Role Codelist

Role Codelist

The value domain of Role Codelist is defined in the following table.

#	Code	English Name	Definition	Source
1	resourceProvider	Resource Provider	party that supplies the resource Note: if possible, the value “distributor” should be used instead of “resourceProvider”.
2	custodian	Custodian	party that accepts accountability and responsibility for the data and ensures appropriate care and maintenance of the resource. It is the party that maintains the resource even if it is not directly the owner and if it did not necessarily pay for the acquisition of the data.
3	owner	Owner	party who owns the resource
4	user	User	party who uses the resource
5	distributor	Distributor	party who distributes the resource
6	originator	Originator	main entity responsible for the initial creation of the resource
7	pointOfContact	Point Of Contact	party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource
8	principalInvestigator	Principal Investigator	key party responsible for gathering information and conducting research
9	processor	Processor	party who has processed the data in a manner such that the resource has been modified, but is not primarily responsible for the creation of the resource
10	publisher	Publisher	The entity responsible for making the resource officially available.
11	author	Author	party who authored the resource Note: if possible, the value “owner“ should be used to declare ownership information (which could be associated with rights on the resource) and the value “originator” should be used for the creator of the resource
12	rightsHolder	rightsHolder	party owning or managing rights over the resource	Addition (ISO 19115-1)
13	contributor	contributor	party contributing to the resource	Addition (ISO 19115-1)
14	editor	editor	party who reviewed or modified the resource to improve the content	Addition (ISO 19115-1)