IFLA Cataloguing Section

Names of Persons

Introduction:

According to the International Cataloguing Principles (ICP)[1] the Form of Name for Persons as an authorized access point should be constructed following a standard: "When the name of a person consists of several words, the choice of first word for the authorized access point should follow conventions of the country and language most associated with that person, as found in manifestations or reference sources". Thus, this set of documents summarizes the conventions for each country, established by each national cataloguing agency, to help other cataloguing agencies creating authority data worldwide.

Please access IFLA Names of Persons[2] to submit updates from your country and to access more information.

Country name in English: Estonia

Country name in official language(s): Eesti

Language in English: Estonian

Language name in official language(s): eesti

Last updated: April 2016

NAME ELEMENTS

Elements normally forming part of a name

Element / Type / Examples
Forename / Simple / Ellen
Juhan
Eduard
Compound / Valve-Liivi
Paul-Eerik
Surname / Simple / Niit
Smuul
Vilde
Compound / Kangro-Pool
Kits-Mägi
with prefix, usually of foreign origin / von Krusenstern
von Ungern-Sternberg
de Sivers

ORDER OF ELEMENTS IN CATALOGUE HEADINGS

General rule

Type of name / Entry element / Examples
1.  Simple surname / surname / NIIT, Ellen
SMUUL, Juhan
VILDE, Eduard
KINGISEPP, Valve-Liivi
RUMMO, Paul-Eerik
2.  Compound surname / First part of compound / KAGRO-POOL, Rasmus
KITS-MÄGI, Linda
3.  Surname with prefix / Part following the prefix / KRUSENSTERN, Adam Johann von
UNGERN-STERNBERG, Alexander von
SIVERS, Fanny de

National cataloguing code

Isikunimede normpealdised. – 3. versioon. – Tallinn : ELNET Konsortsium, 2015.

Online under: http://www.elnet.ee/index.php/en/e-catalogue-ester/guides

Transliteration schemes used

Eesti keele käsiraamat : vene-eesti transkriptsioon http://www.eki.ee/books/ekk09/index.php?p=2&p1=6&id=37

Authorities responsible for issuing library rules about names

National Library of Estonia in cooperation with ELNET Consortium

National authority file of names

E-catalogue ESTER http://www.ester.ee

Estonian National Bibliography ERB http://erb.nlib.ee

Normandmete andmebaas NABA / Authorities database [in preparation]

Sources and recommended references

Rajandi, Edgar. Raamat nimedest. Tallinn : Eesti Raamat, 1966

Authority for information provided

National Library of Estonia

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Checked and approved by:

Jane Makke, Coordinator of Bibliographic Activities

National Library of Estonia

April 2016

[1] http://www.ifla.org/publications/statement-of-international-cataloguing-principles

[2] http://www.ifla.org/node/4953