In building our own consortial best practice guide, we decided to use the same guidance for <origination> at the c0X level as found in the OAC BPG. However, as part of our DACS implementation guidelines, we adapted DACS 9.10 to disallow the use of <origination> at the file or item level, relying on the title name segment to hold creator information. Use of <origination> is allowed at the series, subseries, etc. levels.
We planning to start enforcing DACS-compliance in January, though, so there aren't examples in our existing EAD records.
Cory Nimer
Manuscripts Cataloger/Metadata Specialist
Brigham Young University
1108 HBLL
(801) 422-6091
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Subject: origination use in container lists
Does anybody have reservations about applying <origination> at the
folder/file/item level in container lists? That is, is anyone reserving its
use for higher level collection co-creators at perhaps the series or
subseries level within container lists? When I search the archives I find
examples of use at the lower level but without questioning if this is
appropriate use of the origination element.
The OAC Best Practice Guidelines (as just one example) , seems ambiguous to
me - does it suggest that creators such as photographers should be stated
using <origination> at the item level?
Mandatory if the creator(s) or collector(s) at the level being described is
different than defined at the <archdesc> or in a parent level. Use one or
more <origination> tags as necessary.
(OAC Guidelines -
<http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/guidelines/bpgead/bpgead_4c.html#d0e2020>)
Thanks for any thoughts.
John Bewley
Music Library
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
716 645-2924
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