Flags for Names



Preferred Name
"preferred" following a name indicates that the name is the so-called "preferred name" for the record. It is typically the first in a list of names in the record.

A preferred name or "descriptor" is flagged in order to provide a default term for displays. It may also be used by cataloguers who wish to apply ULAN as an "authority," and consistently use a single name to refer to an artist. In ULAN, the "preferred" name is the commonly used name in American English. Other languages may also be flagged. For example, the preferred Italian spelling could be marked with a "P," as in "Italian-P."

Diacritics: If a box displays instead of a character in a name or term, this means that your system cannot display the Unicode character represented. You may view the full name or term with correct diacritics by using Vista, Mac OS 10.5, or often by pasting the word into an MS Word document.













Historical Flag
Indicates if the name is current or historical. If it is flagged "N/A" for Not Applicable in the database, it will be suppressed in the online display.

Vernacular Flag
Indicates if the name is in the vernacular (local) language or some other language. Currently in the ULAN, most names are flagged "V".

Diacritics: If a box displays instead of a character in a name or term, this means that your system cannot display the Unicode character represented. You may view the full name or term with correct diacritics by using Vista, Mac OS 10.5, or often by pasting the word into an MS Word document.

Name Type Flag
Indicates the type of Name. Currently in ULAN, the Name Type is generally "N/A," for Not Applicable.

Other Flags
Indicates various characteristics of the Name.

Display Name
"display" following the name indicates that the name should be used in displays where natural order is preferred. If the Name is marked "index," it means that this form should be used in indexes and other lists where inverted order is appropriate. In ULAN, the Preferred Name is generally also the "Index" name.

Language of the Name and Preferred Flag

The language of the name may be included. If the language is followed by "P" (as in "Italian-P") this means that this is the preferred term for the place in that language. Multiple languages may be included for a single name, because one spelling of the name may be preferred in multiple languages. See also Preferred Name above.

Note that, even when the term represents a language other than English, the qualifier is still in English. The qualifier is located in a separate field and is not part of the term per se. All information other than the term itself is in English.

Diacritics: If a box displays instead of a character in a name or term, this means that your system cannot display the Unicode character represented. You may view the full name or term with correct diacritics by using Vista, Mac OS 10.5, or often by pasting the word into an MS Word document.

Record Type
Type designation that characterizes the ULAN record.

Refers to records in the ULAN that represent a single individual, usually someone who was engaged in the design or creation of art or architecture.

Refers to records in the ULAN that represent two or more people, not necessarily legally incorporated. They are generally people who worked together to collectively create art, such as an architectural firm, porcelain manufactory, or painters' workshop. A family of artists may also be a "corporate body."

Refers to records that serve as place savers to create a level in the hierarchy under which the ULAN can collocate records. Guide terms are not used for indexing or cataloguing. They are enclosed in angled brackets.














Preferred Flag
"preferred" following a role indicates that the role is the so-called "preferred" role for the record. It is typically the first in a list of roles for the artist. A preferred role is flagged in order to provide a default role for displays.

Historical Flag
Indicates if the Role is current or historical. Currently in ULAN, most roles are flagged "N/A" for Not Applicable.

 


Non-preferred Parents
[N] indicates "non-preferred" parent. Names may have multiple hierarchical views because ULAN is polyhierarchical. One parent is considered "preferred," and other parents are "non-preferred." When names are displaying with their non-preferred parent, an "N" in square brackets appears to the right.















Preferred Nationality
"preferred" following a nationality indicates that this is the nationality most commonly associated with the artist. Note that nationality is not a legalistic designation; it does not necessarily indicate citizenship of a particular nation, empire, or city state.













 


Representative Images
A selected small number of vocabulary records have been linked to images in the Getty collections and elsewhere. Further development of this project will take place in 2010 and beyond.













 


Hierarchical Historical Flag
Indicates if the link to the parent is current, historical, or of another type.

 


Flag for Hierarchical Relationship Type
Indicates the type of relationship between a hierarchical child and its parent, expressed in the jargon of controlled vocabulary standards. An example of a whole/part relationship is Tuscany is a part of Italy (TGN). An example of a genus/species relationship is calcite is a type of mineral (AAT). An example of the instance relationship is Rembrandt van Rijn is an example of a Person (ULAN).

LC Flag
Indicates if this is the name used in preferred headings in Library of Congress authorities. Also called the "AACR2 flag."

Language Status Flag
Indicates if the name is a loan term. Given that personal names are rarely translated into other langauges, this flag is typically not used in ULAN.

Part of Speech Flag
The Part of Speech Flag is currently set to "N/A" in ULAN.