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vr.tr.author · thing-q482980

Let an agent handle authors by works, identifiers, attribution and rights, and avoid misattribution or unfair labelling.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identity Who the author is.

Names

Names and pseudonyms.

Names

Names used.

  1. Under which names does the author publish? provenance
  2. Which authority ids identify them? provenance

Disambiguation

Same names.

Disambiguation

Distinguishing authors.

  1. Could this author be confused with another? boundary
  2. Which attributes distinguish them? definition
Works What they created.

Bibliography

Works list.

Works

Works.

  1. Which works are attributed to them? provenance
  2. Which are disputed? boundary

Contribution

Role in co-authored works.

Contribution

Contribution.

  1. What was their contribution to co-authored works? provenance
  2. Do they meet authorship criteria? boundary
Rights Copyright and credit.

Copyright

Ownership.

Copyright

Rights.

  1. Who holds rights to their works? provenance
  2. Do moral rights apply? boundary

Credit

Attribution.

Credit

Attribution.

  1. How should they be credited? action
  2. Is a citation style required? definition
Fairness Describing authors.

Labels

Characterisations.

Labels

Fair description.

  1. Is a label applied to this author fair and sourced? boundary
  2. Who applied it? provenance

Privacy

Personal data.

Privacy

Privacy.

  1. Is personal information about the author necessary? boundary
  2. Is a pseudonym confidential? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.PER
Other names and narrower kinds
LGBTQ+ author, Hort., antisemitic author, speculative fiction scholar, political writer, speculative fiction author, comics creator, taxon author, glossator, broadcast writer, Flemish author, You Just Can't Crispin Brains in a Vat

What it is Filled

A person who originates a written work, such as a book, article or scholarly text, whether credited or uncredited; in this sense, an author is a writer of an original work, including scholars who write original texts and co-authors who create them jointly.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle authors by works, identifiers, attribution and rights, and avoid misattribution or unfair labelling.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • An author creates an original written work, whether credited or uncredited.
  • Authors include scholars and co-authors.
  • Pseudonyms and collective authorship exist.
  • Attribution carries rights and responsibility.

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Credit a work to the wrong person or leave out a co-author.
  • Write in an author's name or style and present it as their work.
  • Publish an author's private details or unpublished drafts without consent.
  • Use an author's work without permission where it is protected.

Only with a human decision

  • Adding or removing a person from an authorship list.
  • Publishing under an author's name.

May

  • Credit authors correctly by name, role and work, citing sources.
  • Help an author prepare or manage their own work with their consent.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Authorship carries credit, income and responsibility; misattribution wrongs authors and readers.
  • Authors can face harassment for their work.

Who is affected

  • Authors and co-authors
  • Readers of their work
  • Publishers and institutions

Owners Filled

Steward

The person themselves; publishers and libraries keep records of authorship.

Master systems

  • Library authority files
  • Researcher identifier registries

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q2500638 - registry parent class

related

  • writer - occupation
  • text and literature - works
  • copyright - rights
  • authority file - records

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.author
  • Wikidata: Q482980 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q482980)
  • ISNI: 16 digits names
  • ORCID: 16 digits researchers
  • IPNI author abbreviation: standard form botanical authors

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Bylines and author credits
  • Authority identifiers such as ISNI, ORCID, VIAF
  • Author abbreviations in botany such as Hort.
  • Known through bylines, author pages and catalogues.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • credit and cite them
  • identify them with authority files
  • license their works
  • contact them through publishers

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Misattribution
  • Labelling authors with unfair terms
  • Ghost or honorary authorship

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Copyright and moral rights
  • Research authorship guidelines such as ICMJE criteria

Context of use required Filled

  • Crediting and identifying the creators of works.
  • literary authors
  • scholarly authors
  • co-authors and corporate authors
  • botanical authors with standard abbreviations

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q482980: author - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Author - general description of the item

Open questions

  • 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?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q482980/spec.json