Thanks to everyone who replied. AACR2 is Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. That's the crux of the matter. This alphabetizing is not and American or an English-speaking problem, therefore it will NOT be addressed.
Bill > > From: "Tracy Skegg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/08/17 Fri PM 07:55:35 EST > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Alphabetizing Names > > Sorry to say but libraries using AACR2 (now revised) rules when > cataloguing have two treatments - Dutch names get alphabetised by > first capital letter while English names using van Helsing etc get > alphabetised by van. When I did cataloguing I had to check with the > author on which treatment to use. So not surprising that when using > Legacy its left to us to decide where and how to list our names. > > Just my two cents worth. > Cheers > Tracy > > > Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features > not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at > http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Have you unlocked the real power of Legacy? Legacy 6.0 Deluxe has 92 features not found in the Standard Edition. Learn more about these features at http://legacyfamilytree.com/DeluxeEdition.asp. Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
