TECHNICAL NOTICE (May 14, 2024)

MARC Relators

The following relator codes/terms have been added to the MARC Code List for Relators list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

wfs - Writer of film story

A person contributing to a motion picture resource by writing an original story expressly for the resource, not based on any other existing work. For the author of a screenplay, use screenwriter. For a person who adapts novels or stories for the screen, use adaptor.

wft - Writer of intertitles

A person contributing to a motion picture resource by writing dialogue or expository intertitles inserted intermittently between sequences of the film. Generally, the person who wrote the intertitles for a motion picture during the silent era.

wts - Writer of television story

A person contributing to a television resource by writing an original story expressly for the resource, not based on any other existing work. For a person who writes a script for a television program, use television writer. For a person who adapts novels or stories for television, use adaptor.