A.2A. General rule
Neither AACR2 nor the Chicago Manual of Style provides detailed guidance on capitalization of "little words" in English corporate names. The Chicago Manual of Style rule for titles (7.123) is also applied by the University of Chicago Press to corporate names. The list below, derived from the same rule, is provided in order toe maintain consistency for certain common words. In other cases, use judgment:
Pronouns |
capitalize |
Forms of the verb "to be" |
capitalize |
"To" in infinitives |
lowercase |
Coordinating conjunctions ("and,", "but," "or," etc.) |
lowercase |
Subordinating conjunctions ("although," "as," "if," etc.) |
capitalize |
Articles |
lowercase |
Prepositions |
lowercase |
On revising a heading that does not conform to these guidelines, update the name authority record and any MARC bibliographic records.
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