<name>

The name of a person, organization, or event (conference, meeting, etc.) associated in some way with the resource. <name> is a wrapper element that contains all subelements related to name information. Include as many name elements for contributors as required for the specific project (do not be constrained by the AACR2 practice of limiting authors or contributors to three or fewer names).

(note: red text indicates required)

Examples:

<name type="personal" authority="naf">
   <namePart type="family">Churchill</namePart>
    <namePart type="given">Randolph Henry Spencer</namePart>
   <namePart type="termsOfAddress">Lord</namePart>
   <namePart type="date">1849-1895</namePart>
</name>
<role type="text">
   <roleTerm>creator</roleTerm>
</role>

<name type="personal" authority="naf">
   <name Part type="family">Mattox</namePart>
   <namePart type="given">Douglas E.</namePart>
   <namePart type="given">(Douglas Ernest)</namePart>
   <namePart type="date">1947-</namePart>
</name>
<role type="text">
   <roleTerm>former owner</roleTerm>
</role>

<name type="corporate" authority="naf">
   <namePart>Princeton University</namePart>
   <namePart>Library</namePart>
   <namePart>Friends</namePart>
</name>
<role type ="text">
   <roleTerm>researcher</roleTerm>
</role>

<name type="conference" authority="naf">
   <namePart>Metadata Conference (1999 : Smithsonian Institution)</namePart>
</name>
<role type="text">
   <roleTerm>organizer of meeting</roleTerm>
</role>