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different fields, they are con sidered equally as ac cess points and can
be re trieved equally. The emphasis now is on en suring that all the ac -
cess points are en tered in the MARC for mat.
Now that the main en try and the added en tries are identified prop -
erly, rules for stat ing them cor rectly must be learned. These headings
usually come in four dif ferent forms: per sons, geo graphic names,
corporate bod ies, and uni form ti tles. Chap ters 22 through 25 of
AACR2R explain the rules for each of these four types of headings.

Headings for Persons (Chapter 22)
1. Use the name by which the per son is com monly known. This
may be a real name, pseud onym, ti tle of no bility, nick name, ini tials,
or other ap pellation. Treat a Ro man nu meral as sociated with a given
name as part of the name. De termine the name from the chief source
of in formation. (Rules 22.1 A B)
Ex am ples: Twain, Mark
Theresa, Sister
Seuss, Dr.
Pope, John Paul II
2. If a per son has changed his or her name, choose the lat est name
unless an other name is better known. When name dif fers in full ness,
the same rules ap ply. (Rules 22.2 C1, 22.3 A)
Ex am ples: Onassis, Jac que line Ken nedy
Tay lor, Eliz a beth
3. If a per son uses more than one name, use the name appearing in
the work. Make ref erences to con nect the name. (Rule 22.2 B3)
Ex am ple: Fast, Howard
Ref er ence: Fast, Howard
See also
Ericson, Wal ter
Cunningham, E. V.
4. En ter a name con taining a com pound sur name (con sists of two
or more proper names) un der the el ement by which the per son pre fers
to be en tered. If this is un known, check ref erence sources, such as a
biographical dic tionary, and fol low the prac tice. (Rule 22.5 C2)

Ex am ple: Lloyd George, Da vid