British Library policy statements for preferred name of family
Prerecording
Recording
Recording an unstructured description
Option
British Library: Apply.
Families with two or more names
Option
British Library: Cataloguer's judgement. For further information see equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Predominant name of family
Condition Option
British Library: Cataloguer's judgement.
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable.
Contracted and expanded names of family
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable.
Condition Option
British Library: Cataloguer's judgement.
Condition Option
British Library: Cataloguer's judgement.
Names of family in two or more languages
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable.
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable. Exception: Greek and Roman names, etc.
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable.
Greek, Latin, and other names of family
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable. For further information see equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable.
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable.
Roman names of family
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable. For further information see equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Names of family consisting of a given name or a word or phrase
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable. For further information see equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Condition Option
British Library: Cataloguer's judgement.
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable. For further information see equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Condition Option
British Library: Cataloguer's judgement.
Name of family in a non-preferred script
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable. For further information see equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Condition Option
British Library: Do not apply.
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable. For further information see equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Condition Option
British Library: Do not apply. For further information see equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Condition Option
British Library: Do not apply.
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable.
Condition Option
British Library: Do not apply.
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable. For further information see equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Condition Option
British Library: Do not apply.
Names of family in two or more spellings
Condition Option
British Library: Apply if applicable.
Condition Option
British Library: Do not apply.
Data provenance
Option
British Library: Apply.
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/07/12
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-f61fb3b2-1caa-11ee-3270-09173F13E4C5