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Explanations of how to do some common tasks within the ISFDB. For performing tasks within the Wiki, see this page.

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Note that there is no way to directly delete an author. If all the title information for an author is deleted, the author will disappear from the ISFDB, but there is no "Delete Author" function. Similarly, there is no way to directly create an author; once a work by that author is entered, an author record will appear automatically.

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-The links below lead to explanations of how to do some common tasks within the ISFDB.
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+Explanations of how to do some common tasks within the ISFDB.  For performing tasks within the Wiki, see [[Help:How to (wiki)|this page]].
 ==Entering data==
+* [[Help: How to enter a new novel|How to enter a new novel]]
-* [[Help:How to enter a new novel|How to enter a new novel ISFDB doesn't know about]]
+* [[Help: How to enter a new book|How to enter a book other than a novel]]
-* [[Help:How to enter a new book|How to enter a new book that isn't a novel]]
+* [[Help: How to clone a publication|How to clone a publication record to create a new one for an almost identical book]]
-* [[Help:How to clone a publication|How to enter a new book that's almost identical to one already in the ISFDB]]
+* [[Help: How to enter a SFBC publication|How to enter a SFBC publication]]
-* [[Help:How to enter foreign editions|How to enter a foreign-language edition of a book or magazine]]
+* [[Help: How to enter translations|How to enter translations]]
+* [[Help: How to enter duplicate record names|How to enter duplicate record names]]
+* [[Help: How to enter works published under an alternate name|How to enter works published under an alternate name]]
+* [[Help: How to enter an author into the database|How to enter a new author into the database]]
+* [[Help: Entering non-genre periodicals|How to enter non-genre periodicals]]
+* [[Help: How to parse data in library catalogs|How to parse data in library catalogs]]
+* [[Help: Using Worldcat data|How to use Worldcat/OCLC data]]
+* [[Help: How to upload images to the ISFDB wiki|How to upload images to the ISFDB wiki]]
+* [[Help:How_to_get_the_image_displayed_on_its_wiki_page|How to get the image displayed on its wiki page]]
+* [[Help:Using HTML in Note Fields|How to use HTML in ISFDB records' note fields]]
+* [[Gutter code|How to interpret Doubleday's gutter codes]]
+* [[Help:How_to_determine_the_value_for_the_"Pages"_field_in_a_book|How to determine the value for "Pages" field in a book]]
+* [[Help:How to work with Records Built by Robots|How to work with Records Built by Robots]]
+* [[Help:How to Count Words in Prose Fiction Titles|How to count words in prose fiction titles]]
 ==Connections between data==
+* [[Help: How to merge authors|How to merge two authors' records]]
+* [[Help:How to record an alternate name|How to record an alternate name]]
+* [[Help: How to merge titles|How to merge titles]]
+* [[Help: How to merge publications|How to merge publications [OBSOLETE]]]
+* [[Help: How to record a variant title|How to record a variant title]]
+* [[Help: How to reverse a variant title relationship|How to reverse a variant title relationship]]
+* [[Help: How to unmerge titles|How to unmerge a publication from its title record]]
+* [[Help: How to separate two authors with the same name|How to handle two authors with identical names]]
+* [[Help: How to connect serials to titles|How to connect serials to titles]]
+* [[Help: How to work with series|How to work with series]]
+* [[Help: How to create a link to a US Library of Congress (Loc) record|How to create a link to a US Library of Congress record (LCCN)]]
+* [[Help: How to add a magazine issue to the magazine's issue grid|How to add a magazine issue to the magazine's issue grid]]
+* [[Help: How to link a magazine to its wiki page and add it to a magazine series|How to link a magazine to its wiki page and add it to a magazine series]]
-* [[Help:How to merge authors|How to merge two authors]]
+==Deleting and modifying data==
-* [[Help:How to record a pseudonym|How to tell the ISFDB that author X is really a pseudonym of author Y]]
+* [[Help: How to delete a book|How to delete a book from the database]]
-* [[Help:How to merge titles|How to tell the ISFDB that two works are really the same]]
+* [[Help: How to update author data|How to update author data]]
-* [[Help:How to merge publications|How to tell the ISFDB that two editions are really the same]]
+* [[Help: How to update a publication|How to update or add data to a publication record]]
-* [[Help:How to record a variant title|How to tell the ISFDB that two different titles by the same author are really the same work]]
+* [[Help: How to change a story in a collection|How to change a content record in a publication record]]
-* [[Help:How to unmerge titles|How to tell the ISFDB that two books listed under the same title should be split into two titles<br>(or, how to move a publication from one title to another)]]
+* [[Help: How to remove content from a publication|How to remove a content record from a publication record]]
-* [[Help:How to separate two authors with the same name|How to tell the ISFDB that there are two authors who have exactly the same name]]
+* [[Help: How to verify data|How to verify a publication record's data]]
-* [[Help:How to connect serials to titles|How to connect a magazine serialization to the novel it serializes]]
+* [[Help: How to convert a novel to a chapbook|How to convert a novel to a chapbook]]
-* [[Help:How to work with series|How to organize books and stories into series]]
+* [[Help: How_to_update_cover_artist_data|How to update cover artist data]]
+* [[Help:Screen:IgnoreCleanupRecords|How to ignore records on a cleanup report]]
-==Deleting and modifying data==
+==Finding Data==
+* [[Help:How to Use the ISFDB's Basic Search]]
+* [[Help:How to Use the ISFDB's Advanced Search]]
+* [[Help:Searching the ISFDB with an outside search engine]]
-* [[Help:How to delete a book|How to delete a book from the ISFDB]]
+==Troubleshooting==
-* [[Help:How to update author data|How to change information about an author]]
+* [[Help:How_to_get_the_image_displayed_on_its_wiki_page|How to get the image displayed on its wiki page]]
-* [[Help:How to update a publication|How to change information about a book that is incorrect]]
-* [[Help:How to change a story in a collection|How to change a story in a collection or anthology]]
-* [[Help:How to remove content from a publication|How to remove a story (or other content) from a book]]
-* [[Help:How to verify data|How to tell the ISFDB that you've checked data and found that it's correct]]
-==Notes==
+===Notes===
 Note that there is no way to directly delete an author.  If all the title information for an author is deleted, the author will disappear from the ISFDB, but there is no "Delete Author" function.  Similarly, there is no way to directly create an author; once a work by that author is entered, an author record will appear automatically.
+[[Category:Wiki Help]]