[Refdb-users] Fwd: xlink and rdf?

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

Here's an interesting proposal for solving the problem of names that 
has been a subject of great contention on the refdb list recently.  In 
short, the question is how do you have an international-friendly 
metadata model and formatting system that knows what to do with "Samuel 
John van Doe, III", where the first name would generally be 
abbreviated, but the second not (e.g. that this person uses the 
"middle" name as their primary given name)?

As Andy (a contributor to the MODS list) notes, however, XSLT v1 may 
not be able to handle this terribly gracefully.  I imagine XSLT 2 is 
better equipped for it with its regular expression support...

Bruce

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Andrew E Switala" <and...@lo...>
> Date: January 15, 2004 9:13:21 AM EST
> To: <bd...@fa...>
> Subject: Re: xlink and rdf?
>
> Regarding the name issue, I've been thinking <displayForm> might come 
> in
> handy as a hint to the processor for proper formatting.
>
> <name>
>     <namePart type="family">Kraepelin</namePart>
>     <namePart type="given">Emil </namePart>
>     <namePart type="given">Wilhelm </namePart>
>     <namePart type="given">Magnus </namePart>
>     <namePart type="given">Georg</namePart>
>     <displayForm>Emil Kraepelin</displayForm>
> </name>
>
> The <displayForm> indicates Kraepelin signed his articles Emil
> Kraepelin, and the citation information should read "Kraelpelin, Emil"
> or "Kraepelin, E." rather than "Kraepelin, E.W.M.G.", say.
>
> <name>
>     <namePart type="family">Torrey</namePart>
>     <namePart type="given">Exxxxx </namePart>
>     <namePart type="given">Fuller </namePart>
>     <displayForm>E. Fuller Torrey</displayForm>
> </name>
>
> Here it indicates Fuller Torrey goes by his "middle" name (the x's are
> there because I don't actually know what the E. stands for; pretend
> there's his real first name in the <namePart>).
>
> --Andy