prepares written or recorded material for publication.
Editor-in-Chief	The role of the principal editor of a publication, responsible for managing editorial policies and the production of content.
Editorial Board Member	The role of one who is a member of the editorial board which commissioned or prepared the content for publication.
Editorial Co-ordinator	The role of one who coordinates editorial work by multiple editors working on the content.
Founding Editor	The role of the editor who founded a serial publication or other continuing edited collection of content.
General Editor	The role of the editor who supervises other editors working on content in a collection.
General Rapporteur	The role of an expert editor who takes responsibility for the legal content of a collaborative law volume.
Guest Editor	The role of an editor who acquires content and leads the review process for a special issue of a journal.
Literary Editor	The role of an editor responsible for establishing the text used in an edition of a literary work, when this contribution is distinct from work by other editors.
Managing Editor	The editorial role that takes day-to-day responsibility for editing a journal, often with regard to budget, staffing and scheduling, usually reporting to the Editor-in-Chief
Music Arranging Editor	The editor responsible for the arrangement of musical pieces.
Original Editor	The role of the editor of the first edition of a work who is not an editor of this current edition.
Other Editor	The role of an editor who has contributed editorial work which is not covered by any other available editorial role.
Preparing Editor	The role of one who contributed editorial work to prepare the content for publication.
Recounter	The role of one who originally told the story that comprises the work.
Retelling Editor	The role of one responsible for the retelling of the story which comprises the text and was originally told by another.
Reviser	The role of one responsible for the editorial work of revising an edition of text.
Scientific Editor	The role of the editor responsible for the overall scientific content of the work.
Series Editor	The role of one responsible for the overall editorial relationship with authors for all works within a series, distinct from the editors specific to one or more specific works in the series.
Technical Editor	The role of the editor responsible for the technical accuracy of language within the work and/or the coordination and preparation of technical material for publication.
Thesis Advisor	The role of the formal advisor of the author of a thesis.
Thesis Examiner	The role of the formal examiner of a thesis.
Translator	The role of the one responsible for the translation of text from one language to another.
Video Editor	The role of the editor of video when the work is primarily video in format.

The allowed values of role for contrib contrib-type="compiler" are:

Role	Definition
Compiler	The role of one who has compiled statistics/puzzles/directories/etc from other contributors to form the primary content.
Curator	The role of the curator responsible for the preservation and display of the work, e.g. for an exhibition.
Non-text Compiler	The compiler responsible for the selection and compilation of non-text content, such as in a collection of images.
Text Compiler	The role of one who compiles textual content from other contributors to form the primary content, e.g. the compiler of a textual anthology.

Author role

<contrib-group> 
  <contrib contrib-type="author">
    <name>
     <surname>Boddy</surname>
     <given-names>Amy M</given-names>  
    </name>
    <role>Author</role>
  </contrib>
</contrib-group>

Editor role

A contributor may have more than one role. Use a role element for each role.

<contrib-group> 
  <contrib contrib-type="editor">
    <name>
     <surname>Sterling</surname>
     <given-names>Raheem</given-names>  
    </name>
    <role>Editor</role>
    <role>Translator</role>
  </contrib>
</contrib-group>