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Use Province (Origin)

Definition:

Observations:

1. This field may also contain the name of a Canadian territory, an American state, a British county, a Swiss canton, a French department, a Japanese prefecture or any other equivalent of the term "province."
2. N.B.: Do not confuse the Use Province field with the Originating Province field. The Use Province field indicates the name of the province where the object was used, whereas the Originating Province field indicates the name of the province where it was produced.
   Example

   A dress made in the Hauts-de-Seine department of France and used in Louisiana

   	Object Name	dress
   	Originating Continent	Europe
   	Originating Country	France
   	Originating Province	Hauts-de-Seine
   	Use Continent	North America
   	Use Country	United States
   	Use Province	Louisiana

3. For better search results in your database, avoid using a large variety of terms; draw up an authority list and add names of provinces as necessary. See documentation tip No. 2 (in French only) for bibliographic references.
4. This field is used in conjunction with the Use Continent and Use Country fields.
   Example

   A tablecloth used in Liguria

   	Object Name	tablecloth
   	Use Continent	Europe
   	Use Country	Italy
   	Use Province	Liguria

Entry rules:

1. Enter the full name of the province; do not use abbreviations.
   Example

   	Use Province	British Columbia
   	and not
   	Use Province	B.C.

2. If the name of the use province has changed, first enter its current name, followed by a comma and a space, then the name that applied at the time the object was used.
   Example

   A scraper used in the eastern part of the Northwest Territories, now called Nunavut

   	Object Name	scraper
   	Use Continent	North America
   	Use Country	Canada
   	Use Province	Nunavut, Northwest Territories

3. If you are unsure whether your information is correct, include a space and a question mark after the name of the province.
   Example

   	Use Province	Valais ?

4. This field may contain several entries, since an object may have been used in more than one province over the years—for instance if it belonged to someone who moved from one province to another. The names of the provinces should then be entered in chronological order, beginning with the most recent. Entries should be separated by a semicolon followed by a space.
   Example

   A spade used in Manitoba and later in Ontario

   	Object Name	spade
   	Use Continent	North America
   	Use Country	Canada
   	Use Province	Ontario; Manitoba