LEMDO: Responsibilities Taxonomy

Responsibilities Taxonomy

Because LEMDO is committed to the Collaborators’ Bill of Rights and the Student Collaborators’ Bill of Rights (see LEMDO Ethos), we have an extensive taxonomy of responsibilities that allow you to give credit in specific ways to everyone who contributed in any way to a file. We use the same method to give credit to the early modern authors and printers.

We have used the Library of Congress MARC Code List for Relators (MARC relators) taxonomy as much as possible. See https://www.loc.gov/marc/relators/relaterm.html. The LoC has occasionally added MARC relators at our request (e.g., mrk was a new addition to capture the role of the encoder or markup editor). In other cases, where there is no MARC relator for the responsibility we need to capture, we have created a value of our using the same principle of three letters representing an abbreviation of the full role name.

We give credit via a


                                       <respStmt>

in the


                                       <titleStmt>

of the


                                       <teiHeader>

. You need the name and xml:id of the person responsible. You need the value that best describes their role from the responsibility taxonomy. Finally, you need a phrase for the text node of the


                                       <resp>

element.

In this example, we indicate that a play is by Thomas Heywood:

<respStmt>
<resp ref="resp:aut">Author</resp>
<persName ref="pros:HEYW1">Thomas Heywood</persName>
</respStmt>

In this example, we give credit to the LEMDO team for encoding a transcription and supplying metadata:

<respStmt>
<resp ref="resp:edt_mrk">Encoder</resp>
<orgName ref="org:LEMD1">LEMDO Team</orgName>
</respStmt>

Note on the text node of the


                                       <resp>

element: This is a free text field. LEMDO encourages anthologies to develop their own standardized wording for different types of work but does not currently have any diagnostics to ensure consistency across an anthology.

Responsibility Values

@xml:id	Name	Description
aut	Author	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person, family, or organization responsible for creating a work that is primarily textual in content, regardless of media type (e.g., printed text, spoken word, electronic text, tactile text) or genre (e.g., poems, novels, screenplays, blogs). Use also for persons, etc., creating a new work by paraphrasing, rewriting, or adapting works by another creator such that the modification has substantially changed the nature and content of the original or changed the medium of expression. LEMDO uses the term author in two contexts: (1) to indicate the author of a primary work or document (such as Hamlet), and (2) to indicate the author of a secondary text (such as the Critical Introduction to Hamlet, by David Bevington).
aut_attrib	Supposed Author	MARC Code List for Relators definition: An author, artist, etc., relating them to a resource for which there is or once was substantial authority for designating that person as author, creator, etc. of the work. LEMDO usage aligns with that of MARC.
bsl	Bookseller	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person or organization who makes books and other bibliographic materials available for purchase. Interest in the materials is primarily lucrative. LEMDO uses the term bookseller only in the metadata for publications and copies. In cases where a publication was issued with variant title pages, list all booksellers in all variant states of the title page.
csl	Consultant	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person or organization relevant to a resource, who is called upon for professional advice or services in a specialized field of knowledge or training. Consultant or Technical Advisor: A person who is called upon for professional advice during the editorial and/or encoding processes. Give a person a credit in the edition page if their role is more than one would list in the Acknowledgements page. LEMDO uses this value for a technical advisor who provides training, answers questions, and advises on encoding matters.
edt	Editor	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person, family, or organization contributing to a resource by revising or elucidating the content, e.g., adding an introduction, notes, or other critical matter. An editor may also prepare a resource for production, publication, or distribution. For major revisions, adaptations, etc., that substantially change the nature and content of the original work, resulting in a new work, see author. LEMDO uses the general term editor only in edition metadata and only to indicate when a person is responsible for editing all parts of an edition. Otherwise, use the more granular terms to describe the precise nature of the editorial role.
edt_asstcoord	Assistant Coordinating Editor	This term is for use in project-level or edition-level credits if an anthology’s organizational structure includes this role. The term assistant coordinating editor appears in the metadata for documents produced before 2017. From 2017 on, this term is reserved for project-level credits. Do not use at the file level; if an assistant coordinating editor performs a specific function with respect to a file, use the precise resp value for their work.
edt_assoccoord	Associate Coordinating Editor	This term is for use in project-level or edition-level credits if an anthology’s organizational structure includes this role. The term assistant coordinating editor appears in the metadata for documents produced before 2017. From 2017 on, this term is reserved for project-level credits. Do not use at the file level; if an associate coordinating editor performs a specific function with respect to a file, use the precise resp value for their work.
edt_assoctext	Associate Textual Editor	This term is for use in project-level or edition-level credits if an anthology’s organizational structure includes this role. The term associate textual editor appears in the metadata for documents produced before 2017. From 2017 on, this term is reserved for project-level credits. Do not use at the file level; if an associate textual editor performs a specific function with respect to a file, use the precise resp value for their work.
cont	Generic Contributor	Legacy term. Do not use: This is a generic category LEMDO uses when we have been unable to determine a more precise role for this person. All generic contributors should be replaced by a more specific value when/if we learn more information.
edt_cont	Contributing Editor	A contributing editor makes a significant contribution to an edition. LEMDO uses this term to give credit to editors who have passed on their work (through choice, retirement, or death) to a new editor or editorial team. If the new editor retains or revises any of the original editor’s work, LEMDO acknowledges the original editor’s input via this resp value.
edt_sup	Supervising Editor	An editor who supervises the work of a student editor.
edt_coord	Coordinating Editor	Some anthologies have one or more coordinating editor. Use this value in responsibility statements on an edition title. Normally, anthologies should not list coordinating editors or general editors on every XML file in an edition.
edt_cpy	Copy Editor	LEMDO uses the term owner for the person who checks facts, quotations, and citations; may make formatting changes; may convert from one citation style to another; may suggest wording changes; and enforces conformity with the project style guide.
edt_gen	General Editor	This term is for use in project-level or edition-level credits if an anthology’s organizational structure includes this role. The term general editor appears in the metadata for documents produced before 2017. From 2017 on, this term is reserved for project-level credits. Do not use at the file level; if an general editor performs a specific function with respect to a file, use the precise resp value for their work.
edt_gentext	General Textual Editor	This term is for use in project-level or edition-level credits if an anthology’s organizational structure includes this role. The term general textual editor appears in the file-level metadata for documents produced before 2017. From 2017 on, this term is reserved for project-level credits. Do not use at the file level; if an general textual editor performs a specific function with respect to a file, use the precise resp value for their work.
edt_genperf	General Editor (Performance)	A person responsible for the performance strategy and methodology of a project.
man	Project Manager	A person responsible for managing the LEMDO project or a project within the LEMDO suite of anthologies.
edt_mrk	Markup Editor	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person or organization performing the coding of SGML, HTML, or XML markup of metadata, text, etc. LEMDO uses this term for someone who encodes a file, remediates a converted text, or reviews the XML markup of a file.
edt_perf	Performance Editor	This term is for use in project-level or edition-level credits if an anthology’s organizational structure includes this role. The term performance editor appears in the file-level metadata for documents produced before 2017. From 2017 on, this term is reserved for project-level credits. Do not use at the file level; if a performance editor performs a specific function with respect to a file, use the precise resp value for their work.
edt_text	Textual Editor	This term is for use in project-level or edition-level credits if an anthology’s organizational structure includes this role. The term textual editor appears in the file-level metadata for documents produced before 2017. From 2017 on, this term is reserved for project-level credits. Do not use at the file level; if a textual editor performs a specific function with respect to a file, use the precise resp value for their work.
prn	Production Company	MARC Code List for Relators definition: An organization that is responsible for financial, technical, and organizational management of a production for stage, screen, audio recording, television, webcast, etc. LEMDO uses this term for a group that performs a play or makes a film version of a play. Example: Lord Denney’s Players.
edm	Video Editor	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person, family, or organization responsible for assembling, arranging, and trimming film, video, or other moving image formats, including both visual and audio aspects. LEMDO uses this term for a person who edits the video of a stage performance or edits a film version of a play.
pbd	Anthology Lead	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person or organization who presides over the elaboration of a collective work to ensure its coherence or continuity. This includes editors-in-chief, literary editors, editors of series, etc. A person who presides over the creation of an anthology on the LEMDO platform, a role that includes commissioning editions, approving proposals, supporting editors, arranging for peer review, and liaising with the LEMDO team.
ptr	Printer	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person, family, or organization involved in manufacturing a manifestation of printed text, notated music, etc., from type or plates, such as a book, newspaper, magazine, broadside, score, etc. LEMDO uses this term for an early modern printer and for a publisher who is also a printer. For booksellers who are not also printers, use the term bookseller.
rtm_ra	Editorial Research Assistant	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person who participated in a research project but whose role did not involve direction or management of it Legacy term. Use rtm or appropriate role from 2017 on.
rtm	Research Team Member	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person who participated in a research project but whose role did not involve direction or management of it. LEMDO uses this term for someone who contributes intellectual work but is not an RA.
scr	Scribe	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person who is an amanuensis and for a writer of manuscripts proper. LEMDO uses this term to credit the person who copies a manuscript or prepares a fair copy of it. Hands can be described in the HAND1 file.
trl	Translator	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person or organization who renders a text from one language into another, or from an older form of a language into the modern form. LEMDO usage aligns with that of MARC.
pdr	Project Director	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person or organization with primary responsibility for all essential aspects of a project, has overall responsibility for managing projects, or provides overall direction to a project manager. LEMDO uses the term project director for the person who directs the LEMDO project. For anthology leads, use pbd.
drt	Director	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person responsible for the general management and supervision of a filmed performance, a radio or television program, etc. LEMDO uses the term director for the person who manages or supervises a performance. We do not use it for project level directors.
pfr	Proofreader	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person who corrects printed matter. LEMDO uses the term proofreader for the person who performs minor corrections to a finalized document, which usually include typographical or rendering fixes. For copy-editing, use resp:edt_cpy.
own	Owner	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person, family, or organization that currently owns an item or collection, i.e., has legal possession of a resource. LEMDO uses the term owner for the person, family, or library that owns the physical copy of an artifact reproduced in facsimile on the platform. The owner is often but not necessarily the copyright holder.
vet	Peer Reviewer	LEMDO uses the term peer reviewer for a person who reviews a transcription, critical materials, dataset, and/or some or all components of an edition.
cph	Copyright Holder	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person or organization to whom copy and legal rights have been granted or transferred for the intellectual content of a work. The copyright holder, although not necessarily the creator of the work, usually has the exclusive right to benefit financially from the sale and use of the work to which the associated copyright protection applies. Normally the editor is the copyright holder for an LEMDO edition.
edt_comp	Compiler	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person, family, or organization responsible for creating a new work (e.g., a bibliography, a directory) through the act of compilation, e.g., selecting, arranging, aggregating, and editing data, information, etc. LEMDO uses the term compiler for the person who chooses and aggregates the resources included in an edition, if those resources are not all by the editor of the edition. The compiler and the editor may be the same person; in that case, the person needs two responsibility statements.
aut_ann	Author of Annotations	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person or organization responsible for the commentary or explanatory notes about a text. LEMDO uses the term author of annotations for a person who writes annotions for a text.
ann	Annotator	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person who makes manuscript annotations on an item.
aut_col	Collator	A person who compiles the vertical collations for a text.
anl	Analyst	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person or organization that reviews, examines, and interprets data or information in a specific area. LEMDO usage aligns with that of MARC.
prg	Programmer	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person, family, or organization responsible for creating a computer program. LEMDO usage aligns with that of MARC.
trc	Transcriber	MARC Code List for Relators definition: A person, family, or organization contributing to a resource by changing it from one system of notation to another. LEMDO uses transcriber to describe those that transcribe the text from a digital surrogate of an early modern text into a semi-diplomatic transcription and for those that do significant work in correcting and encoding the transcription of an early modern work.
wtm	Technical Writer	MARC Code List for Relators definition: Writer of Technical Material: A person responsible for writing or compiling documentation of the project’s editorial, encoding, and programming practices. LEMDO usage aligns with that of MARC.

Prosopography

Illya

Illya has a BA in English and Sociocultural Anthropology and an MA in English. Prior to joining the HCMC, he was a PhD candidate in English and Book History at the University of Toronto and worked on Records of Early English Drama and on the Modernist Archives Publishing Project. His work at the HCMC focuses on creating web-based applications for research projects led by members of the faculty of Humanities at the University of Victoria. This involves creating schemas for new and existing datasets, writing XSLT and build files to transform datasets into structured TEI and HTML formats, implementing staticSearch, and ensuring that new projects are Endings Principles compliant.

Janelle Jenstad

Janelle Jenstad is a Professor of English at the University of Victoria, Director of The Map of Early Modern London, and Director of Linked Early Modern Drama Online. With Jennifer Roberts-Smith and Mark Beatrice Kaethler, she co-edited Shakespeare’s Language in Digital Media: Old Words, New Tools (Routledge). She has edited John Stow’s A Survey of London (1598 text) for MoEML and is currently editing The Merchant of Venice (with Stephen Wittek) and Heywood’s 2 If You Know Not Me You Know Nobody for DRE. Her articles have appeared in Digital Humanities Quarterly, Elizabethan Theatre, Early Modern Literary Studies, Shakespeare Bulletin, Renaissance and Reformation, and The Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. She contributed chapters to Approaches to Teaching Othello (MLA); Teaching Early Modern Literature from the Archives (MLA); Institutional Culture in Early Modern England (Brill); Shakespeare, Language, and the Stage (Arden); Performing Maternity in Early Modern England (Ashgate); New Directions in the Geohumanities (Routledge); Early Modern Studies and the Digital Turn (Iter); Placing Names: Enriching and Integrating Gazetteers (Indiana); Making Things and Drawing Boundaries (Minnesota); Rethinking Shakespeare Source Study: Audiences, Authors, and Digital Technologies (Routledge); and Civic Performance: Pageantry and Entertainments in Early Modern London (Routledge). For more details, see janellejenstad.com.

Joey Takeda

Joey Takeda is LEMDO’s Consulting Programmer and Designer, a role he assumed in 2020 after three years as the Lead Developer on LEMDO.

Mahayla Galliford

Project manager, 2025-present; research assistant, 2021-present. Mahayla Galliford (she/her) graduated with a BA (Hons with distinction) from the University of Victoria in 2024. Mahayla’s undergraduate research explored early modern stage directions and civic water pageantry. Mahayla continues her studies through UVic’s English MA program and her SSHRC-funded thesis project focuses on editing and encoding girls’ manuscripts, specifically Lady Rachel Fane’s dramatic entertainments, in collaboration with LEMDO.

Martin Holmes

Martin Holmes has worked as a developer in the UVic’s Humanities Computing and Media Centre for over two decades, and has been involved with dozens of Digital Humanities projects. He has served on the TEI Technical Council and as Managing Editor of the Journal of the TEI. He took over from Joey Takeda as lead developer on LEMDO in 2020. He is a collaborator on the SSHRC Partnership Grant led by Janelle Jenstad.

Navarra Houldin

Training and Documentation Lead 2025–present. LEMDO project manager 2022–2025. Textual remediator 2021–present. Navarra Houldin (they/them) completed their BA with a major in history and minor in Spanish at the University of Victoria in 2022. Their primary research was on gender and sexuality in early modern Europe and Latin America. They are continuing their education through an MA program in Gender and Social Justice Studies at the University of Alberta where they will specialize in Digital Humanities.

Samuel Seaberg

Samuel Seaberg, a University of Victoria English undergrad, enjoys riding his bike. During the summer of 2025, he began working with LEMDO as a recipient of the Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award (VKURA). Unfortunately, due to his summer being spent primarily in working to establish an edition of Thomas Heywood’s If You Know Not Me, You Know Nobody, Part 2 and consequently working out how to represent multi-text works in a digital space, his bike has suffered severely of sheltered seclusion from the sun. Note: Samuel now works for LEMDO as the Assistant Project Manager, much to his bike’s chagrin.

Thomas Heywood

Tracey El Hajj

Junior Programmer 2019–2020. Research Associate 2020–2021. Tracey received her PhD from the Department of English at the University of Victoria in the field of Science and Technology Studies. Her research focuses on the algorhythmics of networked communications. She was a 2019–2020 President’s Fellow in Research-Enriched Teaching at UVic, where she taught an advanced course on Artificial Intelligence and Everyday Life. Tracey was also a member of the Map of Early Modern London team, between 2018 and 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, she was a fellow in residence at the Praxis Studio for Comparative Media Studies, where she investigated the relationships between artificial intelligence, creativity, health, and justice. As of July 2021, Tracey has moved into the alt-ac world for a term position, while also teaching in the English Department at the University of Victoria.

Orgography

LEMDO Team (LEMD1)

The LEMDO Team is based at the University of Victoria and normally comprises the project director, the lead developer, project manager, junior developers(s), remediators, encoders, and remediating editors.

Metadata

Authority title	Responsibilities Taxonomy
Type of text	Documentation
Publisher	University of Victoria on the Linked Early Modern Drama Online Platform
Series	Linked Early Modern Drama Online
Source	TEI Customization created by Martin Holmes, Joey Takeda, and Janelle Jenstad; documentation written by members of the LEMDO Team
Editorial declaration	n/a
Edition	Released with Linked Early Modern Drama Online 1.0
Encoding description	Encoded in TEI P5 according to the LEMDO Customization and Encoding Guidelines
Document status	prgGenerated
Funder(s)	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
License/availability	This file is licensed under a CC BY-NC_ND 4.0 license, which means that it is freely downloadable without permission under the following conditions: (1) credit must be given to the author and LEMDO in any subsequent use of the files and/or data; (2) the content cannot be adapted or repurposed (except in quotations for the purposes of academic review and citation); and (3) commercial uses are not permitted without the knowledge and consent of the editor and LEMDO. This license allows for pedagogical use of the documentation in the classroom.