Good morning, Mr. Oliver, et al.,
Firstly, thank you for all this information. You ALL have
all been most helpful, and I appreciate it. This information is being
collected and will be used in making final policy regarding "additions
to names."
Secondly, I have been cataloging theses and technical reports at
another institution for 24+ years. Indeed, especially over the past 10
years, the author's full, formal name appears less and less on the t.p. --
more nicknames, more abbreviations to middle names, etc. The student
is required to put their academic advisor[s] on the standardized t.p. as
well. They are using nicknames as well. in our catalog, advisor
names are indexed, but not controlled; hence, difficult to collocate.
We formulate the heading as to the way it appears on the chief source.
Best.
Rob.
Robert C.W. Hall, Jr.