[tcs-lc] For completeness - handling of ex authors

[Richard Pyle]

I agree with Sally that it should be an attribute.  But should it be a
specific attribute (e.g., boolean "ExAuthor"), or should it be an enumerated
text attribute "AuthorQualifier", with "Ex" being only one of the
enumerations (perhaps "in" being another).

Aloha,

Rich

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> [mailto:tcs-lc-bounces at ecoinformatics.org]On Behalf Of Sally Hinchcliffe
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> Subject: [tcs-lc] For completeness - handling of ex authors
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>
> While we're raising hopefully minor issues - I mentioned this to
> Roger (and I think we discussed it last week) and I know this is in
> his 'do' list but I thought I'd get it out on to the list anyway
>
> At the moment 'ex' authors are handled a bit clumsily - basically in
> 'Reckitt ex Coleman' the annotation suggests that the 'ex' should be
> atomised in the same way as Messrs Reckitt and Coleman so you end up
> with three agent names: Reckitt, Coleman and 'ex'. Everyone who's
> seen this has said 'yuck'. Talking it over with Roger we thought this
> could be handled with either an attribute or an extra element (there
> seems to be a design backlash against attributes these days for some
> reason)
>
> This would have to be optional so if it went into a later version it
> wouldn't break backwards compatibility but I think if it could make
> it into the final voting version it would aid acceptance of the
> schema
>
> Sally
> *** Sally Hinchcliffe
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