Again, no attention is to be paid to the titles _Sir_, etc. The
alphabetical principle is of no use here because no one can know
beforehand which of many possible titles we have taken to arrange by,
whereas some one may know when the author whom he is seeking lived. Of
course
«Brown, T. L.», comes before
«Brown», Thomas, for the same reason that
«Brown» comes before
«Browne.»
221. Forenames not generally used should be neglected in the
arrangement.
When an author is generally known by one of several forenames he will
be looked for by that alone, and that alone should determine the
arrangement, at least in a card catalogue. Instances are: «Agassiz»,
(J:) L: (Rudolph), «Cleveland», (Stephen) Grover, «Collins», (W:)
Wilkie, «Cook», (Flavius Josephus _known as_) Joseph, «Dobson», (H:)
Austin, «Doré», (Paul) Gustav. The form should be
«Harte», Bret (_full name_ Francis Bret), or «Harte», Bret
(_in full_ Francis Bret).
Make references whenever the omission of a name will change the
alphabetical arrangement, as from «Müller», F: Max, to «Müller», Max.
But if they are counted in arranging they should be spaced or
parenthesized, because when there are several persons with the same
family name the spacing or parenthesizing assists the eye in picking
out the right one. Thus if we have
«Franklin», John, _d._ 1759,
«Franklin», _Sir_ John, _d._ 1863,
«Franklin», John Andrew,
«Franklin», John Charles,
«Franklin», John D a v i d,
the reader not knowing of the name David would expect to find the last
among the simple Johns, but seeing the David spaced would understand
that it was a rarely used name. This supposes that he knows the
system, but one can not have a condensed catalogue without obliging
the reader to learn how to use it. (See § 140.) {85}
222. If an author uses both the shorter and the longer forms in
different works and yet is decidedly better known by the shorter,
arrange by that.
_Ex._ «Müller», Max (_in full_ F: Max). Otherwise give and arrange by
all the names.
223. If a person’s forenames occur differently in different books or
different authorities, or occur in a different order, or the person
has changed one or more of his forenames, arrange by one form (the
best known or the latest) and refer from the others if alphabetically
separated.
224. Arrange a nobleman’s title, under which entry is made, and the
name of a bishop’s see, from which reference is made to the family
name, among the personal names, not with the places.
_Ex._
«London», Alfred.
«London», David, _Bp. of_.
«London», John.
«London», _Conn._
«London», _Eng._
_not_ «London», John.
«London», David, _Bp. of_.
«London», _Conn._
_nor_ «London», John.
«London», _Conn._
«London», David, _Bp. of_.
«London», _Eng._
«Danby», John.
«Danby», Thomas «Osborne», _Earl of_.
«Danby», Wm.
«Danby», _Eng._
«Holland», C.
«Holland», H: E. «Fox-Vassal», _4th Baron_.
«Holland», H: R. «Fox-Vassal», _3d Baron_.
«Holland» [_the country_].