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To:
RDASteeringCommittee
From:
GordonDunsire,Chair,RSCTechnicalWorkingGroup
Subject:
RDA9.2:AdditionofelementsforGivennameandSurname
Abstract
Thispaperproposestheadditionofgivennameandsurnameassub-elementsofRDAname
oftheperson.
Justification
Atask(#9.3)fortheJSCTechnicalWorkingGroupin2016istoconsideraddingtheRDA
elementsfamilynameandgivennameassub-elementsofnameoftheperson,
recommendation#3aof6JSC/TechnicalWG/5,notingthatrecommendation#3bwillbe
carriedoutbytheRDADevelopmentTeam,andprepareaproposalpaper.
TheRDADevelopmentTeampublishedPersonpropertiesforgivennameandsurnamein
releasev4.5.0ofRDAVocabulariespriortotheAugust2016releaseofRDAToolkit.
“Surname”wasusedinsteadof“familyname”becauseitalreadyhadanentryintheToolkit
Glossary.Thedefinitionsare:
givenname:Anamegiventoapersonatbirthoratsomelaterpointinadditionto,or
insteadof,asurname.
surname:Anameusedasafamilyname.NamesusedasfamilynamesbyRomansof
classicaltimesareexcluded.
Issuesrequiringresolution
Elementhierarchy
Thecurrentinstructionsforthenameofthepersonelementtreatsurnameandgivenname
ascomponents;seeRDA9.2.2.9,RDA9.2.2.18-20,andRDA9.2.2.23.Thissuggeststhatthe
givennameandsurnameelementsaresub-elementsoftheaggregatingelementnameof
theperson.
Itisalsopossibletotreatsurnameandgivennameasvariantsofaperson’sname,usedin
isolationtolabelthePerson.Forexample,friendsandrelationswilluseagivennameasthe
nameofaperson,whileacademiccolleaguesmayuseasurnameonitsown.Thissuggests
thatgivennameandsurnamemightalsobeelementsub-typesofnameoftheperson.
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ThereisnorestrictioninRDFonapropertybeingasub-propertyofasuper-propertyand
alsobeingspecifiedinasyntaxencodingschemeasacomponentofthesuper-property.
ItisnotclearwhatwillbetheimpactoftheproposedFRBR-LRMentityNomen.Givenname,
surname,andnameofthepersonarerefinementsoftheLRMappellationrelationship,so
eachimpliesadifferenttypeofNomen.
Recommendation1:ThegivennameandsurnameelementsshouldbetreatedintheRDA
instructionsassub-elementsofnameofthepersonuntilfurtherreviewoftheimpactofthe
LRMisundertaken.
Nameofthefamily
Thereisanoverlapinthesemanticsofsurnameandnameofthefamily,reflectedinthe
definitionofsurnameandtheinstructionsatRDA10.2.2.8.
Thecontextofuseisdifferent,anditislikelythatthesemanticsarenotcompletely
equivalent.
Recommendation2:Thesurnameandnameofthefamilyelementsshouldberelatedonly
byinstructionreferences,andnotsemanticrelationships,untilfurtherreviewoftheimpact
oftheLRMisundertaken.
Patronymic
RDA9.2.2.19treatsapatronymicasaseparatepieceofdatainasimilarwaytothecurrent
instructionsforsurnameinRDA9.2.2.9.Theexamplesemphasizetheseparationof
“patronymic”fromgivenname,andsurnamefrom“name”,respectively.
Recommendation3:Addpatronymicasaseparatesub-elementofnameofthepersonto
complementgivennameandsurname.
Componentsofanameofaperson
IftherevisionsandRecommendation3areaccepted,RDAwillaccommodatedatafor
componentsofanameofapersoninthediscreteelementslistedinTable1.Components
aretreatedinRDAaspartsofanameandqualifiersofaname,butthereisnoclear
distinctionbetweenthesefunctions.
Table1:RDAcomponentsofnameoftheperson
Element
surname
givenname
patronymic
Instructionnumber
9.2.1.5
9.2.1.6
tba
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titleoftheperson
9.4
fullerformofname
9.5
otherdesignationassociatedwiththeperson 9.6
Instancedatathatcannotbeassignedtoanyofthesesub-elementscanbeaccommodated
intheparentelementnameoftheperson.Ifthereisafurtherregularpatternorsemantic
structureinsuchdata,itmayindicateadditionalcomponentsforconsiderationassubelements.
AlloftheseelementsareassignedtothePersonentity.IntheLRM,theywouldbetreated
ascomponentsofanameandassignedtotheNomenentity.
Recommendation4:ReviewtheRDAaccommodationofcomponentsofnameoftheperson
asdistinctsub-elementsofLRMNomen,usingIFLA'sNamesofPersonsserviceasasource
ofdata.
Recommendations
Recommendation1:ThegivennameandsurnameelementsshouldbetreatedintheRDA
instructionsassub-elementsofnameofthepersonuntilfurtherreviewoftheimpactofthe
LRMisundertaken.
Recommendation2:Thesurnameandnameofthefamilyelementsshouldberelatedonly
byinstructionreferences,andnotsemanticrelationships,untilfurtherreviewoftheimpact
oftheLRMisundertaken.
Recommendation3:Addpatronymicasaseparatesub-elementofnameofthepersonto
complementgivennameandsurname.
Recommendation4:ReviewtheRDAaccommodationofcomponentsofnameoftheperson
asdistinctsub-elementsofLRMNomen,usingIFLA'sNamesofPersonsserviceasasource
ofdata.
Impactoftherevisions
Therecommendedrevisionswillserveuserneedstoidentifypersonsbasedonthe
informationrecordedinthesesub-elements.
Thenewsub-elementswillsupportgreaterflexibilityinconstructingaccesspointsfor
personsinthefuture.
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Change:RecommendedrevisionsforRDA
Marked-upversion:
9.2NameofthePerson
COREELEMENT
Preferrednameforthepersonisacoreelement.Variantnamesforthepersonareoptional.
9.2.1BasicInstructionsonRecordingNamesofPersons
9.2.1.1Scope
Anameoftheperson▼isaword,character,orgroupofwordsand/orcharacters
bywhichapersonisknown.
Whenidentifyingpersons,therearetwocategoriesofnames:
a)preferrednamefortheperson(see9.2.2)
b)variantnamefortheperson(see9.2.3).
Anameofapersonmayconsistofasurname(see9.2.1.5),agivenname(see
9.2.1.6),andothercomponents(see9.4-9.6).
9.2.1.2SourcesofInformation
Takethenameornamesofthepersonfromanysource.
Foradditionalguidanceonsourcesofinformationforthepreferrednameforthe
person,see9.2.2.2.
9.2.1.3GeneralGuidelinesonChoosingNamesofPersons
Chooseapreferrednameforthepersonbyapplyingtheinstructionsat9.2.2.3and
9.2.2.5–9.2.2.7.
Ifanindividualhasmorethanoneidentity,chooseapreferrednameforeach
identity(see9.2.2.8).
Namesandformsofthenamenotchosenasthepreferrednamemayberecordedas
variantnames(see9.2.3).
9.2.1.34GeneralGuidelinesonRecordingNamesofPersons
Recordthenamechosenasthepreferredname.Applytheinstructionsat9.2.2.4and
9.2.2.9–9.2.2.26.
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Whenrecordinganameofaperson,applythegeneralguidelinesonrecording
namesat8.5.Whenthoseguidelinesrefertoanappendix,applytheadditional
instructionsinthatappendix,asapplicable.
Chooseapreferrednameforthepersonbyapplyingtheinstructionsat9.2.2.3and
9.2.2.5–9.2.2.7.
Ifanindividualhasmorethanoneidentity,chooseapreferrednameforeach
identity(see9.2.2.8).
Recordthenamechosenasthepreferredname.Applytheinstructionsat9.2.2.4and
9.2.2.9–9.2.2.26.
Namesandformsofthenamenotchosenasthepreferrednamemayberecordedas
variantnames(see9.2.3).
9.2.1.5Surname
9.2.1.5.1Scope
Asurname▼isanameusedasafamilyname.
NamesusedasfamilynamesbyRomansofclassicaltimesareexcluded.
9.2.1.5.2SourcesofInformation
Takethesurnamefromanysource.
9.2.1.5.3RecordingSurname
Recordthesurnameasthefirstelementinthenameofaperson.
Applytheadditionalinstructionsat9.2.2.9,asapplicable.
9.2.1.6GivenName
9.2.1.6.1Scope
Agivenname▼isanamegiventoapersonatbirthoratsomelaterpointin
additionto,orinsteadof,asurname.
9.2.1.6.2SourcesofInformation
Takethegivennamefromanysource.
9.2.1.6.3RecordingGivenName
Ifanameofthepersoncontainsbothasurnameandagivenname,applythe
instructionsat9.2.2.9,asapplicable.
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Ifanameofthepersoncontainsagivennamebutnotasurname,applythe
instructionsat9.2.2.18–9.2.2.19and9.2.2.22–9.2.2.23asapplicable.
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9.2.2.9GeneralGuidelinesonRecordingNamesContainingaSurname
Theinstructionsat9.2.2.9–9.2.2.12applytoallnamescontainingasurname(ora
namethatfunctionsasasurname)(see9.2.1.5).
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9.2.2.18GeneralGuidelinesonRecordingNamesContainingNeitheraSurnamenoraTitleof
Nobility
[1st-3rdparagraphsandtheirexamplesunchanged]
Treataromannumeralassociatedwithagivenname(see9.2.1.6)asanintegralpart
ofthename(e.g.,inthecaseofsomepopes,royalty,andecclesiastics).
[remainderofinstructionunchanged]
=====
9.2.2.19NamesIncludingaPatronymic
Recordanameconsistingofoneormoregivennames(see9.2.1.6)anda
patronymic▼byapplyingthegeneralguidelinesat8.5.
[remainderofinstructionunchanged]
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9.2.2.22GeneralGuidelinesonRecordingNamesConsistingofaPhrase
If:
apersoniscommonlyidentifiedby:
a)aphraseorappellationthatdoesnotcontainagivenname
or
b)aphrasethatconsistsofagivenname(see9.2.1.6)ornamesprecededby
wordsotherthanatermofaddressoratitleofpositionoroffice
then:
considerthisphraseorappellationtobethepreferrednamefortheperson.
Recordthephraseorappellationbyapplyingthegeneralguidelineson
recordingnamesat8.5.Recordthenameindirectorder.
[remainderofinstructionunchanged]
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9.2.2.23PhraseConsistingofaGivenNameorGivenNamesPrecededbyaTermofAddress,
Etc.
Ifapersoniscommonlyidentifiedbyaphraseconsistingofagivenname(see
9.2.1.6)precededbyatermofaddressoratitleofpositionoroffice,considerthis
phrasetobethepreferrednamefortheperson.Recordthephrasebyapplyingthe
generalguidelinesonrecordingnamesat8.5.
[remainderofinstructionunchanged]
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Clean-copyversion:
9.2NameofthePerson
COREELEMENT
Preferrednameforthepersonisacoreelement.Variantnamesforthepersonareoptional.
9.2.1BasicInstructionsonRecordingNamesofPersons
9.2.1.1Scope
Anameoftheperson▼isaword,character,orgroupofwordsand/orcharacters
bywhichapersonisknown.
Whenidentifyingpersons,therearetwocategoriesofnames:
a)preferrednamefortheperson(see9.2.2)
b)variantnamefortheperson(see9.2.3).
Anameofapersonmayconsistofasurname(see9.2.1.5),agivenname(see
9.2.1.6),andothercomponents(see9.4-9.6).
9.2.1.2SourcesofInformation
Takethenameornamesofthepersonfromanysource.
Foradditionalguidanceonsourcesofinformationforthepreferrednameforthe
person,see9.2.2.2.
9.2.1.3GeneralGuidelinesonChoosingNamesofPersons
Chooseapreferrednameforthepersonbyapplyingtheinstructionsat9.2.2.3and
9.2.2.5–9.2.2.7.
Ifanindividualhasmorethanoneidentity,chooseapreferrednameforeach
identity(see9.2.2.8).
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Namesandformsofthenamenotchosenasthepreferrednamemayberecordedas
variantnames(see9.2.3).
9.2.1.4GeneralGuidelinesonRecordingNamesofPersons
Recordthenamechosenasthepreferredname.Applytheinstructionsat9.2.2.4and
9.2.2.9–9.2.2.26.
Whenrecordinganameofaperson,applythegeneralguidelinesonrecording
namesat8.5.Whenthoseguidelinesrefertoanappendix,applytheadditional
instructionsinthatappendix,asapplicable.
9.2.1.5Surname
9.2.1.5.1Scope
Asurname▼isanameusedasafamilyname.
NamesusedasfamilynamesbyRomansofclassicaltimesareexcluded.
9.2.1.5.2SourcesofInformation
Takethesurnamefromanysource.
9.2.1.5.3RecordingSurname
Recordthesurnameasthefirstelementinthenameofaperson.
Applytheadditionalinstructionsat9.2.2.9,asapplicable.
9.2.1.6GivenName
9.2.1.6.1Scope
Agivenname▼isanamegiventoapersonatbirthoratsomelaterpointin
additionto,orinsteadof,asurname.
9.2.1.6.2SourcesofInformation
Takethegivennamefromanysource.
9.2.1.6.3RecordingGivenName
Ifanameofthepersoncontainsbothasurnameandagivenname,applythe
instructionsat9.2.2.9,asapplicable.
Ifanameofthepersoncontainsagivennamebutnotasurname,applythe
instructionsat9.2.2.18–9.2.2.19and9.2.2.22–9.2.2.23asapplicable.
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9.2.2.9GeneralGuidelinesonRecordingNamesContainingaSurname
Theinstructionsat9.2.2.9–9.2.2.12applytoallnamescontainingasurname(ora
namethatfunctionsasasurname)(see9.2.1.5).
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9.2.2.18GeneralGuidelinesonRecordingNamesContainingNeitheraSurnamenoraTitleof
Nobility
[1st-3rdparagraphsandtheirexamplesunchanged]
Treataromannumeralassociatedwithagivenname(see9.2.1.6)asanintegralpart
ofthename(e.g.,inthecaseofsomepopes,royalty,andecclesiastics).
[remainderofinstructionunchanged]
=====
9.2.2.19NamesIncludingaPatronymic
Recordanameconsistingofoneormoregivennames(see9.2.1.6)anda
patronymic▼byapplyingthegeneralguidelinesat8.5.
[remainderofinstructionunchanged]
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9.2.2.22GeneralGuidelinesonRecordingNamesConsistingofaPhrase
If:
apersoniscommonlyidentifiedby:
a)aphraseorappellationthatdoesnotcontainagivenname
or
b)aphrasethatconsistsofagivenname(see9.2.1.6)ornamesprecededby
wordsotherthanatermofaddressoratitleofpositionoroffice
then:
considerthisphraseorappellationtobethepreferrednamefortheperson.
Recordthephraseorappellationbyapplyingthegeneralguidelineson
recordingnamesat8.5.Recordthenameindirectorder.
[remainderofinstructionunchanged]
=====
9.2.2.23PhraseConsistingofaGivenNameorGivenNamesPrecededbyaTermofAddress,
Etc.
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Ifapersoniscommonlyidentifiedbyaphraseconsistingofagivenname(see
9.2.1.6)precededbyatermofaddressoratitleofpositionoroffice,considerthis
phrasetobethepreferrednamefortheperson.Recordthephrasebyapplyingthe
generalguidelinesonrecordingnamesat8.5.
[remainderofinstructionunchanged]
ChangestotheRDAElementSet
Thisproposaladdsthesetwoelementsub-typesfortheelementNameoftheperson:
•
•
Givenname
Surname
Applicationprofile
Element
givenname
surname
Aggregatingor
Domain Vocabulary
RDAinstruction
superelement
encodingscheme number
nameoftheperson Person n/a
9.2.1.6
nameoftheperson Person n/a
9.2.1.5
Comparewith:
nameofthe
family
Family
n/a
10.2