Description
Format the preferred credit or speaker credit withheld.
Cultural and community records can carry access, attribution, quotation, and publication permissions. Preserving a supplied label does not create permission or override community protocols, source conditions, or an individual's stated preferences.
Format the preferred credit or speaker credit withheld.
When to use this tool
Use African Oral History Speaker Credit when you need to record a supplied attribution or access statement without expanding its scope.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter preferredCredit, recordingId, publicCreditConsent. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read credit. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty recordingId and preferredCredit when publicCreditConsent. Format the preferred credit or speaker credit withheld.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| preferredCredit | Preferred Credit | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| recordingId | Recording Id | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| publicCreditConsent | Public Credit Consent | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| credit | Credit | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"preferredCredit": "Speaker A",
"recordingId": "REC17",
"publicCreditConsent": true
},
"output": {
"credit": "REC17 — Speaker A"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The supplied flag does not verify informed consent, speaker identity, current permission, community protocols, or rights to reuse the recording.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Confirm the original permission, community protocol, and intended use with the responsible people before sharing material.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Public Recording Speaker Attribution
Append the preferred attribution or attribution withheld accordingly.
- Asian Colophon Printer Role Label
Require nonempty nameText, recordedRole, and source and combine them into an attributed role label.