CDWA Name Authority Schema

Please note that this schema is no longer current. See: Name Authority Schema for the updated version.

Information Unit	Definition	Field Type	Repeatable	Example
Person Authority Record Type	A term distinguishing records for persons from those for corporate bodies, which are groups of people, not necessarily legally incorporated.	Controlled text	no
Person/Corporate Body Name	Proper names, appellations, pseudonyms, nicknames, or other identifying phrases by which an individual, group of people, or corporate body is known.	Text	yes
> Preference	An indication of whether the name is the preferred name for the person or corporate body; the preferred name is generally the indexing form of the name that is most commonly found in scholarly literature.	Controlled text	no	preferred, variant
> Name Type	An indication of the type of name, to be used if the authority is intended to be compliant with standards for thesaurus construction.	Controlled text	no	descriptor, used for term
> Name Qualifier	Word or phrase used as necessary to provide clarification or disambiguation.	Text	no
> Name Language	An indication of the language of the name, particularly when the name is in a language other than the language of the catalog record.	Controlled list	no
> Historical Flag	Flag indicating the historical status of the name.	Controlled list	no	current, historical
> Display Name Flag	Flag designating whether or not the name is to be used in natural order displays or in an alphabetical list.	Controlled list	no	index, display
> Other Name Flags	Flags designating an official name, pseudonym, and other special name designations for the person or corporate body.	Controlled list	no	official name, pseudonym
> Name Source	A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that provides the warrant for a particular name.	Authority	yes
>> Page	Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the name was found.	Text	no
> Name Date	A description of the date or range of dates when a particular name was in use for the person or corporate body; to be used only when significant, not to simply record the dates of use of a name given at birth.	Text	no
>> Earliest Date	The earliest date on which a particular name was used.	Date	no
>> Latest Date	The latest date on which a particular name was used, which is generally not the same as the death date for a person or date of dissolution of a corporate body.	Date	no
Display Biography	A description of the the individual's or corporate body's nationality, professional roles, and dates.	Text	no
Birth Date	The date when the person was born, or when a corporate body came into existence. If only the date of first activity is known, or if the date of birth is uncertain or approximate, this is the earliest possible or estimated year when the artist was born or the corporate body came into existence.	Date	no
Death Date	The date when the person died, or when a corporate body ceased to exist. If only the date of last activity is known, or if the date of death is uncertain or approximate, this is the latest possible or estimated year when the artist died or the corporate body ceased to exist.	Date	no
Birth Place	The geographic place where the person was born, or the location where the corporate body was established. For the headquarters or permanent location of the corporate body, use Event = location.	Authority	no
Death Place	The geographic place where the person died, or the location where the corporate body last existed or was headquartered. For the headquarters or permanent location of the corporate body, use Event = location.	Authority	no
Person Nationality/Culture/Race	The national, geopolitical, cultural, or ethnic origins or affiliation of the person or corporate body.	Authority	yes
> Preference	An indication of whether the Nationality/Culture/Race is preferred or non preferred for this person or corporate body.	Controlled list	no
> Nationality/Culture Type	A more specific indication of the type of values recorded in Nationality/Culture/Race.	Controlled list	no
Gender	The sex of the individual; generally not applicable to corporate bodies.	Controlled list	no
Life Roles	The major professional roles played by the person throughout his or her lifetime, or the major roles that define the activities or purpose of the corporate body.	Controlled list	yes
> Preference	An indication of whether the the role is preferred or non preferred for the person or corporate body.	Controlled list	no
> Role Date	A description of the date or range of dates when the role was relevant.	Text	no
>> Earliest Date	The earliest date when the role was relevant.	Date	no
>> Latest Date	The latest date when the role was relevant.	Date	no
Person/Corporate Body Event	Terminology referring to a critical event, activity, state or status, or situation in the person's life or the corporate body's history including active, baptism (e.g., when the Birth Date is unknown), participation in competitions, or location (i.e., flourished) of a corporate body. Events must be accompanied by a date or a geographic place.	Controlled list	yes	active, flourished, wedding
> Event Date	A description of the date or range of dates when the event took place or the state, status, or situation was in effect.	Text	no
>> Earliest Date	The earliest date applicable to the event.	Date	no
>> Latest Date	The latest date applicable to the event.	Date	no
> Event Place	The geographic place where the event took place or the state or status (e.g., location) was in effect.	Authority	no
Related Person/Corporate Body	The identification of any people or corporate bodies who are professionally important to the person or corporate body being cataloged, including student/teacher relationships, relationships between family members who are creators, or relationships between a firm or studio and its members.	Authority	yes
> Person Relationship Type	An indication of the type of relationship between the person or corporate body and the related person or corporate body.	Controlled list	no
> Person Relationship Date	A description of the date or range of dates associated with the relationship between the person or corporate body being cataloged and the related person or corporate body.	Text	no
>> Earliest Date	The earliest date when the relationship could have been in place.	Date	no
>> Latest Date	The latest date when the relationship could have been in place.	Date	no
Person/Corporate Body Broader Context	An identification of the broader contexts for the corporate body, relevant only if the corporate body is administratively part of a larger entity. Ideally this is a hierarchical link. Not applicable to records for individual people.	Auto	no
> Broader Context Date	A description of the date or range of dates associated with the hierarchical relationship between the corporate body being cataloged and the related corporate body.	Text	no
>> Earliest Date	The earliest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.	Date	no
>> Latest Date	The latest date when the hierarchical relationship could have been in place.	Date	no
Personl/Corporate Body Label/Identification	A label or heading to identify the person or corporate body in displays.	Auto	no
Person/Corporate Body Descriptive Note	Additional information about the artist, architect, or corporate body, including a discussion of his or her life and artistic development, particularly noting any controversies or issues, presented in a form to be displayed to end users.	Text	yes
> Note Source	A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that supplied information in the DESCRIPTIVE NOTE.	Authority	no
>> Page	Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.	Text	no
Remarks	Notes or comments about information in the person or corporate body record.	Text	yes
Citations	A reference to a bibliographic source, unpublished document, or individual opinion that provides the basis for the information recorded in this authority record.	Authority	yes
> Page	Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the information was found.	Text	no
Personal Authority Record ID	A number used to uniquely identify the Person/Corporate Body Authority record to the computer system.	Auto	no