Difference between revisions of "ISFDB:Publisher Name Clean Up"
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== Avoid "Imprint/Publisher" (no spaces) == | == Avoid "Imprint/Publisher" (no spaces) == | ||
− | <table cellpadding="1" border="1"> | + | <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" border="1"> |
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td><b>Publisher</b></td> | <td><b>Publisher</b></td> | ||
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<td><b>Status</b></td> | <td><b>Status</b></td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
− | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?775 Ace/Putnam]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | + | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?775 Ace/Putnam]</td><td>Justified on<br>Publisher page</td><td> </td></tr> |
− | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41209 Ace/Putnam / SFBC]</td><td> | + | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41208 Ace/Charter]</td><td>Justified on<br>Publisher page</td><td> </td></tr> |
+ | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41209 Ace/Putnam / SFBC]</td><td>Justified on<br>Publisher page</td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1030 And/Or Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1030 And/Or Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41215 Berkley/Putnam]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?41215 Berkley/Putnam]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?15511 Berkley/Putnam / SFBC]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?15511 Berkley/Putnam / SFBC]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
+ | <tr align=left><td>DC Comics/Vertigo</td><td> </td><td>Corrected</td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36469 DesignStudio/Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36469 DesignStudio/Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2831 Donald I. Fine/Primus]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?2831 Donald I. Fine/Primus]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36301 Edition Brusen/Colophon]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?36301 Edition Brusen/Colophon]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?39423 Esterhazy Press/Lulu.com]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?39423 Esterhazy Press/Lulu.com]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
+ | <tr align=left><td>Fiction Collective Two/Black Ice Books</td><td> </td><td>Corrected</td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1292 First Books/Old Earth Books]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1292 First Books/Old Earth Books]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23697 Foggy Windows Books/Afterburner]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23697 Foggy Windows Books/Afterburner]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26782 Gallant/Charger Publications]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26782 Gallant/Charger Publications]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24313 Grove Press/Evergreen Black Cat]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24313 Grove Press/Evergreen Black Cat]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
+ | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?30209 Hachette/Gallimard]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25525 Harvard University Press/Belknap Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25525 Harvard University Press/Belknap Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35182 Hodder SF/Fantasy / Hodder Headline Australia]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35182 Hodder SF/Fantasy / Hodder Headline Australia]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3031 Penguin/Arkana]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3031 Penguin/Arkana]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?45 Penguin/Signet Classic]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?45 Penguin/Signet Classic]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
+ | <tr align=left><td>Pocket/Kangaroo</td><td> </td><td>Corrected</td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?40709 Pocket Books/Star Trek]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?40709 Pocket Books/Star Trek]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20349 Pocket/ibooks]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?20349 Pocket/ibooks]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35520 Simulacran Press/Ozark Triange Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35520 Simulacran Press/Ozark Triange Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3830 Southern Tier Editions/Harrington Park Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3830 Southern Tier Editions/Harrington Park Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
− | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35558 St. Martin's/Marek]</td><td> | + | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?35558 St. Martin's/Marek]</td><td>Justified on<br>Publisher page</td><td> </td></tr> |
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25002 Starseed/Peace Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?25002 Starseed/Peace Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?38593 Stroemfeld/Roter Stern]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?38593 Stroemfeld/Roter Stern]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
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<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?11881 Virgin/Target]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?11881 Virgin/Target]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1212 W. H. Allen/Target]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?1212 W. H. Allen/Target]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
− | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi? | + | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?29724 Wanderer/Just For Boys]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> |
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?16111 Watermark Press/P.I.C]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?16111 Watermark Press/P.I.C]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?33101 WhoooDoo Mysteries/TrebleHeart Books]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?33101 WhoooDoo Mysteries/TrebleHeart Books]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24173 Wildside Press/Prime Classics Library]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?24173 Wildside Press/Prime Classics Library]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
− | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi? | + | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?23361 Woodbridge/Banquo]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> |
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?21953 Word Play/Cottage Books]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?21953 Word Play/Cottage Books]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
− | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi? | + | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?17269 Workman/Ariel]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> |
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?5887 Wunderlich/Rowohlt]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?5887 Wunderlich/Rowohlt]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?11871 Wyndham/Target]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?11871 Wyndham/Target]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
− | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi? | + | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?26580 Xlibris Corporation/Fossicker Press]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> |
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3298 Yankee/Nimbus]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?3298 Yankee/Nimbus]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
<tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?30573 Yin/Yang Cubed Publishing]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | <tr align=left><td>[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/publisher.cgi?30573 Yin/Yang Cubed Publishing]</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr> | ||
</table><br> | </table><br> | ||
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== Avoid "Publisher / Imprint" (publisher first) == | == Avoid "Publisher / Imprint" (publisher first) == |
Revision as of 12:19, 8 April 2012
Project Overview
The purpose of this project is to enforce certain standards, as specified in the ISFDB rules, on the names used in the Publisher fields of our books. These are not particularly strict rules. For example, we do not try to use a "Canonical Name" for a particular publisher. Instead, we prefer to record the name the publisher used on a particular book, which may vary across time. However, there are certain minimal standards:
- Case should be regularized unless there is a clear reason not to. For example, a Tor book often gives the imprint name as "TOR Books"; this should be entered as "Tor Books". DAW, however, is an acronym, and so "DAW Books" is the correct form for that imprint. Publishers of magazines are often printed in uppercase -- e.g. Fantastic Universe's statement of printing shows "KING-SIZE PUBLICATIONS, INC." as the publisher; the form "King-Size Publications, Inc." should be used here.
- If you are entering both the imprint and publisher name, as in "Del Rey / Ballantine", then it should be entered as Imprint / Publisher with the imprint first, spaces around the slash, followed by the publisher name. Note, it's still ok to enter things like "Imprint, an imprint of Publisher". The things we want to avoid are the Imprint/Publisher (with no space) and Publisher / Imprint (imprint / publisher flipped around) and formats.
- Library records, and in some cases the copyright pages of books, often list publishers with a preceding city, as "London: Mammoth Books Ltd" or "New York: Giant Press inc". In such cases, list only the actual name of the publisher, not the city. (Existing records should not be changed to match this standard without considering how to avoid data loss). The city or country can be listed in the notes field of the publisher record, or on an associated wiki page, or both. Where needed to avoid confusion, a country suffix may be used, so we might have, for example, "Mammoth Books (UK)" and "Mammoth Books (Canada)".
- Science Fiction Book Club books should be entered as "Publisher / SFBC" where Publisher is the publisher name stated on the publication.
In addition, where it does not conflict with the actual statement of publisher on a book, we would prefer to merge different publisher names. This, however, is not currently an active component of this project (although various editors try to do this when they notice apparent examples).
For a more complete list of the publisher rules, or to see if the rules have changed since 2012-04-08, see Publication Fields:Publisher.
This project does not yet attempt to address rule #1 above. The publishers that may be in violation of the other rules are collected below, with the known status of evaluating them with respect to these rules.
Avoid "Imprint/Publisher" (no spaces)
Avoid "Publisher / Imprint" (publisher first)
We do not yet have a listing of potential violaters of this rule.