Bruce D'Arcus wrote: >> . If you put >> both of the forms of his name in your MODS record, how will you know >> which one is authoritative? > > > This shows exactly the problem I would like MADS (and I guess later > MODS) to solve :-) This is exactly what MADS does solve. It has an authoritative name and variants. To have MODS do the same thing you would have to either 1) move the MADS structure into MODS (with the problems that have been mentioned relating to role and affiliation or 2) move the names into the MODS record with an attribute showing which is authoritative, and the authoritative name and all of the variants would have to be encapsulated in a structure that holds them together as a single author. I think we've come full circle now. kc > > As for how I figure out which version of a name to use (for example, a > colleague who in some place has published under "Jane S. Doe" and > elsewhere under "Jane Doe"): I make an educated guess. > > Bruce > -- ----------------------------------- Karen Coyle / Digital Library Consultant [log in to unmask] http://www.kcoyle.net ph.: 510-540-7596 fx.: 510-848-3913 mo.: 510-435-8234 ------------------------------------