Name Authority Schema
Person Information
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Person Information |
Term Display name |
Term that displays in search results / reports. May consist of a combination of several of the below fields, such as primary forename, middle name, and surname, birth date, and death date. |
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No |
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> Term Formatted Display Name |
A representation of the display name with rich text formatting, for onscreen display and/or printing, via the use of HTML or other markup; for instance, for italicizing or boldfacing distinct parts of the display name. Field introduced in version 3.2.1 in service layer only; must be specifically enabled to appear in UI. |
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> Term Name |
A name by which a Person is known. |
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No |
No |
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> Person's forename |
A Person's given name. |
Text |
No |
No |
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>> Person's middle name |
A Person's middle name |
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No |
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>> Person's surname |
A Person's family name. |
Text |
No |
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>> Person's initials |
The initial letters of the Person's forenames and surname. |
Text |
No |
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>> Person's salutation |
The form of greeting used in correspondence. |
Controlled list |
No |
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>> Person's title |
The form of address used by a Person. |
Controlled list |
No |
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>> Person's addition to name |
Terms of honor used when the Person is referred to in relation to their position or work. |
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No |
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> Term Language |
An indication of the language of the term, particularly when the term is in a language other than the language of the catalog record. |
Controlled list |
No |
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> Term Preferred for Language |
Flag indicating that the term is the preferred form for the term language |
Check box |
No |
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> Term Type |
An indication of the type of term to be used if the authority is intended to be compliant with standards for thesaurus construction. |
Controlled list |
No |
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> Term Qualifier |
Word or phrase used primarily to distinguish between homographs. |
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No |
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> Term Source |
A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that provides the warrant for a particular term. |
Text |
No |
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>> Term Source Unique ID |
Unique identifier assigned to the term by the source recorded in the Term Source field |
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No |
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>> Term Source Detail |
Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the term was found. |
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No |
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>> Term Source Note |
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No |
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> Term status |
A field noting the status of a term in a vocabulary, whether provisional or accepted. |
Controlled list |
No |
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Person's birth date |
The date on which a Person was born. |
See Date units of information |
No |
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Person's death date |
The date on which a Person died. |
See Date units of information |
No |
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Person's place of birth |
The Place where a Person was born. |
Place authority |
No |
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Person's place of death |
The Place where a Person died. |
Place authority |
No |
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Person's group |
The group (social, ethnic, cultural) to which a person belongs or which he/she identifies him/herself. |
Concept authority |
Yes |
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Person's nationality |
A Person's official current nationality. |
Concept authority |
Yes |
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Person's gender |
The sex of the individual. |
Controlled list |
No |
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Person's occupation |
The occupation or employment of a Person. |
Concept authority |
Yes |
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Person's school/style |
The primary styles in which a Person worked. |
Concept authority |
Yes |
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Affiliated organization |
An Organization affiliated with a Person. |
Organization authority |
No |
Yes |
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> Affiliated organization type |
The type of affiliation between a Person and Organization. |
Controlled list |
No |
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Person's biographical note |
Information about the personal history of a Person. |
Text |
No |
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Person's name notes |
A note primary for documentation purposes to explain why the particular form of name was chosen; notes to distinguish the Person from others with the same name. |
Text |
No |
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Hierarchy |
Person broader context |
An identification of the broader context for the person. |
Person authority |
No |
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Person narrower context |
An identification of the narrower context for the person. |
Person authority |
Yes |
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Person equivalent context |
A read-only identification of the equivalent context for the person. |
Person authority (read only) |
Yes |
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Person related term |
An identification of a related term for the person. |
Person authority |
No |
Yes |
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> Person related term type |
An identify of the type of relationship between terms. |
Controlled list |
No |
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Organization Information
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Organization Information |
Term Display name |
A combination of several of the below fields; term that displays in search results / reports. Comprised of primary name, foundation date, and dissolution date. |
Text (system generated / may be overwritten by user) |
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Yes |
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> Term Formatted Display Name |
A representation of the display name with rich text formatting, for onscreen display and/or printing, via the use of HTML or other markup; for instance, for italicizing or boldfacing distinct parts of the display name. Field introduced in version 3.2.1 |
Text |
No |
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> Organization's main body |
The name of an Organization. |
Text |
No |
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> Term Name |
The short name of an organization |
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No |
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> Organization's additions to name |
Additional information about the identity of an organization. |
Text |
No |
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> Term Language |
An indication of the language of the term, particularly when the term is in a language other than the language of the catalog record. |
Controlled list |
No |
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> Term Preferred for Language |
Flag indicating that the term is the preferred form for the term language |
Check box |
No |
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> Term Type |
An indication of the type of term to be used if the authority is intended to be compliant with standards for thesaurus construction. |
Controlled list |
No |
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> Term Qualifier |
Word or phrase used primarily to distinguish between homographs. |
Text |
No |
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> Term Source |
A reference to a bibliographic source or unpublished document that provides the warrant for a particular term. |
Text |
No |
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>> Term Source Unique ID |
Unique identifier assigned to the term by the source recorded in the Term Source field |
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No |
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>> Term Source Detail |
Page number, volume, date accessed for Web sites, and any other information indicating where in the source the term was found. |
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No |
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>> Term Source Note |
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No |
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> Term status |
A field noting the status of a term in a vocabulary, whether provisional or accepted. |
Controlled list |
No |
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Organization's contact name |
The representative of an Organization who is normally liased with. |
Name authority: Person |
Yes |
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Organization's founding date |
The date on which an organization formally came into being. |
See date units of information |
No |
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Organization's dissolution date |
The date on which an organization formally ceased to be. This may be the date on which ti was taken over or wound up. |
See date units of information |
No |
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Organization's founding place |
Information about the place where an Organization came into being. |
Place authority |
No |
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Organization's group |
The socio, socio professional, ethnic or culture group to which the Organization belongs. |
Concept authority |
Yes |
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Organization's function |
The activities which make up the main business of an Organization. |
Concept authority |
Yes |
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Organization's sub-body |
The name of the sub-body of an organization. |
Name authority: Organization |
Yes |
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Affiliated person |
A Person affiliated with an Organization. |
Person authority |
No |
Yes |
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> Affiliated person type |
The type of affiliation between a Person and Organization. |
Controlled list |
No |
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Organization's history |
Information about the history of an organization. |
Text |
Yes |
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Hierarchy |
Organization broader context |
An identification of the broader context for the organization (i.e. parent organization). |
Organization authority |
No |
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Organization narrower context |
An identification of the narrower context for the organization (i.e. child organization) |
Organization authority |
Yes |
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Organization equivalent context |
A read-only identification of the equivalent context for the organization (i.e. sibling organizations). |
Organization authority (read only) |
Yes |
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Organization related term |
An identification of a related term for the organization. |
Organization authority |
No |
Yes |
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> Organization related term type |
An identify of the type of relationship between terms. |
Controlled list |
No |
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People Information
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People Information |
People's culture |
An identifiable type of civilization. |
Text |
Yes |
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People's group |
An identifiable community or division of a nation of People. |
Text |
No |
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People's linguistic group |
A broad grouping of People identifiable by common linguistic roots. |
Text |
Yes |
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People name type |
The type of name described by the record. |
Controlled list |
Yes |
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Hierarchy |
People broader context |
An identification of the broader context for the people |
People authority |
No |
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People narrower context |
An identification of the narrower context for the people |
People authority |
Yes |
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People equivalent context |
A read-only identification of the equivalent context for the people |
People authority (read only) |
Yes |
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People related term |
An identification of a related term for the people |
People authority |
No |
Yes |
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> People related term type |
An identify of the type of relationship between terms |
Controlled list |
No |
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Contact Information
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Contact Information |
Email |
The e-mail address used to contact an Organization or Person. |
Text |
No |
Yes |
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> Email type |
The status or use of the email address. |
Controlled list |
No |
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Telephone number |
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Text |
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Yes |
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> Telephone number type |
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Controlled list |
No |
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Fax number |
The fax number used to contact an Organization or Person. |
Text |
No |
Yes |
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> Fax number type |
The status or use of the fax number. |
Controlled list |
No |
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Web address |
The Web address for the person or organization. |
Text |
No |
Yes |
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> Web address type |
The status or use of the web address. |
Controlled list |
No |
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Address type |
The status or use of the address |
Controlled text |
No |
Yes |
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> Address - line 1 |
The elements of an Address which are required for retrieval purposes. |
Text |
No |
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> Address - line 2 |
The elements of an Address which are required for retrieval purposes. |
Text |
No |
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> Address - city/town/municipality |
This field contains the full name of the city, town or municipality in which the institution is located. |
Place authority |
No |
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> Address - province/territory/state |
This field contains the name of the province, territory or state in which the institution is located. |
Place authority |
No |
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> Address - postcode |
The postcode or zip code of an Address. |
Text |
No |
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> Address - country |
This field contains the full name of the country in which the institution is located. |
Place authority |
No |
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Notes
Person Information fields to be returned via predictive search (primary value only): Person's forename, Middle name, Person's surname, Person's birth date, Person's death date
Organization Information fields to be returned via predictive search (primary value only): Organization's main body, Organization's foundation place
Controlled text contents
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Person's salutation |
Dear; Hello; To |
Dear |
static |
Person's title |
Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Sir, Reverend |
none |
static |
Gender |
female, male, unknown, transgender |
none |
static |
Status |
accepted; provisional; rejected; under review |
provisional |
static |
Person name type |
display, index, maiden, pseudonym |
display |
dynamic |
Organization name type |
display, index |
display |
static |
People name type |
display, index |
display |
static |
Affiliated person type |
employee, founder, member, partner |
none |
dynamic |
Affiliated organization type |
employee, founder, member, partner |
none |
dynamic |
Person related term type |
child, collaborator, parent, partner, spouse, student, teacher |
none |
dynamic |
Organization related term type |
member, predecessor, successor |
none |
dynamic |
People related term type |
member, predecessor, successor |
none |
dynamic |
Email type |
business, personal, other |
none |
static |
Telephone number type |
business, home, mobile, other |
none |
static |
Fax number type |
business, home, other |
none |
static |
Web address type |
business, personal, other |
none |
static |
Address type |
business, home, other |
none |
static |
Term Language |
Standard list |
None |
Dynamic |
Term Type (Person) |
artist, donor, employee |
none |
Dynamic |
Term Type (Organization) |
business, museum, library |
none |
Dynamic |
Person Related Term Type |
Is Parent Of/Is Child Of, Is Employer Of/Is Employee Of, Is Friend Of/Is Friend Of, Is Related To/Is Related To, Is Partner Of/Is Partner Of |
Is Related To |
Dynamic |
Organization Related Term Type |
Is Owner Of/Is Owned By, Is Related to/Is Related To, Is Partner Of/Is Partner Of |
Is Related To |
Dynamic |
Summary fields
Context: Person |
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header |
Display name |
right sidebar under "terms used" |
Primary value of Forename/Surname, Vocabulary name, Field used in |
right sidebar under "usage" |
Primary value of Forename/Surname, Vocabulary name, Field used in |
search results |
Display name, Vocabulary name |
secondary tab |
n/a |
Context: Organization |
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header |
Display name |
right sidebar under "terms used" |
Primary value of Organization's main body, Vocabulary name, Field used in |
right sidebar under "usage" |
Primary value of Organization's main body, Vocabulary name, Field used in |
search results |
Display name, Vocabulary name |
secondary tab |
n/a |
Display names
Person |
Forename |
space |
Middle name |
space |
Surname |
comma |
space |
Person's birth year (text) |
en dash |
Person's birth year (text) |
Example: Homer Jay Simpson, 1965-
Example: John S. Connolly, 1887?-1960
Organization |
Organization's main body |
comma |
space |
Organization's founding date |
en dash |
Organization's dissolution date |
Example: Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, 1916-1927
Repeatability
Repeatable fields will be introduced in Releases 0.8 and 1.0a please see the name authority schema repeatability requirements for the complete list.