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function authorship_autocomplete(url){

    $(".author_name_on_paper").live('keyup.autocomplete', function(){

         $this = $(this);

         $this.autocomplete({

            source: url,

            minLength: 2,

            focus: function(event, ui) {

                $this.val(ui.item.label);

                return false;

            },

            select: function(event, ui){

                $this.closest('div').find("input[id$='institution']").val(ui.item.institution);

                $this.closest('div').find("input[id$='email']").val(ui.item.email);

                $this.closest('div').find("input[id$='search_author_class']").val(ui.item.  search_author_class);

                $this.closest('div').find("input[id$='search_author_id']").val(ui.item. search_author_id);

                $this.closest('div').find("input[id$='search_author_tie']").attr('checked', '   checked');

                $this.closest('div').find("input[id$='search_author_tie']").next('span').   replaceWith(ui.item.authorship_link);

                // triggers the save button

                $this.closest('div').next('div').find('.author_save_btn').click();

            }

            })

            .data( "autocomplete" )._renderItem = function( ul, item ) {

                return $( "<li>" )

                    .data("item.autocomplete", item )

                    .append( "<a>" + item.label + "<br><em>" + item.email + "</em><br>" + item. institution + "</a>" )

                    .appendTo(ul);

                };

            });

}