recordedBy

Term name
recordedBy

Definition
A list (concatenated and separated) of names of people, groups, or organizations responsible for recording the original Occurrence. The primary collector or observer, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first.

Recommendation
Recommended

Full name

 * Provide as much detail as possible (do not shortform)
 * Last name, first names, title.

Standard/label name (HUH)
First initial, Middle initial(s), Last name
 * Alternative

How to express collecting teams (i.e., more than one collector)

 * The primary collector, especially one who applies a personal identifier (recordNumber), should be listed first.
 * Formatting should follow the recommendations for a single collector.
 * Separate with "|" or ";" (Note: this differs from the Harvard Index Team notation)
 * Avoid "&" for separating the last author. (Note: this differs from the Harvard Index Team notation)
 * Mention that you can concatenate collector fields.
 * Use verbatim

Last name1, First names1, title1; Last name2, First names2, title2


 * Where a team/expedition name has been designated and no names are available, use the team/expedition name.

(Note that in this example the "&" remains as it is part of the expedition name.)

Controlled vocabulary
Recommended authority file: Harvard Index of Botanists database: HUH Index of botanists at: http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_index.html

Usage examples
see under Guidelines

Other resources
LINKS TO RESOURCES, PERHAPS WITH EXPLANATION