Help:Screen:SummaryBibliography

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When displaying an author's bibliography, one of the options on the left navbar is "Long Works", which leads to a display of the author's long works. The sequence of display is:

  1. Series, including all nested series
  2. Novels
  3. Collections
  4. Omnibuses
  5. Anthology series
  6. Anthologies
  7. Nonfiction
    The following are included on the "Long Works" page and can also be viewed via the "Short Works" link in the left navbar.
  8. Short fiction series
  9. Short fiction
  10. Poems
  11. Essays

Within each section, the titles are displayed in chronological order.

The "Long Works" bibliography is the default bibliographic display when you click on an author's name.