Re: [Refdb-users] making reality and name normalization coexist

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

Oh, and another thing:

It'd be nice if in this discussion we could focus on how to handle this =20=

in XML.  Proper markup obviates the need for any mangling, after all.

One person on the MODS list suggested this as a way to deal with a name =20=

like "S. Michael Smith":

<namePart type=3D"given">Steven</namePart>
<namePart type=3D"primegiven">Michael</namePart>
<namePart type=3D"family">Smith</namePart>

I suggested as an alternative:

<namePart type=3D"given" level=3D"2">Steven</namePart>
<namePart type=3D"given" level=3D"1">Michael</namePart>
<namePart type=3D"family">Smith</namePart>

There are others still, e.g.:

<namePart>Steven</namePart>
<namePart type=3D"given">Michael</namePart>
<namePart type=3D"family">Smith</namePart>

While not ideal, it does introduce a distinction between the two names =20=

that could be subject to processing.

Here's a similar example I posted on my blog using vcard in an RDF =20
representation:

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<bqs:Person=A0rdf:parseType=3D"Resourc=
e">
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<vCard:N=A0rdf:parseType=3D"Reso=
urce">
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<vCard:Family>Snyders</vCa=
rd:Family>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<vCard:Given>D</vCard:Give=
n>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<vCard:Other>J</vCard:Othe=
r>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0</vCard:N>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<vCard:ORG=A0rdf:parseType=3D"Re=
source">
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<vCard:Orgname>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Vanderbilt=A0Univers=
ity=A0School=A0of=A0Medicine
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0</vCard:Orgname>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<vCard:Orgunit>Department=A0=
of=A0Pharmacology</vCard:=20
Orgunit>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0</vCard:ORG>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0</bqs:Person>

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