I've been discussing conversion of MARC --> MODS v3 records with a couple of people in the Z39.50/SRW development community who are working on the OpenOffice project. I was asking specifically about parsing titles and names, which is essential for citation formatting and such. While I cannot really understand the LoC mapping document fully myself, my understanding is that it recommends *not* parsing personal names. Is that right? http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-mapping.html Also, I am under the impression that it suggests using the "creator" role term. On this, I'd like to suggest multiple role terms instead, e.g.: <role> <roleTerm>creator</roleTerm> <roleTerm>author</roleTerm> </role> That way you keep the more specific MARC role information along with the DC-compatible "creator." Bruce