National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: preferred name of corporate body
Prerecording
Recording
Recording
Record as: unstructured description.
See NLNZ guidance.
Recording an unstructured description
Option
Apply.
Different names or forms of name for the same corporate body
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance.
Conventional name
Condition Option
Apply.
Ancient and international bodies
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Autocephalous patriarchates, archdioceses, etc.
Condition Option
Apply.
Conferences, congresses, meetings, etc.
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Diplomatic conferences
Condition Option
Apply.
Governments
Condition Option
Apply using a value of Place: preferred name of place.
Condition Option
Apply.
Local places of worship
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply if there is no predominant form. See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Religious orders and societies
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply if there is no best-known form. See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Names of corporate body in two or more languages
Condition Option
Apply only where there is an explicit statement specifying the official language of the corporate body.
Names in English and Māori: do not apply. Instead record a value that appears prominently. If both values are presented as a single string on manifestations, record the string as a dual language name. See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
Names in English and Māori: apply only where there is no value that appears prominently and the values are presented as separate strings on manifestations. See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
Names in English and Māori: do not apply. Instead record a value that appears prominently. If both values are presented as a single string on manifestations, record the string as a dual language name. See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
Names in English and Māori: apply only where there is no value that appears prominently and the values are presented as separate strings on manifestations. See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
Names in English and Māori: do not apply. For other names, apply only where there is no value of name that appears most frequently on manifestations.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply where there is no value of name that appears most frequently on manifestations.
International bodies
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Name of corporate body in a non-preferred script
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Names of corporate body in two or more spellings
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Data provenance
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
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Document Date: 2025/07/12
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-989ab321-fb6d-3d77-aab6-b2cf374b71c9