author
Let an agent handle authors by works, identifiers, attribution and rights, and avoid misattribution or unfair labelling.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle authors by works, identifiers, attribution and rights, and avoid misattribution or unfair labelling.
A person who originates a written work, such as a book, article or scholarly text, and is credited as its creator; the term is broader than writer and includes scholars and co-authors.
What it is for: Crediting and identifying the creators of works.
It can be credit and cite them; identify them with authority files; license their works; contact them through publishers.
Distinguishing features
Credited creator of a work
Includes scholars and co-authors
Pseudonyms and collective authorship exist
Attribution carries rights and responsibility
What it looks like
Known through bylines, author pages and catalogues.
How it is recognised
Bylines and author credits
Authority identifiers such as ISNI, ORCID, VIAF
Author abbreviations in botany such as Hort.
Related models
is related to - occupation
creates - works
holds - rights
is identified by - records
In practice
Families and kinds
literary authors
scholarly authors
co-authors and corporate authors
botanical authors with standard abbreviations
Identifiers
ISNI 16 digits names
ORCID 16 digits researchers
IPNI author abbreviation standard form botanical authors
Standards and regulation
Copyright and moral rights
Research authorship guidelines such as ICMJE criteria
Failure modes and hazards
Misattribution
Labelling authors with unfair terms
Ghost or honorary authorship
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Who the author is.
Identifiers avoid confusion.
Names
Names and pseudonyms.
Names
Names used.
- Under which names does the author publish? provenance
- Which authority ids identify them? provenance
Disambiguation
Same names.
Disambiguation
Distinguishing authors.
- Could this author be confused with another? boundary
- Which attributes distinguish them? definition
Works What they created.
Works define authors.
Bibliography
Works list.
Works
Works.
- Which works are attributed to them? provenance
- Which are disputed? boundary
Contribution
Role in co-authored works.
Contribution
Contribution.
- What was their contribution to co-authored works? provenance
- Do they meet authorship criteria? boundary
Rights Copyright and credit.
Rights follow authorship.
Copyright
Ownership.
Copyright
Rights.
- Who holds rights to their works? provenance
- Do moral rights apply? boundary
Credit
Attribution.
Credit
Attribution.
- How should they be credited? action
- Is a citation style required? definition
Fairness Describing authors.
Descriptions must be fair.
Labels
Characterisations.
Labels
Fair description.
- Is a label applied to this author fair and sourced? boundary
- Who applied it? provenance
Privacy
Personal data.
Privacy
Privacy.
- Is personal information about the author necessary? boundary
- Is a pseudonym confidential? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- How should author and writer entries be linked?
- How should pseudonyms be handled?
- The registry entry has merged value-laden aliases; should they be removed?