LAC Policy Statements for variant access point for person
Prerecording
Recording
Recording an unstructured description
Recording a structured description
Format of base variant access points for person
Names in direct or inverted form
General guidelines on recording names that include a surname
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option if considered important for identification or access.
Names of person that include a term of rank or honour or office or a term of address
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Names of person that include a compound name
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Names of person that include a surname with a separately written prefix
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Names of person that include a surname with a prefix that is hyphenated or combined
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Names of person that include a term of rank of nobility
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Names of person that include neither a surname nor a term of rank of nobility
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Names of person that include a patronymic
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Names of person that consist of a phrase
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Characterizing word or phrase
Phrase naming another work by a person
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Additional elements and designations in variant access points for person
Data provenance
Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/07/12
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-f7d75973-d1fb-3801-8963-78aa421539af