Format ebook filenames using citation format with author, title, year, and optional translator/editor. Use when constructing standardized filenames for library catalog.
Format: Author Last, First [Contributors] - Title (Year).ext
Convert to citation format: Last, First
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Charles Bukowski | Bukowski, Charles |
| Simone de Beauvoir | de Beauvoir, Simone |
| Aristotle | Aristotle |
Name particles (de, van, von) stay lowercase with last name. Single names (Aristotle, Plato) have no comma.
Format: Last1, First1 and Last2, First2
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page | Dornenburg, Andrew and Page, Karen |
| Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie | Kernighan, Brian W. and Ritchie, Dennis |
Format: Last, First et al
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky, ... | Press, William H. et al |
Square brackets with role abbreviation, after author:
| Role | Format |
|---|---|
| Translator | [tr. Last, First] |
| Editor | [ed. Last, First] |
| Multiple | [tr. Last1, First1; ed. Last2, First2] |
Examples:
Aristotle [tr. Irwin, Terence] - Nicomachean Ethics (2019).pdfde Beauvoir, Simone [tr. Border, C., Malovany-Chevallier, S.] - The Second Sex (2010).epubExact title as published. Subtitles: convert colon to space-dash-space.
| Original | Filename |
|---|---|
| Salt: A World History | Salt - A World History |
| Capital: A Critique of Political Economy | Capital - A Critique of Political Economy |
Include only for non-first editions, in square brackets before year:
Press, William H. et al - Numerical Recipes [3rd Edition] (2007).pdfKernighan, Brian W. and Ritchie, Dennis - C Programming Language [2nd Edition] (1988).pdfOmit for first editions.
Parentheses: (YYYY)
Use publication year of THIS edition/translation.
Preserve original: .epub, .pdf, .mobi, .djvu
Bukowski, Charles - Love Is A Dog From Hell (2007).epub
Kernighan, Brian W. and Ritchie, Dennis - C Programming Language (1988).pdf
Aristotle [tr. Irwin, Terence] - Nicomachean Ethics (2019).pdf
Marx, Karl [tr. Fowkes, Ben] - Capital - A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 (1867).epub
Hippo, St. Augustine of [tr. Chadwick, Henry] - The Confessions (2008).epub
Hegel, Georg W. F. [tr. Miller, A.V.] - Phenomenology of Spirit (1977).mobi
Convert to citation form:
Hippo, St. Augustine ofAquinas, ThomasInclude volume in title:
Capital - Volume 1: A Critique of Political EconomyInclude type in title:
Griffiths, David Jeffrey - Solutions Manual for Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (1995).pdfDo not use these characters in filenames:
: (colon) – convert to space-dash-space in titles (see Title Field rules above)\ (backslash)* (asterisk)? (question mark)" (quote)< > (angle brackets)| (pipe)Remove forbidden characters from titles and other fields (except colons, which convert to -).
Examples:
How Should a Person Be? → How Should a Person BeSalt: A World History → Salt - A World History (colon converts to dash)What's the "Real" Point* → What's the Real Point