| Code | Display | Definition |
| publisher | Publisher | Entity that makes the content available for public use |
| author | Author/Creator | An entity primarily responsible for making the resource, often called author or creator |
| reviewer | Reviewer | Entity that examines the content, formally or informally, and suggests revisions or comments |
| endorser | Endorser | Entity that supports, approves, or advocates for the content |
| editor | Editor | Entity that revises or has authority to control the content |
| informant | Informant | Entity that supplies information |
| funder | Funder | Entity that supplies financial support |
| recorder | Recorder | Entity that entered the data into the Resource instance, if different than the author or creator of the intellectual property contained within the Resource instance |