The Case for Retroactive Author Name Changes.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Lazet, Amy, ; Watson, Brian M.,
- Source
- College & Research Libraries; May2022, Vol. 83 Issue 3, p361-371, 11p
- Subject
- Authors
Cataloging
Name changes (Personal names)
Anonymity
Publishing
Information science
- Language
- ISSN
- 00100870
The authors talk about the case for retroactive author name changes. They discuss the importance of retroactive name changes, the importance of maintaining anonymity in the archives for those mentioned in archival documents, and changes in the field of publishing. The implications of the use of an author's name for cataloging and authority control for information science is also noted.