Renee, I have written standards where both names were recorded, and a custom SQL View would create a label like: Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) or Ur (in modern-day Iraq). My goal was to always keep the context in which the artifact was made in the forefront. ~Chad On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Bomgardner, Renee < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good Morning TMS Users,**** > > ** ** > > I have been working on standardizing the geography fields on the Context > Tab in the Objects Module by using the Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) > and other authoritative standards when needed. I would like to know how > other institutions handle the data when a locale or entity has changed its > name. Do you record the current name or the former/historic name? If you > record both the current and former names in which order do they appear? * > *** > > ** ** > > Thanks in advance for your responses.**** > > ** ** > > Best,**** > > Renee**** > > ** ** > > Renee E. Bomgardner**** > > Data Standards Administrator**** > > Philadelphia Museum of Art**** > > 215-684-7288**** > > *[log in to unmask]* > > ** ** > To unsubscribe, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the > following commands in the body of the email: > > signoff TMSUSERS > > // eoj > > You will receive a confirmation that your subscription has been removed. > To unsubscribe, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following commands in the body of the email: signoff TMSUSERS // eoj You will receive a confirmation that your subscription has been removed.