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

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: Person access points for string encoding scheme instructions.

See NLNZ guidance.

Base authorized access points for person

Option

Apply.

Persons with two or more preferred names

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Format of base authorized access points for person

Names of person that include a surname

Preferred names of person that include a compound surname

Preferred names of person that include a surname with a separately written prefix

Prefixes hyphenated or combined with surnames

Names of person that include a surname of a former member of a royal house

Preferred names of person that include neither a surname nor a term of rank of nobility

Condition Option

Apply in cases of doubt.

See NLNZ guidance.

Preferred names of person that includes a patronymic

Preferred names of person that consist of initials, or of separate letters, or numerals

Preferred names of person that consist of a phrase

Characterizing word or phrase

Condition Option

Apply.

Māori names: Do not omit initial articles.

Other names: Omit initial articles unless these are an integral part of the name.

Phrase naming another work by a person

Condition Option

Apply.

Omit initial articles.

Additional elements and designations in authorized access points for person

Option

Apply.

Data provenance

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Do not apply.

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2025/07/03
Document: https://stage.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-5113ce94-f887-3f12-b33a-75bdc4762bdc