Re: [Refdb-users] Re: The case against <middlename>

[Bruce D'A. <bd...@fa...>]

On Dec 11, 2003, at 3:51 AM, Justus H. Piater wrote:

> Thus, I propose something like the following:
>
> <personal>James</personal>
> <given>C.</given>
> <given>D.</given>
> <family>Scott</family>
>
> <personal>Raman</personal>
>
> <given>F.</given>
> <personal>John</personal>
> <family>Smith</family>
>
> <personal>Jean-Fran=E7ois</personal>
> <family>Dubois</family>
>
> <personal>Jos=E9 Antonio</personal>
> <family>Garcia Fernandez</family>

The personal element confuses things, particularly when you compare to=20=

mods, where you would have:

<name type=3D"personal">
	<namePart type=3D"given">Jean-Francois</namePart>
	<namePart type=3D"family">Garcia Fernandez</namePart>
</name>

Likewise, I see no problem with:

<name type=3D"personal">
	<namePart type=3D"given">F. John</namePart>
	<namePart type=3D"family"> Smith</namePart>
</name>

I would never include a full "middle" name in a record, because I have=20=

never seen an academic uses anything but an initial.  So I would never,=20=

in fact, need to have such a thing initialized.

Bruce=