Alternative entity types

Schema: EAC-CPF 2.0

Context: Encoding alternative types of agent being described in an EAC-CPF instance

Description: Next to <entityType>, EAC-CPF also includes the element <otherEntityType>. With <otherEntityType> it is possible e.g. to provide translations or specifications of the default values used in <entityType> or to include related agent types from other standards such as Records in Contexts (RiC). Similar to the plural and singular elements used in the <description> section (f.i. <functions> and <function> or <occupations> and <occupation>), <otherEntityType> is used within a wrapper element <otherEntityTypes> that also allows for a <descriptiveNote> to be included to add details with regard to the alternative entity types given.

<otherEntityType> itself allows for the three vocabulary attributes (@valueURI, @vocabularySource, @vocabularySourceURI) and hence enables the connection to external vocabularies for the alternative agent type provided in <otherEntityType><term>. Same as all other singular elements, <otherEntityType> also comes with the optional sub-elements for date and place encoding, so that the alternative agent type can be bound to a specific timespan or location with regard to its use or applicability. This might e.g. be useful when a corporate body has changed its legal form over time and one would want to already emphasize this fact in the <identity> section, next to a potential use of <legalStatus> within the <description> section.

Examples

<control>
    [...]
    <localTypeDeclaration id="termType" target="termTypeLocal">
        <reference>Types of terms</reference>
    </localTypeDeclaration>
    <localControl id="termTypeLocal">
        <term>translation</term>
        <term>specification</term>
        <term>relatedStandard</term>
    </localControl>
</control>
<cpfDescription>
    <identity>
        <entityType value="corporateBody"/>
        <nameEntry status="authorized" languageOfElement="de">
            <part>ICARus - Internationales Zentrum für Archivforschung</part>
        </nameEntry>
        <nameEntry status="authorized" languageOfElement="en-gb">
            <part>ICARus - International Centre for Archival Research</part>
        </nameEntry>
        <otherEntityTypes>
            <otherEntityType localType="translation" localTypeDeclarationReference="termType" 
            valueURI="https://d-nb.info/gnd/4128521-9" vocabularySource="GND">
                <term language Of Element="de">Körperschaft</term>
            </otherEntityType>
            <otherEntityType localType="specification" localTypeDeclarationReference="termType" 
            valueURI="https://d-nb.info/gnd/4043774-7" vocabularySource="GND">
                <term languageOfElement="de">Organisation</term>
            </otherEntityType>
            <otherEntityType localType="specification" localTypeDeclarationReference="termType" 
            valueURI="https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb11951020r" vocabularySource="RAMEAU">
                <term languageOfElement="fr">Organisation</term>
            </otherEntityType>
            <otherEntityType localType="specification" localTypeDeclarationReference="termType" 
            valueURI="https://d-nb.info/gnd/4293729-2" vocabularySource="GND">
                <term languageOfElement="de">Nonprofit-Organisation</term>
            </otherEntityType>
            <otherEntityType localType="specification" localTypeDeclarationReference="termType" 
            valueURI="https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb119498393" vocabularySource="RAMEAU">
                <term languageOfElement="fr">Associations sans but lucratif</term>
            </otherEntityType>
            <otherEntityType localType="specification" localTypeDeclarationReference="termType" 
            valueURI="https://d-nb.info/gnd/4062714-7" vocabularySource="GND">
                <term languageOfElement="de">Verein</term>
            </otherEntityType>
            <otherEntityType localType="specification" localTypeDeclarationReference="termType" 
            valueURI="https://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13318322c" vocabularySource="RAMEAU">
                <term languageOfElement="fr">Associations</term>
            </otherEntityType>
        </otherEntityTypes>
    </identity>
</cpfDescription>

<control>
    [...]
    <localTypeDeclaration id="GNDO">
        <reference href="https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd">Gemeinsame Normdatei 
        Ontology</reference>
        <shortCode>GNDO</shortCode>
    </localTypeDeclaration>
   <localTypeDeclaration id="termType" target="termTypeLocal">
        <reference>Types of terms</reference>
    </localTypeDeclaration>
    <localControl id="termTypeLocal">
        <term>translation</term>
        <term>specification</term>
        <term>relatedStandard</term>
    </localControl>
</control>
<cpfDescription>
    <identity>
        <entityType value="person"/>
        <nameEntry status="authorized">
            <part localType="https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#personalName" 
            localTypeDeclarationReference="GNDO">Gustaf IV Adolf</part>
            <part localType="https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#nameAddition" 
            localTypeDeclarationReference="GNDO">Kung av Sverige</part>
        </nameEntry>
       <otherEntityTypes>
           <otherEntityType 
           valueURI="https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#RoyalOrMemberOfARoyalHouse" 
           vocabularySource="GNDO" 
           vocabularySourceURI="https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#"
           localType="specification" localTypeDeclarationReference="termType">
               <term languageOfElement="ger">Regierender Fürst oder Mitglied eines regierenden 
               Fürstenhauses</term>
            </otherEntityType>
        </otherEntityTypes>
    </identity>
</cpfDescription>

<control>
    [...]
    <localTypeDeclaration id="MARC21_MainEntry_PersonalName">
        <reference href="https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd100.html">MARC 21 Bibliographic 
        Full 100 - Main Entry-Personal Name (NR)</reference>
        <shortCode>MARC 21</shortCode>
    </localTypeDeclaration>
</control>
<cpfDescription>
    <identity>
        <entityType value="family"/>		
        <nameEntry status="authorized">
            <part localType="100$a">Mozart</part>
            <part localType="100$c">Familie : 17.-19. Jh.</part>
        </nameEntry>
        <otherEntityTypes>
            <otherEntityType languageOfElement="eng" 
            valueURI="https://www.ica.org/standards/RiC/ontology#Agent" vocabularySource="RiC-O" 
            vocabularySourceURI="https://www.ica.org/standards/RiC/ontology">
                <term>Agent</term>
            </otherEntityType>
            <otherEntityType languageOfElement="eng" 
            valueURI="https://www.ica.org/standards/RiC/RiC-O_v0-2.html#Group" 
            vocabularySource="RiC-O" 
            vocabularySourceURI="https://www.ica.org/standards/RiC/ontology">
                <term>Group</term>
            </otherEntityType>
            <otherEntityType languageOfElement="eng" 
            valueURI="https://www.ica.org/standards/RiC/RiC-O_v0-2.html#Family" 
            vocabularySource="RiC-O" 
            vocabularySourceURI="https://www.ica.org/standards/RiC/ontology">
                <term>Family</term>
            </otherEntityType>
        </otherEntityTypes>
    </identity>
</cpfDescription>