Description:
The person, corporate body, or agency responsible for the work's substantive and intellectual content. Repeat the element for each author, and use "affiliation" attribute if available. Invert first and last name and use commas. Author of data collection (2.1.2.1) maps to Dublin Core Creator element. Inclusion of this element in codebook is recommended.
The "author" in the Document Description should be the individual(s) or organization(s) directly responsible for the intellectual content of the DDI version, as distinct from the person(s) or organization(s) responsible for the intellectual content of the earlier paper or electronic edition from which the DDI edition may have been derived.
Example(s):
<AuthEnty>United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census</AuthEnty>
<AuthEnty affiliation="European Commission">Rabier, Jacques-Rene</AuthEnty>