Thread: Initials etc in author names, is there a standard for using period?
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Old 01-07-2014, 10:25 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by LadyKate View Post
I'm just wondering if there is a standard for author initials etc and names like St Amant etc.

Should the initials have a period after them. Should it be St. Amant or St Amant.

I'm trying to standardize but when I download the metadata sometimes the same source will give two different treatments for initials and abbreviations for different books by same author.
Kate
The Quality check Plugin has a tool to adjust Author initials to your preffered pattern (I am a A. B. kind a guy)
There is a Preferences: Tweak for which of those are considered titles ID: author_sort_copy_method <-Don't be confused by the name. There are 4 paramaters, most are relevant to this discussion
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