[bksvol-discuss] Re: Gustavo's comments are understandable by all according to Gustavo
- From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 09:50:10 -0500 (EST)
Martin Luther King Jr.,
Otherwise, you get the co-author "Jr.", which I've seen many time.
Marissa went through once and fixed those, as I recall, but I'm sure
there's a whole new crop now.
Tracy
> Just as a matter of interest, what about Jr. or III. If two people have
> the
> same name except for that indicator, how is it used, and do we use a comma
> or not; after all, the publishers do. So is it Martin Luther King, Jr. or
> Martin Luther king Jr., or martin Luther?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 3:41 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gustavo's comments are understandable by all
> according to Gustavo
>
>
>> Jonna,
>>
>> Omiting Ph.d or M.D from an author's name is not illegal. I would
>> consider
>> those items as titles as well. They are, technically speaking,
>> descriptors
>> of the author's status and thus are not required.
>>
>> Pratik
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jana Jackson
>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:28 AM
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gustavo's comments are understandable by
>> all
>> according to Gustavo
>>
>> Seems to me that a better solution would be to omit the comma that
>> usually
>> appears before M.D. or Ph.D. When I think of a title, I think of Mr. or
>> Mrs. or Dr. So, yes, that's definitely a comment that is easily
>> misunderstood. I would think it would be kind of illegal, too, given
>> the
>> fact that it's actually part of the author's name. Seems like the
>> complete
>> name of the author would be equally as important as the copyright name,
>> the
>> inclusion of page breaks, etc. Anyway, just my 2 cents' worth! <Smile>
>>
>> Jana
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Elizabeth and Burton" <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 6:27 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gustavo's comments are understandable by
>> all
>> according to Gustavo
>>
>>
>>>I believe it has to do with the database and the fact that the database
>>> in
>>>its present form will see phd md etc as a actual author.
>>>
>>> The engineers are going to be busy particularly as this has been an
>>> issue
>>> discussed on this list for over four years.
>>>
>>> E.
>>> At 06:45 PM 1/3/2007, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>I do not understand leaving off MD and PHD. If I am going to read a
>>>> book
>>>>about a health problem, say heart disease, I would pay more attention
>>>> to
>>>>one
>>>>written by a doctor than I would a lay person or student. I think this
>>>>is
>>
>>>>a
>>>>disservice to bookshare.org readers, annoyed though Gustavo may be.
>>>>Sue S.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Elizabeth and Burton" <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:03 PM
>>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Gustavo's comments are understandable by all
>>>>according to Gustavo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I just had a conversation with Gustavo. He says that other people
>>>>understand his comments. He was surprised I did not understand the
>>>>following to mean do not include PHD or MD in author's names. To his
>>>>"title" means MD or PHD. He seems extremely annoyed to be questioned.
>>>>At 12:57 PM 1/3/2007, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Stop Being Your Symptoms and Start Being Yourself
>>>>Author:
>>>>Arthur J. Barsky MD and Emily C. Deans MD
>>>>
>>>>Action: RETURNNEW
>>>>Date: 2007-01-02 12:05:04-08
>>>>User: gustavo galindo
>>>>Please do not include titles in author names. Please use a comma to
>>>>separate different
>>>>authors.
>>>>
>>>>E.
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