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National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: authorized access point for corporate body

Prerecording

Recording

Recording

Record as: structured description.

Recording an unstructured description

Recording a structured description

Option

Apply.

Use LC/NACO Name Authority File VES.

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Apply.

Use options on this element page to determine the appropriate values to include in the access point, then go to NLNZ SES: Corporate Body access points for string encoding scheme instructions.

See NLNZ guidance.

Base authorized access point for corporate body

Base authorized access point for corporate body

Determine a value of Corporate Body: preferred name of corporate body, then apply the general instructions at Corporate Body: access point for corporate body. Base access points for corporate body.

Option

Apply.

Change of name

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance for examples.

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance for examples.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

See instead Corporate body: related corporate body of corporate body for guidelines on recording relationships between earlier/later corporate bodies, including corporate bodies that have resumed an earlier name.

Terms indicating incorporation or state ownership

Option

Apply.

Format of base authorized access point for corporate body

Additional elements and designations in authorized access point for corporate body

Option

Apply.

General guidelines for constructing authorized access points for subordinate or related corporate bodies

Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

If the preferred name of the subordinate or related corporate body includes the name of the higher body, construct the authorized access point by recording the authorized access point for the higher body, followed by the preferred name of the subordinate or related body, omitting from the last the name of the higher body unless required for clarity.

See NLNZ guidance for examples.

Condition Option

Apply.

If the preferred name of the subordinate or related corporate body includes the name of the higher body, construct the authorized access point by recording the authorized access point for the higher body to which it is subordinate or related, followed by the preferred name of the subordinate or related body, retaining in the last the name of the higher body if required for clarity.

See NLNZ guidance for examples.

Types of names that indicate a subordinate corporate body

Body whose name implies it is part of another

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Body whose name implies administrative subordination

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Body whose name is general in nature or simply indicates a geographic, chronological, or alphanumerical designation of subdivision of a parent body

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance for examples.

Body whose name does not convey the idea of a corporate body and does not contain the name of the higher body

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance for examples.

University faculty, etc., with name that simply indicates a particular field of study

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Non-governmental body with name that includes the entire name of the higher or related body

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Types of subordinate bodies

Ministry or similar major executive agency

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance for examples.

Government officials

Heads of state, heads of government, etc.

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Data provenance

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Do not apply.

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

View in Context Example

Document Date: 2025/06/06
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-34da2746-1f23-3f06-9e5b-6b11286d4d26

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