Markus Klink wrote:
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> I simply would like to see DC in a role where it encourages people to do some
> "proper" resource description. This can be done by a couple of rules of
> thumb: use names in a standard form (eg. lastname, firstname - no one will
> have to read the whole section of the AACR in order to do that), use dates as
> ISO8601 etc. etc.
>
> Quick and dirty means "standalone", "insular": we should not encourage it.
>
> Markus
However, I would say that your "rules of thumb: use names in a standard
form (eg. lastname, firstname ..." are quite quick and dirty.
Here some dirty questions waiting for a quick answer:
"Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich" or "Cajkovskij, Pėtr Il'ic"?
"di Biase, Fausto" or "Biase, Fausto di"?
"van Wijngaarden, Adriaan J" or "Wijngaarden, A. van"?
"Vu, Quoc Phong", "Vu Quoc, Phong", "Quoc Phong, Vu", "Phong, Vu Quoc" or what else?
What are the "proper" variants? And what are the rules?
Best regerds,
- Michael
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