When a business name contains a number, Arabic numeral or Roman numeral, the following shall apply:
When a word is an Arabic numeral, the numeral should be entered as presented.
When a word is a number spelled alphabetically, the name should be entered once with the alphabetic spelling of the number as presented and once with the number entered as an Arabic numeral.
When a word is an obvious Roman numeral, the name should be entered once with the Roman numeral as presented in alphabetic form and once with the Roman numeral entered as an Arabic numeral.
Arabic numeral is the default for any business name containing any type of number or numeral. This means there will always be at least 1 index entry for the number in Arabic form.
Arabic numerals consist of the 9 digits and 0. When a number is in Arabic it is in the form of 1, 2, 3, 4, etc…, as opposed to being spelled alphabetically.
Roman numerals are presented in the form that is based on the ancient Roman system of numbering. Refer to the Roman Numeral Table for a list of Roman numerals and their Arabic numeral equivalent.
Name presented: 2 Guys Inc
Would be indexed as:
2 GUYS INC
When a number is presented in Arabic form only index the Arabic form, it is not necessary to create additional entries.
Name presented: Five Points, Inc.
Would be indexed as:
FIVE POINTS INC
5 POINTS INC
Name presented: VIII Division Survivors Fund
Would be indexed as:
VIII DIVISION SURVIVORS FUND
8 DIVISION SURVIVORS FUND
Name presented: Title IV Investment Company
Would be indexed as:
TITLE IV INVESTMENT CO
TITLE 5 INVESTMENT CO
When an ordinal number is in Arabic form, no space should separate the numeral(s) from the alpha suffix. Ordinals in alpha form should be entered in both alpha and Arabic numeral forms.
Ordinal numbers are used to show the order of comparative succession in such items as names, objects and periods of time. Some ordinal numbers are:
First (1st), Second (2nd), Third (3rd), etc…
Name presented: 4th Street Oyster Bar Inc.
Would be indexed as:
4TH STREET OYSTER BAR INC
When an ordinal is presented in Arabic form it is not necessary to create an additional entry for the ordinal in alpha form.
Name presented: Fourth Street Gourmet
Would be indexed as:
FOURTH STREET GOURMET
4TH STREET GOURMET
If a number is spelled out as part of a business name, you will only change the spelled out number to arabic if the spelling occurs at the BEGINNING of the business name. Otherwise you will index as given. Examples below.
Name presented: FirstBank
Would be indexed as:
FIRSTBANK
1STBANK
Name Presented: BankFirst
Would be indexed as:
BANKFIRST