Matthew L. Avizinis wrote:

Hello,
 I am currently using
               <xsl:variable name="short-title">
                     <xsl:for-each select="title/node()">
                       <xsl:if test="not(position()=1)">
                         <xsl:copy-of select="."/>
                       </xsl:if>
                     </xsl:for-each>
               </xsl:variable>
This copies all nodes unchanged.

Isn't it better to use
 <xsl:variable name="short-title"
    select="title/node()[position() &gt; 1]"/>
Avoids copying.