Editing Authority control (section)

==Access control==
The act of choosing a single authorized heading to represent all forms of a name is quite often a difficult and complex task, considering that any given individual may have legally changed their name or used a variety of legal names in the course of their lifetime, as well as a variety of nicknames, pen names, stage names or other alternative names. It may be particularly difficult to choose a single authorized heading for individuals whose various names have controversial political or social connotations, when the choice of authorized heading may be seen as endorsement of the associated political or social ideology.

An alternative to using authorized headings is the idea of ''[[Access control (library science)|access control]],'' where various forms of a name are related without the endorsement of one particular form.<ref>Barnhart, L. (n.d.). [http://worldcat.org/arcviewer/1/OCC/2003/06/20/0000003520/viewer/file81.html ''Access Control Records: Prospects and Challenges''], Authority Control in the 21st Century: An Invitational Conference. Retrieved on 28 January 2020.</ref>