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Search for an author: full name with prefix

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Approach

Full names of authors are often indexed under different entries

The indexing of author names with prefixes is often inconsistent in English databases

Use the author index to find all entries

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van den hoofdakker, r

… type prefix / surname / comma / space / initial, click Browse

When looking for asurname with prefixes…

Select one or more terms and Add to search

hoofdakker, r

Change name to Hoofdakker, R. and

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Select the term and click Add

Summary

Find the different entries for the full name Search for surnames with prefixes in English

databases: try both with and without the prefixes

Be aware that there may be typing errors and/or incomplete initials or first names