Editor

Editor

Definition

A person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility for the editorial part of a publishing firm or of a newspaper, magazine, or other publication.

Required?

Repeatable?

Yes

Guidelines #

In most cases, the Editor name(s) can be found in the title page, colophon, or any other information source that also includes Creator name(s).

When possible, consult an authority file to locate the controlled form of the name
- for example, the Library of Congress Name Authority File
  the Getty Research Institute Union List of Artist Names
When entering a personal name:
- use the name format Last, First Middle
- include multiple parts (e.g. von, de la) as part of the last name
- include all parts of a hyphenated name as the last name