Object actions
Staff record a particular operation because its consequences depend on the action and context. Reading, annotating, repairing, operating, lending, giving, placing, copying, authorizing require different descriptions.
| Action type | Example | Relevant change |
|---|---|---|
| Interpretive | A visitor explains a passage | An attributed account or question |
| Inscriptive | A reader adds a permitted note | A new mark or contribution |
| Transformative | A restorer replaces a component | Material condition and operation |
| Transferential | A custodian lends the camera | Responsibility and location |
| Compositional | A visitor inserts a print in a book | A containment or arrangement relation |
| Derivative | An author makes another print | A related material instance |
| Enactive | A guest serves tea | A particular use and social occasion |
| Authorizing | A custodian permits a repair | A change in available future activity |
| Evidentiary | An examiner documents a mark | A source for a later claim |
Staff retain time, relevant actors, material before and after, permission, evidence. A general record of interaction would omit the distinction between placing a photograph beside a book and inserting it between particular pages. Relational language preserves this specificity.