8.4 PERSON FORMAT
or months. Use code or term from Micro-thesaurus 48: Types of Dates to indicate whether an
uncertain date is an estimate or has unknown month or unknown month and day.
If the person is a group, provide an estimate of the average date of birth if this is relevant.
This could be important, for example, for a children‟s group, a teenage gang or group of
elderly people. Add clarifying notes as appropriate.
If the person is an organisation, the date of its establishment may be included.
Entry:
Enter the date using the format DD Month YYYY.
Examples:
Unknown but probably around 1930
8 May 1989
June 1999
Entry: 1 January 1930 : 01
Entry: 8 May 1989
Entry: 1 June 1999 : 02
912 Place of Birth
Definition:
The place of birth of the person.
Guidelines:
Use code or term from Micro-thesaurus 15: Geographical Terms. If the person is a group,
provide information on where the members of the group were born if this is relevant, for
example, the members of the group were all or mostly born in a particular country. Add
clarifying notes as appropriate. This field is not repeatable.
Entry:
Code or term from Micro-thesaurus 15: Geographical Terms.
Examples:
03 05 36 or Malaysia
02 02 43 or Mexico : Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas (capital city of a state in Mexico)
913 Locality of Birth
Definition:
The local place of birth of the person.
Guidelines:
The term or code may be taken from the local Micro-thesaurus developed by local
organisations for use in field 112 Local Geographical Term. The precise address may be
added as well in the clarifying notes. This field is not repeatable.
If the person is a group, provide information on where the members of the group were born if
this is relevant. For example, if the members of the group were all or mostly born in a
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