Bad author, M

[seabelis]

This author is invalid. Works should be assigned to the correct authors where possible. https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2927742A/M

[Altercari]

I did a bit of this today. I worked sequentially down the list.

The next work to take a look at is GRACE NOTES OF POETRY.

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Suggest deletion

These have no data except a title (& author), and I couldn't find a particular record that it should clearly be merged into.

• [x] METEORITES
• [x] TREE BOOK
• [x] LITTLE ISLAND

Suggest merging

• [x] Lord God of Truth Within: OL8672219W into OL21878773W
• [x] English writers of the eighteenth century: OL8672183W into OL17863374W

Questions

• Is there a way to refresh the author works list? Someone changed the author on one of the records back in Feb, but it's still showing up on M's author page.
• Are maps by Michelin appropriate for Open Library? I checked 'Which types of books can I add to Open Library?' on the editing FAQ, but maps and atlases aren't on there. Relevant work: OL8836157M.
• There is at least one author writing under the pseudonym 'M'. I've added a short bio for him. Didn't check for duplicates first, though I probably should have.

[Altercari]

The next work on the list to take a look at is RE ADER'S GUIDE TO HERMAN MELVILLE.

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Suggest deletion

• [x] _LIGHT AND VISION_
• [x] Some or all of these ten records
• [ ] History of Chinese literature

Suggest merging

• [x] The Sensuous Man: OL13257450M, OL8672277W, OL8123995W, OL18452083W & OL8215325M into OL15163916W
• [x] Beside the bonny brier bush: these eleven works
• [x] The year of the people: OL8672266W into OL2720643W
• [x] The sources of Shakespeare's plays: OL8672246W, OL21237491W, OL10472436W & OL1353046W into OL1353061W
• [x] Educational tests and measurements: OL8672181W & OL1126734W into OL1120647W
• [x] A history of Chinese literature: OL8672196W into OL10339670W

Need guidance

• What's the right way to deal with periodicals—each issue is a work & delete boxed sets? What about multiple issues republished as a combined volume? Relevant records: Dr Dobb's Journal.
  • There are 740 results that show up when you search for "dumpbin". Some seem to be referring to library/shop storage and some to furniture sold online. Some are real works with extra words in the name. Not sure if all or some should be deleted? Related record: B Format Dumpbins

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Almost all of the records associated with M need to be merged or deleted, so this issue might best be tackled by an admin. I'm going to work through the ones without the all-caps titles and leave the rest. :^]

[seabelis]

Thank you, @Altercari !

METEORITES TREE BOOK LITTLE ISLAND I was able to identify these by searching by call number. So I've made the updates. (Some editions have MARC records with this information. You can check for this by scrolling down to the history. If the original import looks something like Imported from Miami University of Ohio MARC record, you can click MARC record to view it. This will sometimes have the call number. See line 945. https://openlibrary.org/show-records/marc_miami_univ_ohio/allbibs0067.out:5437889:338

Is there a way to refresh the author works list? Someone changed the author on one of the records back in Feb, but it's still showing up on M's author page. I can try to force a reindex. Which work is it?

Are maps by Michelin appropriate for Open Library? Good question. A lot of maps come in a book or booklet format; I'm not sure we'll always be able to tell from the record, so go ahead and leave them if you come across them. I'm not sure I want to add maps as a category of book, only because that opens it up to diner placemats and tourist brochures which I most definitely do not want to include.

There is at least one author writing under the pseudonym 'M'. I've added a short bio for him. Didn't check for duplicates first, though I probably should have.

I've merged three M profiles. Thank you.

[seabelis]

@Altercari There is not a great way to handle whole-part relationships at this time. See https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27448W/The_Lord_of_the_Rings?edition=lordofrings0000tolk_d5h0#work-details for my approach. Essentially, an omnibus edition or boxed set should be treated as a work according to contents (if you have the details); boxed set=bind-up=omnibus. Individual volumes are independent works.

[seabelis]

It looks like there are two "valid" authors called M. There's M. and "M".