General Information

DO NOT use the following rules to formulate an entry if the entry is found on copy or has already been established in the authority file.

See the OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards for the following information:

X00, 100, 700, 800 for indicators, tagging and spacing rules

X00 Personal Names General Information (blue sheet) for a listing of non-multiple name prefixes

X00 Titles and Other Associated Terms for a listing of titles used in |c subfield.

See Appendix A of this document for a list of examples of single forenames

Punctuation

Give a space between elements of the name.

Give the surname followed by the forename separated by comma space ( , ^ ).

 Maria Hellena Griffith



100

1#

Griffith, Maria Hellena.

Give a space between initials that represent personal names. Do not give a space between other types of initials.

100

1#

Hyatt, J. B.

Include accents and other diacritical marks appearing in a name.

 source      Eliphas Lévi



100

1#

Lévi, Eliphas.

Retain hyphens unless they are used on the source to join a persons forename to the surname.

 source      George-Brown



100

1#

Brown, George.

Selecting the Name

When more than one form of a name are present on the item, choose the name by which a person is known as determined from the piece in hand. However, if a person is referred to both by initials (e.g., G. W. House) and by a fuller name (e.g., George W. House), input the fuller form.

not	Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter
not	D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith
or	G. W. House George W. House
choose: George W. House

Type of Name

Single Surname

Enter a name that contains a single surname (last name) under that surname; that is, input the name by placing the surname first.

100	1#	Carter, Jimmy.
700	1#	Griffith, D. W.

Compound Surnames

A personal name is called a "compound surname" when the last name consists of two or more proper names. If the two (or more) sections of the compound name are hyphenated, the hyphenated name should always be considered a compound surname regardless of the language.

100	1#	Day-Lewis, Cecil.
700	1#	Henry-Bordeaux, Paule.

Specific Rules by Language

If the parts of the compound name are not hyphenated, the language of the name affects the way it is formulated, i.e., which part of the name is considered the surname. The rules listed below indicate the correct form of entry for non-hyphenated compound names, and names that contain prefixes. Note the indicators that are used in each situation.

English

Enter names that look like compound names under the last element of the name.

100	1#	Adams, John Crawford.
100	1#	Lee, Joseph Jenkins.

If a name contains a prefix, enter under the prefix.

100	1#	De la Mare, Walter.
100	1#	Van Buren, Martin.
700	1#	Le Gallienne, Eva.

Dutch

If the name contains the prefix "Ver", enter under the prefix. Otherwise, enter under the last element of the name.

700	1#	Ver Boven, Daisy.
100	1#	Aa, Peter van der.
100	1#	Beeck, Leo op der.

French

If the name contains the prefix "La", "Le", "Du", or "Des", enter under the prefix. Otherwise, enter under the last element of the name.

100	1#	Le Rouge, Gustave
100	1#	La Fontaine, Jean de.
100	1#	Des Granges, Charles-Marc.
700	1#	Gaulle, Charles de.
700	1#	Aubigné, Theodore Agrippa d'.

German

If the name contains the prefix "Am", "Vom", "Zum" or "Zur", enter under the prefix. Otherwise, enter under the element of the name following the prefix.

100	1#	Vom Ende, Erich.
100	1#	Zur Linde, Otto.
100	1#	Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von.

Italian

If the name contains a prefix, enter under the prefix.

100	1#	D'Annunzio, Gabriele.
100	1#	Della Volpaia, Eufrosino.
100	1#	Lo Savio, Niccolo.
700	1#	Li Greci, Gioacchino.

Portuguese

Enter under the last element of the name, unless that element is "Neto", "Netto", "Filho", "Sobrinho", or "Junior". Then enter the last two elements as a compound surname.

100	1#	Silva, Ovidio Saraiva de Carvalho e.
100	1#	Castro Sobrinho, Antonio Ribeiro de.
700	1#	Marques Junior, Henrique.

Scandinavian Languages (Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish)

Scandinavian Languages (Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish Danish) If the name contains the prefix "De", "De la", or "La", enter under the prefix. Otherwise, enter under the element of the name following the prefix.

100	1#	De Geer, Gerard.
100	1#	La Cour, Jens Lassen.

Spanish

If the surname is compound (including two surnames connected by "y"), enter under the first element of the compound surname.

700

1#

Cotarelo y Mori, Emilio.

If the name contains a prefix that consists only of the word La, Las, or Los, enter under the prefix. Other-wise, enter under the element of the name following the prefix.

100	1#	Figueroa, Francisco de
100	1#	Las Heras, Manuel Antonio.

Initials, Letters

Enter a name consisting of initials or separate letters under those initials or letters in the order and the form in which they appear in the item.

100

0#

H. D.

Entry Under a Surname Only

If the name by which a person is known consists only of a surname, add the word or phrase that appears with the name in the item if available.

100	1#	Moses,|cGrandma.
100	1#	Read,|cMiss.
700	1#	Seuss,|cDr.

Entry Under Forename Only

If the name by which a person is known consists only of a forename or a forename preceded by a term of address or title, enter under the forename. Treat other words as additions to the forenames (|c).

100	0#	Aristoteles.
100	0#	Plato.
source    Chef Pierre
700	0#	Pierre,|cChef.
source    Cousin Fannie
100	0#	Fannie,|cCousin.

Entry Under a Phrase

Enter in direct order a name consisting of a phrase that does not contain a real name.

100	0#	Dr. X.
100	0#	Father Time.

Also enter in direct order a phrase that consists of a forename or forenames preceded by words other than a term of address.

100	0#	Poor Richard.
700	0#	Boy George.
100	0#	Calamity Jane.

Additions to the Name

Titles of Honor

If the British title of honor (i.e., "Sir", "Dame", "Lord" and "Lady") appears with the name in the item, include it in subfield |c.

100	1#	Hess, Myra,|cDame.
700	1#	Beecham, Thomas,|cSir.

Term of Address of Married Women

Include in subfield |c the term of address of a married woman if it appears in the item and if she is identified only by her husband's name.

100

1#

Ward, Humphrey,|cMrs.

Appendix A: Forenames Without Titles or Dates