Top-level Element: <name>
| Element | <name> |
|---|---|
| Definition | The name of a person, organization, or event (conference, meeting, etc.) associated with the resource. |
| Attributes | Common: Authority: authority; authorityURI; valueURI Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration Linking: ID; IDREF; xlink:href; altRepGroup; nameTitleGroup Miscellaneous: usage; displayLabel Specific: type |
| Subelements | <namePart> <alternativeName> <nameIdentifier> <displayForm> <affiliation> <role> <description> <etal> |
| Examples | EXAMPLES |
| Mappings | MAPPINGS |
Guidelines for Use
<name> is a container element for subelements related to name information. Role values are used to indicate the relationship between the name and the resource. Some implementors use the <role> subelement with the value "creator" to retain the concept of main entry. In addition, its use as a top-level element, to describe creators, <name> is used as a subelement of <subject>. For names used as subjects, see the <subject> section of the guidelines. A name may be linked to a uniform title in the record using the nameTitleGroup attribute. A name may be designated as the citation or "main" entry name using the usage attribute.
Specific Attribute Information
type
- personal – Used for a person
- corporate – Used for a company, institution of organization
- conference – Used for conferences, meetings, or other named events
- family – Used for a family
Subelement: <namePart>
| Definition | The individual parsed parts that together make up the full name. |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Common: Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration Linking: altRepGroup Miscellaneous: displayLabel Specific: type |
| Subelements | None |
Guidelines for Use
The name itself is always contained in a <namePart> element. MODS allows for breaking up parts of the name (given and family, for example) in different <namePart> elements (with the type of name part supplied in the @type attribute) or enclosing the entire name in one element (with no @type attribute). Use of the former method affords more control in sorting and display and should be used if the data is readily available and applicable. Either method is acceptable and both may be used within the same <name> element.
For greater interoperability, name elements should appear in the same order as in their authorized form (the authority cited in the <name> authority attribute). If no authority is used for personal names, last name or family name should appear first, followed by a comma, followed by first or given names.
Specific Attribute Information
type
- date – Used to parse a date (for example a birth date) included for the purpose of distinguishing individuals with the same name. It is not to be used for a date that is the integral part of a name, e.g. dates with a conference name. This attribute is not used when parsing the dates of a corporate name.
- family – The surname (or last name).
- given – The forename (or first name).
- termsOfAddress – Titles and enumeration associated with a name, such as Jr., II, etc.
Subelement: <nameIdentifier>
| Definition | A unique standard number, code, or URI that distinctively identifies a resource. |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Common: Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration Linking: ID; IDREF; altRepGroup Miscellaneous: displayLabel; typeURI |
| Subelements | None |
Guidelines for Use
This element allows for the inclusion of an identifier for the object (RWO) named by this <name>. <nameIdentifier> is of the same type as <identifier>--see guidance for that element.
Subelement: <alternativeName>
| Definition | An alternative name for the same entity. |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Common: Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration Linking: ID; IDREF; xlink:href Miscellaneous: displayLabel Specific: altType |
| Subelements | <namePart> <nameIdentifier> <displayForm> <affiliation> <role> <description> These are the same subelements (with identical definitions) as <name>, with the exception of <etal> and <alternativeName>. <alternativeName> is not allowed (recursively) as a subelement of <alternativeName> (you cannot have an alternative name for an alternative name). However, you can repeat <alternativeName> within a single <name> element--to indicate multiple, different alternative names. |
Guidelines for Use
Used to express an alternative name for the same entity – not an alternative form but an alternative name, for example:
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“Claudia Alta Johnson” for “Lady Bird Johnson”
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“IBM” for “International Business Machines”
For guidelines on the usage of <alternativeName> subelements see their definitions as subelements under <name>.
altType
- "formal name"
- "preferred name"
- "acronym"
- "nickname"
- "no specific type"
Subelement: <displayForm>
| Definition | A form of the name to be displayed to the user, which may be the unstructured form of the name as given on the resource. |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Common: Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration |
| Subelements | None |
Guidelines for Use
The <displayForm> element makes it possible to display personal names in direct order rather than in inverted order. For some applications, contractual agreements require that the form of the name provided on the resource be used. <displayForm> should not be used to supply a statement of responsibility. Instead, supply it in a note (with type="statement of responsibility").
Subelement: <affiliation>
| Definition | The name of an organization, institution, etc. with which the entity was associated at the time that the resource was created. |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Common: Authority: authority; authorityURI; valueURI Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration |
| Subelements | None |
Guidelines for Use
<affiliation> may also contain other elements that are part of the affiliation, such as email address, street address, job title, etc. When recording the name of an institution, use of a controlled vocabulary --along with appropriate attributes--is recommended.
Subelement: <role>
| Definition | Designates the relationship (role) of the entity to the resource described in the record. |
|---|---|
| Attributes | None |
| Subelements | <roleTerm> |
Guidelines for Use
<role> is a container element for the role recorded in one or more <roleTerm> subelements. All <roleTerm> elements within a single <role> container pertain to the same role (they may be different terms used for the role). If there are different roles, repeat <role><roleTerm> as needed. For different roles, use separate instances of <role>.
Subelement: <role><roleTerm>
| Definition | Contains the textual or coded form of a relator/role. |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Common: Authority: authority; authorityURI; valueURI Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration Specific: type |
| Subelements | None |
Guidelines for Use
An authority attribute should be indicated if the role is in coded form or in textual form from a controlled term list. The Library of Congress maintains a list of sources for codes and terms, Relator and Role Code and Term Source Codes, and a relator code and term value list, MARC Code list for Relators, or MARC Code List for Relators Scheme. If both a code and a term are given that represent the same role, use one <role> and multiple occurrences of <roleTerm>. If different roles are given, repeat <role>.
Specific Attribute Information
type
- text – This value is used to express a role in a textual form. The authority attribute may be used to indicate the source of the term.
- code – This value is used to express a role in a coded form. The authority attribute should be used to indicate the source of the code.
Subelement: <description>
| Definition | A textual description for a name when necessary, for example, to distinguish the named entity from other names. |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Common: Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration |
| Subelements | None |
Guidelines for Use
Used for other additional information about the name entity.
Subelement: <etal>
| Definition | Indicates that there are one or more names that, for whatever reason, cannot be explicitly included in additional name elements. |
|---|---|
| Attributes | Common: Language-related: lang; xml:lang; script; transliteration |
| Subelements | None |
EXAMPLES
<namePart>Brown, B. F.</namePart>
<affiliation>Chemistry Dept., American University</affiliation>
<role>
<roleTerm type="code" authority="marcrelator">cre</roleTerm>
<roleTerm valueURI="http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/cre
"/>
<role>
<roleTerm type="code" authority="marcrelator">aut</roleTerm>
<description>American sculptor and installation artist, active late 20th century</description>
<displayForm>Eric Alterman</displayForm>
<role>
<roleTerm type="code">cre</roleTerm>
<namePart type="family">Huston</namePart>
<role>
<roleTerm type="text" authority="marcrelator">director</roleTerm>
<role>
<roleTerm type="text" authority="marcrelator">Photographer </roleTerm>
<namePart type="termsOfAddress">II</namePart>
<namePart type="termsOfAddress">Pope</namePart>
<namePart type="date">1920-2005</namePart>
<namePart type="given">Marguerite</namePart>
<namePart type="date">1905-1995</namePart>
<namePart type="family">May</namePart>
<namePart type="termsOfAddress">I</namePart>
<description>District Commissioner</description>
<description>Préfet de région</description>
<namePart type="date">1882-1941</namePart>
<namePart type="given">Douglas E.</namePart>
<namePart type="given">(Douglas Ernest)</namePart>
<namePart type="date">1947-</namePart>
<namePart>Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)</namePart>
MAPPINGS
MARC Mapping (Bibliographic)
See MARC Mapping to MODS for the <name> element.
Dublin Core Mapping
See MODS to Dublin Core Metadata Element Set Mapping.
Last Updated: October 27, 2022