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== Multiple Publications for the Same Title == | == Multiple Publications for the Same Title == |
Revision as of 18:01, 14 July 2018
This page contains the Frequently Asked questions about submitting the ISBNs from the Fixer/Public page.
General Issues
For issues related to:
- book eligibility
- book existence
- data quality
see Help:How to work with Records Built by Robots.
Avoiding Data Duplication
As explained in the "Avoiding Data Duplication" section of Help:How to work with Records Built by Robots, occasionally it turns out that a Fixer-built record is a duplicate of an existing publication record in the ISFDB. For this reason it's always best to check the ISFDB database first. If the record is already on file but is missing some of the data found by Fixer, create an Edit Publication submission and add the newly found data.
If the record doesn't exist, determine if other editions of the same book are already in the ISFDB database. If they are, then pick one and use Clone Publication to submit the data found by the robot. If there are no other editions of the same book on file, create a New Publication submission.
Publication and Title Dates
If the ISFDB has other editions of the book on file and the date of the newly identified publication is earlier than the date of the title record, make sure to update the title date.
ASINs
For ebooks, make sure to add the ASIN to the record.
Multiple Publications for the Same Title
When processing multiple Fixer records for the same title, it is best to submit one, wait for approval and then clone the new publication record. Submit the publication with the earliest publication date first.
Handling Additional ISBNs
If you have identified other ISBNs for a book found by Fixer, you can create additional submissions manually. Alternatively, if you have a list of ISBNs that need to be added, you can ask Fixer's maintainer to create preliminary Fixer-built records for you.
Adding External Identifiers
If you have found external identifiers (OCLC, LCCN, DNB, etc) for a Fixer record, you can add them to the submission. However, make sure that the identifiers match the publication being submitted.
Other Questions about Fixer-Created Records
You can ask questions on Fixer's Talk page. The robot maintainer will try to answer them.