API 2.0 Version 1.0
contributor
Information about a person, ensemble or ogranization that contributes to an item.
Child Elements
Element Description Empty Allowed? Cardinality?
cid
ID of the contributor.
no 1
first-last
Name of the contributor.
no 1
last-first
Name of the contributor with the last name appearing first. If the contributor is an organization then first-last and last-first will be the same.
no 1
image
Image of the contributor.
yes 1
photoid
PhotoID of the image. Can be used to get different sizes of the image.
yes 1
instrument
Instrument that the artist is using. Only applies to artists, not composers, ensembles or other types of contributors.
no 0-n
Sample
<contributor>
   <cid>5001347</cid>
   <first-last>Ludwig van Beethoven</first-last>
   <last-first>Beethoven, Ludwig van</last-first>
   <image>http://photos.instantencore.com/1709/1709_150s.jpg</image>
   <photoid>1709</photoid>
</contributor>