Dear Jonathan, I would try to avoid creating multiple Constituent records. You might think about linking the object to the Constituent record, but creating additional roles of the types you mentioned, and use the role to modify the relationship between the object and constituent. Or you could use standard roles, but use the suffix or prefix fields in ConXrefs to precisely describe the relationship. We do this with subgroups of African ethnic groups. When we search the prefix field, we can then find all the records with "attributed to" or "school of" and the like. Jeffrey Smith Database Administrator Smithsonian Institution PO Box 37012 National Museum of African Art Room 1110, MRC 708 Washington, DC 20013-7012 [log in to unmask] phone 202-633-4692 fax 202-357-4879 >>> [log in to unmask] 06/08/04 10:35AM >>> Hello TMS Users! A quick query: how do others record/structure information when borrowing an Object through a 3rd party? As it's only possible to assign a role to a Constituent at the Object level to describe this ('agent'?) we've been creating additional Constituent records for individuals where they perform this role, adding 'PC C/O' (Private Collector Care Of) to the 'display name'. This would lead, for example, to the creation of a constituent record for 'Jasper Johns' and one for 'Jasper Johns PC C/O' with the latter used where Jasper Johns is the 3rd party through whom an Object is lent anonymoulsy. Any thoughts?! Thanks Jon Tate Millbank London SW1P 4RG t: +44 (0) 20 7887 8983 e: [log in to unmask] w: www.tate.org.uk