Since MARC field 100 only allows a single subfield a, I'd interpret that
as corresponding to only a single <persname> or <corpname> in the
<origination> element at the archdesc level.  Additional <persname> or
<corpname> elements could be put in the <controlaccess> section, with
encodinganalog=700 or encodinganalog=710 .

Michele

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Michele Combs.
Librarian for Manuscripts and Archives Processing.
Special Collections Research Center.
Syracuse University Library.
222 Waverly Avenue.
Syracuse, NY   13244
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Subject: authors in <origination>

According to the tag library, <origination> is comparable to MARC fields
100, 110, 700, and 710. Is there a best practice for the number of
creators to include in <origination> at the <archdesc> level?

Most of our collections have a single creator, which we tag within
<origination> using either <persname>, <corpname>, or <famname> with the
appropriate value in the encodinganalog, either 100 or 110.

However, some of our collections have multiple creators, which it would
be possible for us to include in <origination>, tagging them as either
<persname>, <corpname>, or <famname> with the appropriate encoding
attribute, either 100, 110, 700, or 710.

Would it be best practice to include the main authors and /all/
additional authors, or only the main author (corresponding to the 100 or
110 field in the MARC record)?

Thanks for the feedback.

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