Difference between revisions of "Template:AuthorFields:CanonicalName"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Fix start of para) |
(Add more text from Al's help) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
*'''Canonical Name''' - The canonical name is the name under which a particular author's bibliography is organized. For authors who publish under multiple names, the canonical name is the most recognized name for that author. The canonical name may be a pseudonym, for instance Cordwainer Smith (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Cordwainer_Smith). Where there is any possiblity of debate, an agreement should be reached on the project page for that author. For example, Megan Lindholm has had a successful career writing under her own name, and an even more successful career writing as "Robin Hobb"; a case could be made for either one being her canonical name. | *'''Canonical Name''' - The canonical name is the name under which a particular author's bibliography is organized. For authors who publish under multiple names, the canonical name is the most recognized name for that author. The canonical name may be a pseudonym, for instance Cordwainer Smith (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Cordwainer_Smith). Where there is any possiblity of debate, an agreement should be reached on the project page for that author. For example, Megan Lindholm has had a successful career writing under her own name, and an even more successful career writing as "Robin Hobb"; a case could be made for either one being her canonical name. | ||
| + | ** Most of the canonical names in the ISFDB have already been set; do not change the field lightly - other websites link into the ISFDB using these canonical names. | ||
| + | ** Never use a format of Lastname, Firstname for this field. | ||
| + | ** Do not kern initials. Use "H. P. Lovecraft", not "H.P. Lovecraft". | ||
| + | ** Name suffixes should be separated from the last name by a comma. For instance: | ||
| + | Alfred Coppel, Jr. | ||
| + | Edward J. McFadden, III | ||
| + | Miles J. Breuer, M.D. | ||
Revision as of 18:08, 24 November 2006
- Canonical Name - The canonical name is the name under which a particular author's bibliography is organized. For authors who publish under multiple names, the canonical name is the most recognized name for that author. The canonical name may be a pseudonym, for instance Cordwainer Smith (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Cordwainer_Smith). Where there is any possiblity of debate, an agreement should be reached on the project page for that author. For example, Megan Lindholm has had a successful career writing under her own name, and an even more successful career writing as "Robin Hobb"; a case could be made for either one being her canonical name.
- Most of the canonical names in the ISFDB have already been set; do not change the field lightly - other websites link into the ISFDB using these canonical names.
- Never use a format of Lastname, Firstname for this field.
- Do not kern initials. Use "H. P. Lovecraft", not "H.P. Lovecraft".
- Name suffixes should be separated from the last name by a comma. For instance:
Alfred Coppel, Jr. Edward J. McFadden, III Miles J. Breuer, M.D.