LAC Policy Statements for preferred name of corporate body
Prerecording
Prerecording
LAC Core.
Recording
Recording an unstructured description
Option
LAC practice: Apply the option. For additional information, refer to the equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Different names or forms of name for the same corporate body
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.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Conventional name
Ancient and international bodies
Condition Option
LAC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Record a value in English if the name of the body has become firmly established in a form in English.
LAC/PFAN practice: Apply the option. Record a value in French if the name of the body has become firmly established in a form in French.
Autocephalous patriarchates, archdioceses, etc.
Condition Option
LAC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Add, in parentheses, a word or phrase indicating the type of ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
Conferences, congresses, meetings, etc.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Diplomatic conferences
Condition Option
LAC practice: Cataloguer's judgement.
Governments
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Local places of worship
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Religious orders and societies
Condition Option
LAC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Choose the best-known form of name in English if possible.
LAC/PFAN practice: Apply the option. Choose the best-known form of name in French if possible.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Cataloguer's judgement.
Names of corporate body in two or more languages
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Record a value in English if it is an official language of the corporate body.
LAC/PFAN practice: Apply the option. Record a value in French if it is an official language of the corporate body.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Cataloguer's judgement.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Cataloguer's judgement.
International bodies
Condition Option
LAC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Record a value in English if the name of the international body appears in English on resources associated with it.
LAC/PFAN practice: Apply the option. Record a value in French if the name of the international body appears in French on resources associated with it.
Name of corporate body in a non-preferred script
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Names of corporate body in two or more spellings
Condition Option
LAC/PCC practice: Apply the option. For additional information, refer to the equivalent LC/PCC policy statement.
Condition Option
LAC practice: Do not apply the option.
Data provenance
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
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Document Date: 2025/05/23
Document: https://stage.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-3f3b5421-087d-38b4-9655-c7a0d9d295ce