- Definition
- enAn entity who is capable of deliberate actions, of being granted rights, and of being held accountable for its actions.
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- enagent
- LexicalAlias
- Agent.en
- Scope note
- enAn agent includes a collective agent and a person.
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- RDA entity
- ToolkitDefinition
- enAn entity who is capable of deliberate actions, of being granted rights, and of being held accountable for its actions.
- ToolkitLabel
- enAgent
- Definition
- enAn agent who is a gathering or organization of two or more persons that bears a particular name and that is capable of acting as a unit.
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- encollective agent
- LexicalAlias
- CollectiveAgent.en
- Scope note
- enA collective agent includes a corporate body and a family.
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- agent
- ToolkitDefinition
- enAn agent who is a gathering or organization of two or more persons that bears a particular name and that is capable of acting as a unit.
- ToolkitLabel
- enCollective Agent
- Definition
- enA collective agent who is composed of persons who are organized for a common purpose or activity.
- InstructionNumber
- 8.1.2
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- encorporate body
- LexicalAlias
- CorporateBody.en
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- collective agent
- ToolkitDefinition
- enA collective agent who is composed of persons who are organized for a common purpose or activity.
- ToolkitLabel
- enCorporate Body
- Definition
- enAn intellectual or artistic realization of a work in the form of alpha-numeric, musical or choreographic notation, sound, image, object, movement, etc., or any combination of such forms.
- InstructionNumber
- 5.1.2
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- enexpression
- LexicalAlias
- Expression.en
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- RDA entity
- ToolkitDefinition
- enAn intellectual or artistic realization of a work in the form of alpha-numeric, musical or choreographic notation, sound, image, object, movement, etc., or any combination of such forms.
- ToolkitLabel
- enExpression
- Definition
- enA collective agent who is composed of persons who are related by birth, marriage, adoption, civil union, or similar legal status, or who otherwise present themselves as a family.
- InstructionNumber
- 8.1.2
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- enfamily
- LexicalAlias
- Family.en
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- collective agent
- ToolkitDefinition
- enA collective agent who is composed of persons who are related by birth, marriage, adoption, civil union, or similar legal status, or who otherwise present themselves as a family.
- ToolkitLabel
- enFamily
- Definition
- enA single exemplar or instance of a manifestation.
- InstructionNumber
- 1.1.5
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- enitem
- LexicalAlias
- Item.en
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- RDA entity
- ToolkitDefinition
- enA single exemplar or instance of a manifestation.
- ToolkitLabel
- enItem
- Definition
- enA physical embodiment of an expression of a work.
- InstructionNumber
- 1.1.5
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- enmanifestation
- LexicalAlias
- Manifestation.en
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- RDA entity
- ToolkitDefinition
- enA physical embodiment of an expression of a work.
- ToolkitLabel
- enManifestation
- Definition
- enA label for any RDA entity except a nomen.
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- ennomen
- LexicalAlias
- Nomen.en
- Scope note
- enA nomen includes a name, title, access point, or identifier.
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- RDA entity
- ToolkitDefinition
- enA label for any RDA entity except a nomen.
- ToolkitLabel
- enNomen
- Definition
- enAn agent who is an individual human being who lives or is assumed to have lived.
- InstructionNumber
- 8.1.2
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- enperson
- LexicalAlias
- Person.en
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- agent
- ToolkitDefinition
- enAn agent who is an individual human being who lives or is assumed to have lived.
- ToolkitLabel
- enPerson
- Definition
- enA given extent of space.
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- enplace
- LexicalAlias
- Place.en
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- RDA entity
- ToolkitDefinition
- enA given extent of space.
- ToolkitLabel
- enPlace
RDA Classes
Classes that represent the RDA entities, including RDA Entity, Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item, Agent, Collective Agent, Person, Family, Corporate Body, Nomen, Place, and Timespan.
- Contributor
- RSC Technical Working Group
- Creator
- RDA Steering Committee
- Description
- enClasses that represent the RDA entities, including RDA Entity, Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item, Agent, Collective Agent, Person, Family, Corporate Body, Nomen, Place, and Timespan.
- Issued
- 2014-01-18
- Licence
- deed.en US
- Modified
- 2025-06-27
- PreferredNamespacePrefix
- rdac
- Publisher
- ALA Digital Reference
- Rights
- enCopyright © 2020 American Library Association, Canadian Federation of Library Associations, and CILIP: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
- Title
- enRDA Classes
- Type
- 1003
- VersionInfo
- v5.4.5
- Definition
- enAn abstract class of key conceptual objects in the universe of human discourse that are a focus of interest to users of RDA metadata in a system for resource discovery.
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- enRDA entity
- LexicalAlias
- RDAEntity.en
- Scope note
- enAn RDA entity includes an agent, collective agent, corporate body, expression, family, item, manifestation, nomen, person, place, timespan, and work.
- Status
- Published
- ToolkitDefinition
- enAn abstract class of key conceptual objects in the universe of human discourse that are a focus of interest to users of RDA metadata in a system for resource discovery.
- ToolkitLabel
- enRDA Entity
- Alternative label
- entime-span
- Definition
- enA finite period of time.
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- entimespan
- LexicalAlias
- Timespan.en
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- RDA entity
- ToolkitDefinition
- enA finite period of time.
- ToolkitLabel
- enTimespan
- Definition
- enA distinct intellectual or artistic creation, that is, the intellectual or artistic content.
- InstructionNumber
- 5.1.2
- IsDefinedBy
- RDA Classes
- Label
- enwork
- LexicalAlias
- Work.en
- Status
- Published
- SubClassOf
- RDA entity
- ToolkitDefinition
- enA distinct intellectual or artistic creation, that is, the intellectual or artistic content.
- ToolkitLabel
- enWork