Name

Name is one of the seven Field Types available in Ibidem. Data entered in fields that are identified as Name fields should be entered according to the following guidelines.

Enter the names with the last name first, a comma, space and then the first name. Suffixes like "Jr." should be placed after the given name, preceded by a comma and a space. Enter prefixes as part of the last name, with capitalization as you would want it to appear in citations or bibliographies. Examples:

All author and contributor fields are predefined as name fields and should be entered as described above. Other general rules for entering author and contributor names:

•	Author/contributor names should always be entered as they appear on the title page of the resource work (inverting the first and last name as described above)

•	Spell the names as they are spelled on the title page.

•	Don't abbreviate names spelled in full, or expand abbreviated names. Ibidem will truncate first and middle names to initials if that is required by the publishing style you have selected.

Name fields may include the role of authors or contributors in angled brackets. When your cursor is in an author or contributor field, there will be a downward pointing arrow button at the left end of the field. Clicking this arrow will open a list of roles that can be entered in the field. For more information, see Role.

When there are two authors, invert the first and last names of both authors, and separate the names of individuals with a semi-colon:

When there are three or more authors, invert the first and last names of all authors, and separate the names of individuals with a semi-colon:

Moll, Luis C.; Weis, Cynthia R.; Berns, Peter; Michaels, J. B.; Anderson, Jane L.

•	Do not type ampersands or the word "and" in the field; Ibidem will include the appropriate terms for the style you've selected as it generates citations.

•	Include the names of all authors listed on the title page; do not enter "et al." or "and others" in the field; Ibidem will include the appropriate term for the style you've selected as it generates citations.

Enter corporate or organizational authors without inverting the name. Do not include initial articles (the, a, an). Capitalize words in the organizational name as you want them to appear. If the name of the organization includes commas, you must include the role after the name of the organization. The role for an organizational author is "org aut" and this can be entered by typing it in angled brackets or by clicking the arrowhead at the left side of the field and selecting "org aut" from the drop down list. For more information, see Role.