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Michelle -�

 

No, I don�t think that simply putting the alternate name in a separate element will solve your problem.�

 

Another approach might be to use the attribute @altRepGroup, which is defined for a number of top-level elements, including <name>.� It was added to MODS in 3.4, with the following note.��

 

The MODS schema 3.4 defined a new attribute @altRepGroup (with string values) to be used with top-level elements. This attribute is used to link alternate representations of the same element content, such as different scripts, transliterations, and translations. The same attribute value is applied to each of the element instances to be linked.

 

Though mainly intended for scripts, transliterations, and translations, in general it is for alternate representations, and �such as� in the note would imply that it is not limited to those.�

 

To use it, you would simply attach the attribute to both names with the same value (which could be any string value, for example �xyz�).

 

Hope this helps.

 

Ray

 

 

From: Metadata Object Description Schema List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michele R Combs
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 5:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [MODS] alternate names?

 

Hi Tracy �

 

Thanks for the examples, but I�m not sure how they apply to my question.  This alternate name isn�t for display purpose, it�s so that (after the XML gets indexed for our website) somebody searching by this alternate name will still be able to find relevant records.  And in many cases neither form of the name is authorized (we�re a Special Collections, with rare books and manuscripts, so a lot of our names aren�t in LC).

 

For example, Fedor Jeftichew was better known as Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy.  So far as I can tell, neither is in LCNAF, but an end user might search on either name.

 

I guess I could just put the other name(s) in as separate <name> elements.  That makes it appear that it�s a different person, though, and it isn�t.  But maybe that doesn�t matter?

 

Michele

 

 

From: Metadata Object Description Schema List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Meehleib, Tracy
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 4:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [MODS] alternate names?

 

Hi Michelle,

 

If the name form is an authorized form you can indicate that to differentiate the controlled form from the uncontrolled form. For example, use the form of a name taken from a name authority file�the value for the authority attribute should come from the Name and Title Authority Source Codes. When there is no name authority file in use, the authority attribute should not be used.

 

Here�s are two examples of an authorized form of a name encoded in MODS:

 

<name authority="naf" type="personal">

<namePart type="family">Mattox</namePart>
<namePart type="given">Douglas E.</namePart>
<namePart type="given">(Douglas Ernest)</namePart>
<namePart type="date">1947-</namePart>

</name>

 

<name authority="naf" type="personal">

<namePart>Evans, Walker, 1903-1975</namePart>
</name>

 

You can also use the displayForm subelement if that is your purpose for listing alternative forms, for example:

 

<name type="personal">

<namePart>Alterman, Eric</namePart>
<displayForm>Eric Alterman</displayForm>
<role>

<roleTerm type="text">creator</roleTerm>
<roleTerm type="code">cre</roleTerm>

</role>

</name>

 

Hope this helps.

 

Tracy

 

 

 

 

From: Metadata Object Description Schema List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michele R Combs
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 3:49 PM
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Subject: [MODS] alternate names?

 

Does MODS have a method of encoding alternate names for a person or corp?  For example, "Claudia Alta Johnson" and "Lady Bird Johnson" or "IBM" and "International Business Machines"

 

I was thinking I could I encode them as <namePart type="alternative"> but the MODS description of namePart only lists four values for @type and none of them are "alternative".  Is that list of four set in stone, or are those just examples, and I'm free to use other values if I want/need to?

 

<name type=�corporate�>

   <namePart>IBM</namePart>

   <namePart type=�alternative�>International Business Machines�</namePart>

</name>

 

Or should it just go in as part of <description>?

 

Thanks --

 

Michele

 

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