Cataloging with RDA
Creating Access Points for
Corporate Bodies
Corporate Body (from RDA Glossary)
An organization or group of persons
and/or organizations that is identified by a
particular name and that acts, or may act,
as a unit.
11.0 A particular name consists of words that are a
specific appellation rather than a general description.
Chapter 11
Identifying Corporate
Bodies
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
RDA 11.2.2.2, 11.2.2.3
11.2.2.2 Sources of Information - Determine the preferred name for a corporate body from
the following sources (in order of preference): a) the preferred sources of information
(see 2.2.2) in resources associated with the corporate body b) other formal statements
appearing in resources associated with the corporate body c) other sources
11.2.2.3 Choosing the Preferred Name - When choosing a preferred name for the corporate
body, choose the name by which the corporate body is commonly identified.
[Field 710 -- Added Entry—Corporate Name]
[1st Indicator 2 -- Name in direct order]
[Subfield a -Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element]
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0 0 Pocket pal : ‡b a graphic arts production handbook.
Twelfth edition.
□ 1 New York : ‡b International Paper Company, ‡c 1979.
204 pages : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; ‡c 19 cm
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710 2 □ International Paper Company.
Authority record
110 2 International Paper Company
410 2 International Paper (Firm)
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THE H. W. WILSON COMPANY
RDA 11.2.2.7, 8.5.6.2
11.2.2.7 Names Consisting of or Containing Initials
If the name of a corporate body consists of or contains initials, omit or include full stops and other marks
of punctuation according to the most commonly found usage of the body. In case of doubt, omit the full
stops, etc.
8.5.6.2 When recording the name of a corporate body a) if an initial is followed by another initial, do not
leave a space after the full stop, etc., following the first initial
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0824208595 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Public library catalog : ‡b guide to reference books and adult
nonfiction / ‡c edited by Juliette Yaakov.
Tenth edition.
New York : ‡b H.W. Wilson Company, ‡c 1994.
vii, 1325 pages ; ‡c 26 cm.
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Yaakov, Juliette.
710 2 □ H.W. Wilson Company.
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H.W. Wilson Company
Wilson, H. W., firm, publishers
Wilson (H.W.) Company
Wilson Company
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THE JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T.
MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
RDA 11.2.2.8 Alternative
LC-PCC PS for 11.2.2.8
11.2.2.8 Alternative – Omit an initial article (see appendix C) unless the name
is to be accessed under the article (e.g., a corporate name that begins with
an article that is the first part of the name of a person or place).
LC practice/PCC practice for Alternative: Apply the alternative.
245 0 4 The MacArthur Fellows Program : ‡b the
first decade, 1981- 1991.
264 □ 1 Chicago : ‡b The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation, ‡c [1993].
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“September 1993”--T.p. verso.
710 2 □ John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation.
110 2 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
410 2 MacArthur Foundation
[The name of the foundation is “The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation."]
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UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION
RDA 11.2.2.6
11.2.2.6 Change of Name
If the name of a corporate body has changed (including changes from one language to
another), choose the earlier name as the preferred name for use with resources
associated with the earlier name. Choose the later name as the preferred name for use
with resources associated with the later name.
[Field 710 -- Added Entry—Corporate Name]
[1st Indicator 1 -- Jurisdiction name]
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United States Steel Corporation.
1 0 United States Steel Corporation T.N.E.C. papers : ‡b comprising
the pamphlets and charts submitted by United States Steel
Corporation to the Temporary National Economic Committee.
3 0 T.N.E.C. papers
3 0 Temporary National Economic Committee papers
□ 1 [New York?] : ‡b United States Steel Corporation, ‡c 1940.
3 volumes : ‡b illustrations (some color), maps ; ‡c 29 cm
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volume 1. Economic and related studies — volume 2. Chart
studies — volume 3. The basing point method.
710 1 □ United States. ‡b Temporary National Economic
Committee.
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United States Steel (Firm)
U.S. Steel (Firm)
US Steel (Firm)
USS
U.S. Steel Corporation
US Steel Corporation [non-LC]
U.S.X. Corporation [LATER HEADING]
United States Steel Company
[In 1951 several wholly owned subsidiaries merged to form United
States Steel Company, N.J. In 1953 U.S. Steel Company merged
with U.S. Steel Corporation. In 1986 United States Steel
Corporation changed its name to U.S.X. Corporation.]
[The use of the “510” references assumes the library already has
entries under each of those names in the catalog.]
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RDA 11.2.2.5
Different Forms of the Same Name
If there is no most commonly found form of the name, choose a brief form of the name.
The brief form may be an initialism or an acronym. The brief form must be sufficiently
specific to differentiate the body from others with the same or similar brief names.
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245 0 0 Unesco's standard-setting instruments.
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264 □ 1 Paris : ‡b Unesco, ‡c 1981.
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710 2 □ Unesco.
110 2 Unesco
410 2 U.N.E.S.C.O.
410 2 United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
410 2 United Nations. ‡b Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
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FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE
DOCUMENTATION (FID)
RDA 11.2.5.3
International Bodies
If the name of an international body appears in resources associated with it in a
language preferred by the agency creating the data, choose that form as the
preferred name.
[The organization’s name appears in English in some of the its publications.]
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Principles of the Universal Decimal Classification
(UDC) and rules for its revision and publication = ‡b
Principes de la Classification Décimale Universelle
(CDU) et règles pour sa révision et sa publication.
Fifth edition.
The Hague : ‡b Federation Internationale de
Documentation, ‡c 1981.
35 pages ; ‡c 30 cm.
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English, French, and German.
"Supersedes the 'Universal Decimal Classification
(UDC) revision and publication procedure', FID
429"—Preface.
FID publication ; ‡v 598
710 2□ International Federation for
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F.I.D.
FID
Fédération internationale de
documentation
510 2 International Institute of Documentation
[EARLIER HEADING]
510 2 International Federation for Information and
Documentation [LATER HEADING]
[The use of the “510” references assumes the library already has
entries under each of those names in the catalog.]
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Keith Hogg
RDA 11.7, 11.7.1.4, E.1.2.4
11.7 Other designation associated with the corporate body is a core element for a body with a
name that does not convey the idea of a corporate body.
11.7.1.4 Type of Corporate Body - Record the type of corporate body in a language preferred by
the agency creating the data. [See example: “Firm”]
E.1.2.4 - Access Points Representing Corporate Bodies - Enclose a term indicating the type of
corporate body in parentheses.
[Field 810 -- Series Added Entry—Corporate Name]
[1st Indicator 2 -- Name in direct order]
[Subfield a -- Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element]
[Subfield t -- Title of a work; Subfield v -- Volume number/sequential designation]
110 2 Keith Hogg (Firm)
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1 0 Bibliographica : ‡b a catalogue of books offered for sale by Keith Hogg.
□ 1 Tenterden, Kent, England : ‡b Keith Hogg, ‡c [197-]
43 pages ; ‡c 21 cm.
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Cover title.
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110 2 Keith Hogg (Firm) [non-LC]
410 1 Hogg (Firm) [non-LC]
110 2 Keith Hogg (Firm). ‡t Catalogue [non-LC]
430 0 Catalogue (Keith Hogg (Firm)) [non-LC]
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RDA 11.7, E.1.2.4
11.7 Other designation associated with the corporate body is a core element for a body with a
name that does not convey the idea of a corporate body.
E.1.2.4 - Access Points Representing Corporate Bodies - Enclose a term indicating the type of
corporate body in parentheses.
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Monty Python (Comedy troupe)
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1 0 Monty Python's the meaning of life / ‡c written and performed
by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry
Jones, Michael Palin.
3 0 Meaning of life
□ 1 [London] : ‡b Methuen, ‡c [1983].
128 unnumbered pages : ‡b color illustrations ; ‡c 28 cm.
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From the motion picture of the same title.
1 □ Chapman, Graham, ‡d 1941?4 □ The meaning of life (Motion picture)
110 2 Monty Python (Comedy troupe)
410 2 Monty Python's Flying Circus (Comedy troupe)
400 0 Python (Monty) [non-LC]
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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
RDA 11.13.1.3, E.1.2.4
11.13.1.3 Place Associated with the Body
Add the name of a place associated with the corporate body if needed to distinguish one access point
from another (i.e., when two or more bodies have the same name or names so similar that they may be
confused). Add the name of the country, state, province, etc., or the name of a local place with which the
body is associated [See example: National Measurement Laboratory (U.S.)]
E.1.2.4 - Enclose the name of a country, state, province, etc., in parentheses.
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[Field 810 -- Series Added Entry—Corporate Name]
[Subfield b -- Subordinate unit]
110 2 National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
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1 0 Early Netherlandish painting / ‡c John Oliver Hand,
Martha Wolff.
□ 1 Washington : ‡b National Gallery of Art, ‡c [1986].
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The Collections of the National Gallery of Art : systematic
catalogue
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 □ Hand, John Oliver, ‡d 19411 □ Wolff, Martha.
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National Gallery of Art.
205 Rule 24.4C2
Addition of a country
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National Art Gallery (U.S.)
Washington (D.C.). ‡b National Gallery of Art
Smithsonian Institution. ‡b National Gallery of Art
United States. ‡b National Gallery of Art [OLD
CATALOG HEADING]
Name-title authority record for the added entry of card 205
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National Gallery of Art
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The Historical Society of Germantown
RDA 11.13.1.3, E.1.2.4
11.13.1.3 Place Associated with the Body
Add the name of the country, state, province, etc., or the name of a local place with which the body is
associated
11.3.1.3 Abbreviate the names of countries, states, provinces, territories, etc., as instructed in appendix B
(B.11), as applicable.
[No abbreviations given in B.11 for Ohio so we write it out.]
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245 1 4 The village : ‡b a history of Germantown, Ohio,
1804-1976 / ‡c Carl M. Becker.
264 □ 1 Germantown, Ohio : ‡b Historical Society of Germantown ;
‡a [Athens] : ‡b Produced and distributed by Ohio University Press in
cooperation with the Historical Society of Germantown, Ohio, ‡c [1981].
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710 2□ Historical Society of Germantown (Ohio)
110 2 Historical Society of Germantown (Ohio)
410 2 Germantown Historical Society (Ohio)
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THE CENTER FOR AFRICAN ART,
New York
RDA 11.13.1.3, E.1.2.4, B.11
11.13.1.3 Place Associated with the Body - Add the name of the country, state, province, etc., or the name of a local place
with which the body is associated
11.3.1.3 Abbreviate the names of countries, states, provinces, territories, etc., as instructed in appendix B [B.11 gives
abbreviation for New York: N.Y.]
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Sets, series & ensembles in African art / ‡c George Nelson
Preston ; introduction, Susan Vogel ; catalogue, Polly Nooter.
Sets, series and ensembles in African art
New York : ‡b The Center for African Art, ‡c [1985].
96 pages : ‡b illustrations (some color) ; ‡c 31 cm
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ensembles organized by the Center for African Art, July 17,
1985-October 27, 1985"—Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-95) and index.
Preston, George Nelson.
710 2 □ Center for African Art (New York, N.Y.)
110 2 Center for African Art (New York, N.Y.)
510 2 Museum for African Art (New York, N.Y.)
[LATER HEADING]
[The use of the “510” reference assumes the library already has an
entry under that name in the catalog.]
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LATHROP C. HARPER, INC.
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RDA 11.2.2.10
Terms Indicating Incorporation and Certain Other Terms
Omit the following terms unless they are an integral part of the name or are needed to
make it clear that the name is that of a corporate body:
a) an adjectival term or abbreviation indicating incorporation (e.g., Incorporated, E.V., Ltd.)
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Lathrop C. Harper, Inc.
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New York : ‡b Lathrop C. Harper, Inc., ‡c 1977.
121 pages : ‡b illustrations ; ‡c 23 cm.
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“Winter — 1977”.
Includes index.
810 2
Lathrop C. Harper, Inc. ‡t Catalogue ; ‡v 229
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Harper (Lathrop C.) inc., New York [OLD CATALOG
HEADING]
Lathrop C. Harper (Firm)
Harper, Inc.
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430 0 Catalogue (Lathrop C. Harper, Inc.) [non-LC]
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THIRD CONFERENCE
ON SATELLITE
METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
RDA 11.2.2.11, 11.3, 11.13.1.8.1. E.1.2.4
11.2.2.11 Omit from the name of a conference, etc., indications of its number, or year or years of convocation,
etc.
11.3 Place associated with the corporate body is a core element for conferences, etc.
11.13.1.8.1 Access Point for a Single Instance of a Conference, Etc. Add the following elements to the name of
a conference, etc., if applicable and readily ascertainable. Add them in this order: a) the number of the
conference, etc. ; b) the date of the conference, etc. ; c) the location of the conference, etc.
E.1.2.4 Enclose the number, date, and location of a conference, etc., in parentheses. Separate the number, date,
and location by a space, colon, space. Separate multiple locations by a semicolon.
[Field 111 -- Main Entry—Meeting Name]
[1st Indicator 2 -- Name in direct order]
[Subfield a -- Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element]
[Subfield n -- Number of part/section/meeting]
[Subfield d -- Date of meeting]
[Subfield c -- Location of meeting]
111 2 Conference on Satellite Meteorology and
Oceanography ‡n (3rd : ‡d 1988 : ‡c Anaheim, Calif.)
245 1 0 Third conference on satellite meteorology and oceanography,
Feb. 1-5, 1988, Anaheim, Calif. / ‡c sponsored by American
Meteorological Society.
246 3 □ Third conference on satellite meteorology and oceanography
264 □ 1 Boston, Mass. : ‡b American Meteorological Society, ‡c [1987].
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710 2 □ American Meteorological Society.
111 2 Conference on Satellite Meteorology and
Oceanography [non-LC]
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RDA 11.13.1.3, E.1.2.4
11.13.1.3 Place Associated with the Body
Add the name of a place associated with the corporate body if needed to distinguish one
access point from another (i.e., when two or more bodies have the same name or names so
similar that they may be confused). Add the name of the country, state, province, etc., or
the name of a local place with which the body is associated. [See “St. Peter's Church
(Limpsfield, England)” example]
E.1.2.4 - Enclose the name of a country, state, province, etc., in parentheses.
245 0 0 Holy Name Church centennial
anniversary, 1845-1945.
264 □ 1 Sheboygan, Wisconsin : ‡b [Holy Name Church],
‡c [1955]
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710 2 □ Holy Name Church (Sheboygan, Wis.)
110 2 Holy Name Church (Sheboygan, Wis.)
410 2 Holy Name of Jesus Parish (Sheboygan, Wis.)