preservation role creator role https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1048-5019 This is a generic role to be used when a more specific term suitable for the contribution scenario is not available or warranted. For example, the 'author role' term describes creator roles for published works, and should be used to describe creation of things like books or journal articles. A role used to indicate that an agent was the creator of an artifact (i.e. had significant or sole responsibility for its initial generation).