User:Fixer/Public/Instructions

This page contains the Frequently Asked questions about submitting the ISBNs from the Fixer/Public page.

What is the process for submitting Fixer's ISBNs ?

For eligibility, existence and data quality issues see Help:How to work with Records Built by Robots

• Check if the ISBN already exists in the ISFDB database:
  • If the ISBN exists and Fixer's data doesn't include additional information, you are done
  • If the ISBN exists and Fixer's data includes additional information, create an Edit Publication submission with the additional data.
  • If the ISBN doesn't exist:
    • If the ISFDB database contains another edition of the same book with the same title and the same author credit, create a Clone Publication submission
    • Otherwise create a New Publication submission
• Is this the first publication of this specific book?
  • If it is, then use the date as shown in source
  • If it is not and we do not have the earlier edition, add that one first.
• Do we have another edition of this book?
  • If yes, do the dates of the title(s) need adjustment? If so, submit that before submitting the request for the book.
• Is this an e-book? Don't forget to add the ASIN to the record.
• Is this a collection/chapbook/omnibus/anthology? Add the Content titles either when you submit (if we do not have it in the DB) or import them after the first submission has been approved.

Choosing the Submission Type

If the ISFDB doesn't have other editions of the same book, use New Publication. If the ISFDB already has at least one other publication of the book:

• Novels: You can use either AddPub or ClonePub. ClonePub is preferred if the new record uses the same cover or interiorart or excerpts at the end as the one already on file.
• Chapbooks, collections, omnibus and anthologies: Always use ClonePub. If the existing publication doesn't have Contents titles, try to fill the content before cloning, wait for the submission to be approved and then clone.
• Magazines and fanzines. You have to use AddPub or NewPub because magazines and fanzines can't be cloned at this time. Remember to come back to import Contents titles.

I have multiple publications for the same title in my list. Should I submit all of them at the same time?

It is best to submit one, wait for approval and then clone the record. Submit the one with the earliest publication date first.

I have found additional ISBNs for the same book that are not in the database. Should I add them all?

This is up to you. If you decide to add them, see the previous question.

Should I add external identifiers (OCLC, LCCN, DNB and so on)

If you have this information, you can add it to the submission.

I have other questions about Fixer-created records

You can ask questions on Fixer's Talk page. The robot maintainer will try to answer them.