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Hi, I’m Iris Murray. My name was Iris Gray, I have remarried.

Iris Gray
Iris Gray ✭
November 20, 2021 in Indexing

My question is. When indexing a name like McDonald and you find that the original document shows the name to be written as Mc Donald and not McDonald, are we suppose to index the name as it is written on the document or make one word of it?

Thank you,

Iris Murray

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  • LarryClark43
    LarryClark43 ✭✭✭
    November 20, 2021

    Someone asked this question just recently and if I remember correctly the answer was it makes no difference, but when in doubt follow the general guideline of type what you see.

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  • annewandering
    annewandering ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 20, 2021

    The computer ignores spaces. Punctuation too generally unless the instructions say otherwise.

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