Difference between revisions of "Template:AuthorFields:CanonicalName"

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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.
- Enter a space between initials, e.g. "H. P. Lovecraft" rather than "H.P. Lovecraft".
- Name suffixes should be separated from the last name by a comma and a space. For instance:

 Alfred Coppel, Jr.
 Edward J. McFadden, III
 Miles J. Breuer, M.D.

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 **  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".
+** Enter a space between initials, e.g. "H. P. Lovecraft" rather than "H.P. Lovecraft".
-** Name suffixes should be separated from the last name by a comma. For instance:
+** Name suffixes should be separated from the last name by a comma and a space. For instance:
    Alfred Coppel, Jr.
    Edward J. McFadden, III
    Miles J. Breuer, M.D.