[bksvol-discuss] Re: guidelines for submission fields - first draft

I do not understand that one.  Didn't Harry Truman have a name for thhe S?
And how woulld we know that?

Sue S.

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From: Carrie Karnos
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Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 6:59 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: guidelines for submission fields - first draft


Yes, since S doesn't stand for anything, please leave off the period.
Thanks for catching it!

Carrie

Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  Thank you, Carrie. This is very useful info.

  (Re number 4 -- I assume that if the name itself has a
  middle initial and it does not stand for a middle
  name, e.g., Harry S Truman, we leave it the way it's
  supposed to be (smile). There's a publisher like
  that, too, I think, but I can't remember the name.)

  Cindy


  --- Carrie Karnos wrote:

  >
  > After perusing the download list, it appears that we
  > are desperately
  > in need of some guidelines about what to enter in
  > the submission fields,
  > especially the author's name.
  >
  >
  > So, with permission from Marissa and Gustavo, here
  > are guidelines for entering:
  > The title of the book-
  > This one's pretty easy, although occasionally the
  > title on the cover
  > of the book will be different from the title
  > inside. Try checking the
  > copyright page, to see what the official title is.
  >
  >
  > The author of the book-
  > This one is horrendously messy, so it's been
  > divided into several
  > sections.
  > A) For each author's name, please
  > 1) put the first name first and the last name
  > last
  > Wrong: Ahl, Allison Right: Allison Ahl
  > 2) drop all titles, honorifics, occupations,
  > degrees, etc.
  > Wrong: Dr. Bart Ball Right: Bart Ball
  > Wrong: Clara Crawl, MSW Right: Clara Crawl
  > Wrong: Senator Dee Dahl Right: Dee Dahl
  > Exception: if the title is part of the official
  > name, leave it in
  > Wrong: Seuss Right: Dr. Seuss
  > 3) drop all commas inside a name
  > Wrong: Fred Fall, Jr. Right: Fred Fall Jr.
  > 4) keep periods after initials and Jr.
  > Wrong: Gigi G Gall Right: Gigi G. Gall
  > 5) put a space between initials
  > Wrong: H.H. Hall Right: H. H. Hall
  > B) For multiple authors, please
  > 1) for each name, follow the guidelines above
  > 2) separate each name with a comma, not 'and' or
  > '&' or '/'
  > Wrong: J. James and J. Jones Right: J. James,
  > J. Jones
  > Wrong: Kay & Ken Kent Right: Kay Kent, Ken
  > Kent
  > Wrong: James/Jones/Kent Right: J. James, J.
  > Jones, Ken Kent
  > 3) do not use 'Various' or 'et al' or 'others'
  > as an author, list all of the authors
  > Wrong: Various Right: B. Bell, D.
  > Dell, F. Fell, G. Gell
  > Wrong: James et al. Right: J. James, J.
  > Jones, Ken Kent
  > C) For editors, compilers, adapters, translators,
  > etc., please
  > 1) spell out his/her function after each name
  > Wrong: L. Lay, M. May (editors) Right: L. Lay
  > (editor), M. May (editor)
  > Wrong: Nan Nall (Comp) Right: Nan Nall
  > (compiler)
  > Wrong: Edited by Olive Owl Right: Olive Owl
  > (editor)
  > Wrong: Trans. Peter Paul Right: Peter Paul
  > (translator)
  > D) If the author's name is missing, please
  > 1) use the editors of the company that put out
  > the book
  > Wrong: None Right: The Editors at
  > the Walt Disney Company
  >
  >
  > The copyright author of the book-
  > This one's also pretty easy, except for those
  > cases where there is no
  > copyright author listed. In that case, use the
  > author's name. Don't
  > use the publisher's name, unless the company holds
  > the copyright.
  >
  >
  > The copyright date-
  > If there are several copyright dates of the book
  > (NOT the copyright of
  > the introduction or the illustrations or the short
  > stories), then use
  > the most recent date.
  >
  > If you can think of anything else to mention, please
  > let me know and I'll revise the list. Maybe we can
  > i nclude the guidelines in our instructions to newbie
  > volunteers.
  >
  > Carrie
  >
  >
  >
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